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Thought I'd try to get a discussion going amoung the photographers in the group . . . After many years of lugging in all types of lenses and miscellanious equipment, I've finally discovered what I think is a great solution (for me at least - I'm definitely not a professional): A Nikon N65 with a Tamron 28mm-300mm lense. I use an Ortlieb dry bag sized to the camera for protection, and always keep it at the ready while paddling and portaging. The only other photo equipment I carry is a smal tripod and a strobe. The lense is really the key here - you can shoot a nice wide-angle 28mm panoramic of the lake, and immediately turn around and get a 300mm close up of the bear running away with your Twinkies. One of my biggest frustrations in the past was always having the wrong lense mounted at the wrong time: I remember one shot in particular: a bull moose with steam coming out his nostrils, illuminated beautifully by the early morning sun one frosty October morning. He was posed perfectly in a sage meadow, and there I was on the portage, a mere 40' away - with a wide angle lense attached. Oops. I had just shot some panoramics of the previous lake, and didn't feel like putting the telephoto on for a chance wildlife encounter I didn't expect. And the moose wasn't even nice enough to wait for me to change lenses! So another great advantage of this system is: less things to fiddle with in the woods. It's always amazing to me how every other shot you see up north requires a different lense! My last trip in May was the first outing for this camera, and I got some nice loon close ups and a so-so shot of a moose - they'll be posted in the trip photos section soon - check 'em out. I love to hear any comments/suggestions, and what everyone else uses. Thanks! Posted by canoejack on August 01, 2002 at 13:41 |
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