"Backup" cameras

[Alamarian]

An extra body is great for sports. Stick your big, fat prime on the best body and fire away on the distant shots, put a short range lens on the older body and use it for close shots. After a little practice, the transition is pretty easy.

 

[ernieF]

I have multiple "back-ups";> )-- then there's my "action" camera (7D), my ependable "kayak" camera 50D w/18-200, my light weight walk around outfit 60D (yet to acquire) etc. Also needed are my "car" camera-- need a G12, my lightweight hiking outfit-- m43 G1 w/ 14-140. And I can go crazy with this for multiple lenses and back-ups;> )

Seriously, I can certainly see the need for back-ups when doing pro work e.g weddings where you only get one chance, but other event work as well. I just covered a yacht regatta and had but one chance to get it "right", so 7D w/18-200 and yes, I used the whole lens range. Shooting was fast and furious at times. Back-up 50D w/ 15-85.

...and so it goes. cheers. ernie.

 

[pepatrick]

Yeah...my backup camera is my Droid Incredible. It shoots wide..and is not bad for a phone camera. I have I had another SLR sitting around...that exactly what it would do..sit around.

 

[Christoph Stephan]

Another aspect - obviously the last thing you want is your camera to fail when on the summit of Kilimanjaro (or another exhilarating mountain) - but will we carry up our back-up cameras all this way?
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