Accessory
Leave All That Can Be Spared Behind
This article tries to explain my personal reasoning when picking gear for a longer trip that involves hiking: starting with camera and lenses, considering accessories from filters to tripod as well as packing options and concluding with backups while on the road.
Light in the Home Studio: Helios 300C Monolights
Studio photography is something I haven’t really done so far. From time to time, I have had the opportunity or felt the need to take photos of some object or another, but apart from that I never felt drawn to that kind of photography. Portraits are also something I have never considered taking. Then again, you never know if something might be of interest to you if you never try it. So I decided to equip myself with a small studio set that isn’t too expensive.
Triggertrap – The Deluxe Version of a Cable Release
Triggertrap is a solution for triggering a camera from a mobile device that is tethered to the camera. There are plenty of functions like a simple remote or timelapse recordings with advanced functions.
The Deuter-Lowe Combination
I will soon be traveling to New Zealand again. While on the last trips I had a rental car only for a couple of days – if at all –, this time I will have one available to me for the whole six weeks. I only plan to do one longer walk, the four-day Milford Track, and maybe another two-day hike. Carrying camera equipment together with everything else you need for four days requires some thought. One-day hikes, however, are not much simpler in that respect. The questions that need to be addressed are just different ones. This post is only about the solution I currently prefer for day hikes.
Tramping with Camera and Backpack
When I go tramping (hiking, that is) – as I plan to do throughout the next month on New Zealand’s South Island – I usually carry a daypack for shorter trips or a larger backpack on multi-day tramps with me. Inside the backpack, there is basically all my stuff that I need for that day or couple of days, but also my photo equipment. However, I like to have my camera ready to shoot during most of the day – unless the rain is pouring down or the terrain makes walking rather difficult (I don’t do climbing; that would be a rather different story).