Case
26th of March 2004 (Fri), 07:32
A while back i started the folowing thread (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=21540&start=30) before going on a cycling trip of Cambodia. I thought i'd give an update now i'm back home with recovering legs!
For a start, the pics are at:
http://chrisidle5118.fotopic.net/c138972.html
The gear: 10D, 28-135 IS, 1gig of CF's, about 4 batteries, filters, X-Drive Pro (30G).
Taking one lense only was probably the best decision I made, Cambodia is a very dusty place! The thought of changing a lense on the 10D anywhere outside a hotel room in Cambodia gives me shudders. Having said that, i missed having a wider angle, especially when at the Angkor temples (there would be some awesome opportunities for a fisheye lense at many temples). But the 28-135 was a relatively happy compromise. The X-Drive worked a charm, although its battery life is pretty poor. Generally 1gig of CF cards was enough to keep me going for a day, particularly if I spent some time filtering out the more obviously bad shots during the day. I chose not to take my BigEd to keep the weight and size down. This was also a real learning experience for me, as i'd only got the camera a few weeks before leaving and really didn't get much time to practice (so if some of my shots are a bit "hit-n-miss", that's my excuse!).
The cycling itself was bloody hard work (no suprises there!), so many days i found it difficult to motivate myself to take photo's....but this was only really a problem on days when i was travelling between towns (as opposed to days around towns/temples). The other problem is there is no easy way to carry a camera and ride a bike at the same time, so anytime i wanted to take a photo whilst riding i would have to take off my backpack, remove my camera bag, get the camera out etc etc.... For this reason i often walked the shorter distances or occasionally hired a motorbike and rider for the longer ones (this also made it easier to get out to temples before sunrise!). Unfortunatly for me there was very few days with blue skies. I never saw a true sunrise, as the sun was usually obscured by hazy clouds for about 1/2 hour.
Cambodia itself was fantastic, the people were lovely, the weather extraordinarily hot and dry, the roads appalling, and Angkor spectacular. What more can I say?
Thanks to all who helped with advice, this place (despite the occasional mini-flame war) is a great resource.
Cheers
Chris
For a start, the pics are at:
http://chrisidle5118.fotopic.net/c138972.html
The gear: 10D, 28-135 IS, 1gig of CF's, about 4 batteries, filters, X-Drive Pro (30G).
Taking one lense only was probably the best decision I made, Cambodia is a very dusty place! The thought of changing a lense on the 10D anywhere outside a hotel room in Cambodia gives me shudders. Having said that, i missed having a wider angle, especially when at the Angkor temples (there would be some awesome opportunities for a fisheye lense at many temples). But the 28-135 was a relatively happy compromise. The X-Drive worked a charm, although its battery life is pretty poor. Generally 1gig of CF cards was enough to keep me going for a day, particularly if I spent some time filtering out the more obviously bad shots during the day. I chose not to take my BigEd to keep the weight and size down. This was also a real learning experience for me, as i'd only got the camera a few weeks before leaving and really didn't get much time to practice (so if some of my shots are a bit "hit-n-miss", that's my excuse!).
The cycling itself was bloody hard work (no suprises there!), so many days i found it difficult to motivate myself to take photo's....but this was only really a problem on days when i was travelling between towns (as opposed to days around towns/temples). The other problem is there is no easy way to carry a camera and ride a bike at the same time, so anytime i wanted to take a photo whilst riding i would have to take off my backpack, remove my camera bag, get the camera out etc etc.... For this reason i often walked the shorter distances or occasionally hired a motorbike and rider for the longer ones (this also made it easier to get out to temples before sunrise!). Unfortunatly for me there was very few days with blue skies. I never saw a true sunrise, as the sun was usually obscured by hazy clouds for about 1/2 hour.
Cambodia itself was fantastic, the people were lovely, the weather extraordinarily hot and dry, the roads appalling, and Angkor spectacular. What more can I say?
Thanks to all who helped with advice, this place (despite the occasional mini-flame war) is a great resource.
Cheers
Chris