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| Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2016 13:40 |
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highlander
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I know we pay for quality glass in many ways but today I weighed my rucksack - 7.58kg. Thats one body, one flash, three lenses (wide zoom, prime macro, and superzoom, some filters, batteries, etc). I cannot even contemplate taking this in a shoulder bag!
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2016 14:41 |
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jk
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You dont say what cameras and lenses. If you go for top quality fast glass then you are into HEAVY! I just built my backpack for my trip to Burma, Cambodia and Singapore. It is using Fuji stuff rather than Nikon. My backpack is too heavy as I still need to add charger, iPad, other bits and pieces. I can drop a lens so 500grams less. I still need to weigh in,
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2016 14:56 |
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Eric
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highlander wrote:I know we pay for quality glass in many ways but today I weighed my rucksack - 7.58kg. Thats one body, one flash, three lenses (wide zoom, prime macro, and superzoom, some filters, batteries, etc). And they get heavier every year.  The latest Nikons ...eg D500, D750, D600, D7200 are all similar weights and quite reasonable. I bet the lions share of the weight in your bag, comes from the lenses. The problem always comes from the lenses....especially the fast (ie wider) glass. It's one of the reasons I raised the thread discussing/comparing the 300 v 80-400 v 200-500. 300 f4...755g compared to 300 f2.8...2900g and 80-400.....1570g and 200-500...2300g Ive seen some superb images taken with the new 300f4. If your subject is big enough with 300mm...its a no brainier. But as you know with wildlife that's not long enough. So weight is a trade off. 
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17th, 2016 05:56 |
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Gilbert Sandberg
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H, And I always thought the Scots were a sturdy bunch... 7.5 kg: I do not weigh my bags regularly, but I would guess mine are heavier all of the time. (one body, somee lenses and no tripod) Regards, Gilbert
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17th, 2016 13:13 |
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Iain
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I'm just glad I'm not a working press photographer anymore as my bag then weighed 15k when fully loaded.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18th, 2016 02:50 |
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Eric
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I suppose it's the age old problem of knowing what you need with you. If you could predict what equipment you would use, before you go out the door, your load need not be as heavy. For many of my work assignments I had the car close by, so I took the kitchen sink with me! The problem always comes with, not surprisingly, telephoto lenses. So I leave them in the car, unless I KNOW, what I am going to shoot probably needs them. My walk around gear ( two bodies and 3 lenses covering 18-300mm) only weighs 4kg. Switiching Nikon to Fuji reduces this to 2.2kg.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18th, 2016 03:15 |
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jk
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Eric wrote:I suppose it's the age old problem of knowing what you need with you. If you could predict what equipment you would use, before you go out the door, your load need not be as heavy. I agree with this 100%. I have loads of kit. I believe that if you have the right tool then the job is easier. Yes it is possible to muddle through with less so there is no right/wrong way just different approaches. However having so much kit brings its own dilemnas. I have a problem in that I am very familiar with my D3S and D800 and D600 but the D500 has a different control layout so I have to think more when I want to change ISO. The new position for the ISO button is easier but different! Then comes the weight difference which is pushing me towards Fuji. Carrying an additional 2kg all day when you are walking is a big deal.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18th, 2016 14:45 |
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Iain
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The problem with press work is you could go out on a job and while out get another two or three jobs through meaning you had to have something for every eventuality.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18th, 2016 14:49 |
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Iain
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Oops it didn't look as if that had gone!
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18th, 2016 16:30 |
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Robert
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Iain wrote:Oops it didn't look as if that had gone! It has now!  I have noticed there seems to be a delay when posting or accessing posts at the moment. I am currently on a 100MB/sec fibre connection and at home I am running close to 50MB/sec, The latency is low, yet I am seeing these delays both up and down. Makes me wonder about the contention ratio of the server...
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