I have lots of photo gear. Lots of Canon bodies. Lots of lenses, mostly L. I have both Canon rugged P&S cams, the D10 and D20. (I took the D20 to Philmont in 2012 and carried it on the trail for 10 days.)
I'll go to Philmont again in 2014 and I want to try to take a DSLR this time for better pics and just suck up the added weight. I'll likely still take the D20 again, it was nice and handy to have hanging on my backpack strap at shoulder height while hiking. But when we are stopped at the camps or on side hikes, the DSLR would come out, that's where the best pictures happen anyway.
Just so you know, living on the trail for 10 days out of a pack, weight is the #1 concern. I've considered investing in a Pentax K-3 DSLR with a tough weather resistant general purpose lens. That would be around $1700 online. Not a deal breaker but it's spending close to $2000 if I ever bought a Pentax flash to own a whole other system. It would be more durable and less worry and who knows, I might love it so much that someday I would sell everything and just keep the Pentax. (Wow, I said that?!) But I digress..
I just bought the SL1 Rebel body for $349 (great price) figuring I would keep it in my pack while on the trail and use the D20 on my pack strap. The question is.....
Which lightweight lens to use so I only have to take one? I might take the 40mm pancake I have for low light and maybe a TC (if it fits the lens I choose) for more reach but in general, I figured I would take the DSLR+lens+simple strap as a unit, extra batteries and that's about it. I don't mind using a non-Canon lens. I don't mind just using the STM kit lens but I figured I would get everyone's opinion before I jumped. It's not a huge rush at this point.
While on the subject of hiking photography, check out this independent filmmaker's great movie all about Philmont. The movie trailer and documentary DVD is very well done. Gives me chills every time I see it! If you love the outdoors, you should love this. If you have young sons, join Boy Scouts. If you have tomboy daughters, join Venturing and go to Philmont if you can. Also, check out his website, he's done some great work!
Philmont Movie Promo (vimeo.com/22745967) (Copy url or click the caption link below, the video isn't loading in the forum post correctly.)- The Philmont Documentary Collection promo on Vimeo
Buy the Philmont Movie - http://philmontmovie.com
Larry McLaughlin's Work - http://www.larrymclaughlin.net/
I'll go to Philmont again in 2014 and I want to try to take a DSLR this time for better pics and just suck up the added weight. I'll likely still take the D20 again, it was nice and handy to have hanging on my backpack strap at shoulder height while hiking. But when we are stopped at the camps or on side hikes, the DSLR would come out, that's where the best pictures happen anyway.
Just so you know, living on the trail for 10 days out of a pack, weight is the #1 concern. I've considered investing in a Pentax K-3 DSLR with a tough weather resistant general purpose lens. That would be around $1700 online. Not a deal breaker but it's spending close to $2000 if I ever bought a Pentax flash to own a whole other system. It would be more durable and less worry and who knows, I might love it so much that someday I would sell everything and just keep the Pentax. (Wow, I said that?!) But I digress..
I just bought the SL1 Rebel body for $349 (great price) figuring I would keep it in my pack while on the trail and use the D20 on my pack strap. The question is.....
Which lightweight lens to use so I only have to take one? I might take the 40mm pancake I have for low light and maybe a TC (if it fits the lens I choose) for more reach but in general, I figured I would take the DSLR+lens+simple strap as a unit, extra batteries and that's about it. I don't mind using a non-Canon lens. I don't mind just using the STM kit lens but I figured I would get everyone's opinion before I jumped. It's not a huge rush at this point.
While on the subject of hiking photography, check out this independent filmmaker's great movie all about Philmont. The movie trailer and documentary DVD is very well done. Gives me chills every time I see it! If you love the outdoors, you should love this. If you have young sons, join Boy Scouts. If you have tomboy daughters, join Venturing and go to Philmont if you can. Also, check out his website, he's done some great work!
Philmont Movie Promo (vimeo.com/22745967) (Copy url or click the caption link below, the video isn't loading in the forum post correctly.)- The Philmont Documentary Collection promo on Vimeo
Buy the Philmont Movie - http://philmontmovie.com
Larry McLaughlin's Work - http://www.larrymclaughlin.net/