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The more gear I get, the less I like photography.

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Been there, done that.

I now travel light or with nothing if I just want pure enjoyment and capture with my own eyes.

Here is a portrait picture I took a few days ago at a festival with the remarkable Samsung EX1/TL500. I added the same kind of mundane enhancing using Nikon Capture NX2 I apply for my other Nikon photos.





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Steve
 
Steve Tr said:
Been there, done that.

I now travel light or with nothing if I just want pure enjoyment and capture with my own eyes.

Here is a portrait picture I took a few days ago at a festival with the remarkable Samsung EX1/TL500. I added the same kind of mundane enhancing using Nikon Capture NX2 I apply for my other Nikon photos.
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Couldn't agree more, nice image, I also have the excellent EX1.

Most people on this forum seem to be so bored with photography that first they took to buying gear, and when they saturated that avenue, they then looked for something else to complicate their hobby, so turned to RAW. I still photograph in jpg, which I find perfectly adequate, but of course no one wants to look at any of my images because they are now only interested in what you can do with RAW.

But I am happy to keep it simple and spend little, and I get great enjoyment out of the simple hobby of photographing things around me.

Brian
 
Or a 4 pound object.



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Lee Jay
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NancyP said:
Get a point and shoot with fixed lens.
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Though I started as you with just a 50mm prime, I'll never again will use only one prime ... I just did because a teenager couldn't afford more in the 70ies.

A good standard zoom like my EF 28-135 IS is unbeatable, even if others especially primes are sharper, this zoom range is nearly perfect and much more practical as an allrounder.

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Greetings from Germany

Chris™
 
The amount of equipment is less important.

I am no romantic. The concept that planning and art are antithetical is, pardon me, B.S. You plan for light quality, for desired subject presence/activity, for point-of-view, for props. Selecting lenses, taking HDR, panorama, or focus-stack shots, choosing shutter speed, aperture, exposure, using filters, doing "straight" post-processing or working in special effects - these all take similar planning/ experimenting (aka putzing around). The ideal situation is to have some experience with a range of technique, so that you know the choices that are out there, and can develop your own preferences and style. You don't have to be an expert at everything, but you should have the ability to operate the equipment fluently, in order that your brain is freed to make composition choices and quickly execute the appropriate technical selections (exposure, shutter speed, aperture).

There's definitely a place for compact/subcompact cameras. The best camera is the camera that is on your person when you want to grab a shot.
 
palincss said:
Well, for sure you aren't going to hang that monster around your neck,
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I've hung it around my neck for as long as 12 hours in a row, and as long as 8 hours in a row with two systems like that of about the same weight while also carrying a 30 pound photo vest.
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Lee Jay
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NancyP said:
If you regard the setup as a movable piece of furniture, it really isn't that heavy. ;)
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The usual strategy is to move things in pieces, such as tripod, mount, OTA, weights, camera/laptop. No more than 50 pounds a piece or so.

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Lee Jay
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ljfinger said:
palincss said:
Well, for sure you aren't going to hang that monster around your neck,
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I've hung it around my neck for as long as 12 hours in a row, and as long as 8 hours in a row with two systems like that of about the same weight while also carrying a 30 pound photo vest.
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Lee Jay
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And I can Bench 250lbs and Squat 300 Lbs. What's that got to do with anything? Being able to do something doesn't mean I enjoy it or want to do it every day.
 
tkbslc said:
ljfinger said:
palincss said:
Well, for sure you aren't going to hang that monster around your neck,
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I've hung it around my neck for as long as 12 hours in a row, and as long as 8 hours in a row with two systems like that of about the same weight while also carrying a 30 pound photo vest.
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And I can Bench 250lbs and Squat 300 Lbs. What's that got to do with anything? Being able to do something doesn't mean I enjoy it or want to do it every day.
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He said "you aren't going to...". But I do. Frequently. Carrying around the system shown in my 2-year-old's hands is not difficult or burdensome at all.

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Lee Jay
(see profile for equipment)
 
Many years ago I traveled the world with fifty pounds of medium format Bronica film equipment and reached the same conclusion. As I was returning from New Zealand, I met a gentilman who had a 35 mm Olympus XA that would fit in his shirt pocket and took great photos. I couldn't wait to get one and have never regreted it..

Now my digital camera has more than doubled in weight from the E510 and I feel that I'm going back to that heavy place, that I had left behind.
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Jack
 
Wow - I won't complain abotut my 400 !

Some years ago I attended "The Nikon School" - a one day seminar. One of the speakers did a 15 min program on the 600/4. He started by saying that he occasionally gets criticism for "wasting time" talking about a lens that costs as much as a small car. His reply: "do you need a small car ?" His point being, sure, most of us don't need it, but if you're serious enough about your photography, you can find a way to do it. This discussion is about how much you carry ... and that's free ! (Well, other than the bag).
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