..and a camera for all occasions

hmm ... yes i fing it a little heavy as well, carrying all the gear around that one seems to accumulate and one deems necessary.I guess there is a thing as too much choice. Now , i also have incluided in my gear that i normally carry also a nifty little rangefinder Retina II camera, which in itself is an antique but one that still shoots images of good quality. so all in all i still enjoy woking with the different media( 120,35mm, digital) but as the dear lady wife said'yer going to have to get a bigger bag.....or carry less gear...! wise words, methinks

A camera for all seasons...

Last week I went bushwalking, and as I am wont to do, I took my camera along. This was my first bushwalk carrying my medium format camera and my Manfrotto 190V tripod. I also took along my little point-and-shoot digital camera, and boy am I glad I did.

Now, the Mamiya 645 is a wonderful camera, and the Manfrotto 190 is a great tripod, but together, they're bloody heavy, and somewhat slow to set up. Which means they're not suited to grabbing a quick photo while walking along. The digital is another story, though.

Kept in a little waterproof bag hanging from my pack straps, the camera was always handy, and didn't require me to take my pack off if I wanted to grab a photo. So, my conclusion: The combination of medium format camera for taking photos in the morning or evening, and the digital for taking photos while walking was ideal. All I need to do now is get fitter so my pack doesn't seem so damn heavy...

Filters and the Mothrs of Invention

Well Frank Zappa has not joined the ranks of happy snappers but in an effort to modify equipment i guess imagination is the only limiting factor.
Ihave been trying to rig some filters for my Agfa Clack but as there is nothing really readily available one has to modify and invent as one goes along.
But i guess that is the fun thing about Photografy : it's dynamic nature as people explore differen techniques and approaches to achieve a goal.
It's no different to what happened in the early Days only the technology has improved.So in a sense exploration and building on the ideas of other is a valid and good thing,it can only lead to improve ones own style