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Shooting while skiing

Started Dec 1, 2020 | Discussions thread
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Re: Shooting while skiing

TBH I rely on a good smartphone these days when out skiing rather that going out skiing with a plan for a specific piece of photography. An iPhone in an insulated chest pocket is perfect - easy to access and warm battery; on piste I prefer to ski without a pack and I tend to ski with others.

If I am skiing off-piste/out of bounds and plan photography, then my kit was deliberately as light as I wanted with a GX8 and Leica 15mm which fit in nicely with out taking too much room (the airbag, shovel, probe, other gear mounts up in my small avalanche pack), an OMD M1ii +12-45 Pro from now on.

I've tried varoius methods of carrying a camera including inside the jacket to keep it warm but ultimately use the approach above.

All the images from a phone.

Inn valley

A typical chocolate-boxy image!

I've thought about how I might carry more camera gear if I wanted to and the Think Tank Panorama Rotation, which I use for hiking, is probably the best compromise. It has really rapid access and importanly has a good waist belt, which is crucial when skiing with a pack IMV.

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