 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi, I recently bought a big fancy SLR and want to take lots of photos this season on the slopes. WHat so peopple use to protect their cameras as i have a habit of fall over(telemarking). DO people just use ordinary lowepro bags or ridgid protection like peli case. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Paul
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I think it's a bad idea to carry bulky camera while skiiing.
The least you need to worry is demaging the camera. What about the demage to your own "body parts" if you fall ON that big chunk of hard metal?
That said, I did often ski with a SLR camera in the past. But that's because I had little choice then. And I really don't fall all that much. Oh, yes, if I encounter tricky terrain that I might have a high chance of falling, I seperate the camera body and lens (I carry rear lens caps) and re-pack them on the spot. So they're "flat" instead of one big glob. However, that really eliminate any improtus photos while skiing that particular bits!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I haven;t tried skiing with my DSLR yet, but when I had my film SLR I used to pack the bits in bubble wrap and put them in my rucksack. I did find that I skied a lot more sedately than I would without carrying my camera.
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The bigger the camera the fewer the shots. I lowpro mine, I have seen people carrying them on their fronts, however as someone who has managed to break my ribs on my transceiver its not for me.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Elizabeth B wrote: |
| I haven;t tried skiing with my DSLR yet, but when I had my film SLR I used to pack the bits in bubble wrap and put them in my rucksack. I did find that I skied a lot more sedately than I would without carrying my camera. |
Yep!
This days, with the very good choices of digital point-n-shoot, I don't bother bring my DSLR on skiing days.
I now use this little water proof wonder from Pentax that takes amazing pictures and can be casually dropped and keep on working!  I just stuff it in my pocket.
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Swaily, I'm going to be using a DaKine sequence, but as most people say, it would be far better to take a compact with you instead of the digital SLR.
Your options for a snow specific camera bag are the DaKine Sequence and Burton Zoom.. there are a few others on the market, from more specialised companies...
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I used to use a CCS belt system for carrying my F3 with motordrive and several lenses but I am fortunate in that I rarely fall over 
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I carry mine in a case, then put that in a rucksack with the rest of the day-kit I carry, so there's at least another fleece in there. Never had a problem with it. I also carry spare lenses, though don't bother with things like sensor cleaning kits, filters, speedlights, and certainly don't ski with softboxes or studio back-drops!
I use a rucksack I bought in Blacks - I think it's branded as Black's as well, and it's fine.
Compacts are all very well, but you can't beat a DSLR with a 450mm zoom lens, but jbob is absolutely spot on.
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If I bother I just throw it in my normal soft case and then into my pack, that said I normally just take my compact one.
With an SLR you'll spend a lot of time skiing ahead and then faffing around in your bag to get the thing out quickly so you can get the shot
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I ski with a DSLR with 18-55mm and 75mm-300mm, spare batteries, lens hoods and quite often a massive 550EX flash (wish I could afford / justify the 580, so much smaller.)
I stick the camera body with which ever lens is attached at the time in a Lowepro Nova Mini AW. The other lens goes in a lens bag and the flash sometimes squeezes in to, or a separate case. They all go in my 18L or 30L bag depending on what else I'm skiing.
I telemark happily with this set up, even though I fall over a fair bit. I'm also quite happy to huck up to 20' or so. In fact I'd be more worried about putting the camera through my back than breaking the camera.
Ideally I'd go for a cover everything lens of 28mm - 200mm to avoid having to swap lenses whilst skiing. But then I'd miss the going down to 18mm and up to 300mm. Ho Hum.
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Compacts are all very well, but you can't beat a DSLR with a 450mm zoom lens,
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Too true. You may have to lug them around - but as they say no pain, no gain.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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In fact I'd be more worried about putting the camera through my back than breaking the camera.
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That's why I carry the body and lens seperately. It's smaller and "flat" so I have less chance of breaking something in my body. Camera is cheap when it comes to replacing, compare to hospital bills.
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Thanks a lot for all of that advice folks. I reckon taking the lens and the body apart will be the beta.
Thanks again
Swail
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You know it makes sense.
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Swaily, there's a massive argument for not doing that. Sensors are a pain to clean properly. I hate changing lenses when I'm out and about... just saying.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| parlor wrote: |
| Swaily, there's a massive argument for not doing that. Sensors are a pain to clean properly. I hate changing lenses when I'm out and about... just saying. |
Both the mirror and the shutter seperates the sensor from the "outside world". I'll have to see if I have any problem going forward. But I've not had any issue with dust on films in my film SLR, evne with the frequent lens changing and packing body seperately.
One thing people advice is to point the openning downward while changing lens. May have some merit.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Swaily, there's a massive argument for not doing that. Sensors are a pain to clean properly. I hate changing lenses when I'm out and about... just saying.
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With digital SLR's they recommend you switch the power off before you change lenses. The sensor carries a charge which will attracts dust etc. (unlike film, which was always just a bit attractive to dust) changing the lens exposes the sensor a "little more to the outside world" and allows dust into the camera, so best practice is not to change lenses "often" and if you do switch the camera off.
I've also heard of issues with some Canon zoom lenses which can pump air into the camera and create a shower of dust - apparently Canon are looking into this as it is a known issue. Sensor cleaning is not too hard. Much like maintaining skis, if you know what you're doing and have the right tools it's not as scary as you might think.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| parlor wrote: |
| Swaily, there's a massive argument for not doing that. Sensors are a pain to clean properly. I hate changing lenses when I'm out and about... just saying. |
Both the mirror and the shutter seperates the sensor from the "outside world". I'll have to see if I have any problem going forward. But I've not had any issue with dust on films in my film SLR, evne with the frequent lens changing and packing body seperately.
One thing people advice is to point the openning downward while changing lens. May have some merit. |
I've had to have my sensor cleaned on a Canon, and a friend of mine has had his done twice on a Nikon. Just anecdotal warning, the less you change the less chance you have of getting dust in them...
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