Saturday, October 14, 2006

Backpacking for photographers

There are two schools of combining backpacking and photography. One group is out to backpack first and foremost; they may take some photo along the way. For these people the answer is easy: the Yashica T-4. You get a stunningly sharp Zeiss 35mm lens in a package that weighs a couple of ounces and fits in your pocket. The other school is made up of people who want to make photographs, but unfortunately the photos they want are down some distant path on the other side of some high ridge. It is these people who are always asking the question: how can I possibly carry my camping gear and photography equipment without sacrificing either my safety or the quality of my photographs? It is for these people that I offer one particular way that has worked for me.

Makers of camera bags will be of little or no help. There are countless photo backpacks on the market but none are appropriate for more than day hiking. They aren't big enough and they don't offer a suspension system that will support the weight comfortably over the course of a long hike. There is no way around it; you will be carrying a lot of weight. You will be happier if you start with a pack designed for backpacking and find a way to make your camera gear fit.

Read how Mark Meyer is doing it.

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