Am I crazy?

Emiliosunshine · 6th of July 2009 (Mon)

Is it just me or does anyone else want to take their camera EVERYWHERE you go? Grocery store? Home Depot? Convenience store? Gas station?.....................Just in case. I am making myself crazy! Should I take a wide lens? A Zoom? A prime? So now I need to carry my backpack, but I don't want to leave it in the car. So I am lugging around 30 lbs of gear in the grocery store, for what?.............You never know! Is anyone else crazy like me? Let me hear your story.

P.S. I don't want a P&S!

versedmb · 6th of July 2009 (Mon)

Sounds like you need therapy, maybe an SSRI - time to get some help.

jklewer · 6th of July 2009 (Mon)

I too carry around my camera almost everywhere I go but its my 5D and 50L so it fits in a really small man purse. Try just carrying your 50D and 17-40 for a while, that should cover whatever you want to shoot for the most part. John

makande · 6th of July 2009 (Mon)

I too am a bit like that...
I even take mine to college exams....!!

gjl711 · 6th of July 2009 (Mon)

Sounds like you just took up photography recently. It will pass after a year or three.

YankeeMom · 6th of July 2009 (Mon)

I'm too self-conscious to take photos in the grocery store. Do I need to get over that?

jklewer · 6th of July 2009 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by YankeeMom

I'm too self-conscious to take photos in the grocery store. Do I need to get over that?

Don't bother getting over it, it's normally illegal anyway!

Sean · 6th of July 2009 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jklewer

Don't bother getting over it, it's normally illegal anyway!

Not illegal, just not allowed. All they can do is ask you to leave. It's the same as saying it's illegal to charge a fee for debit or credit card purchases. It's against the card holder agreement, but not illegal.

I WANT to take my cam everywhere, just never do. Dunno why.

jerokaz · 6th of July 2009 (Mon)

It only took me 6 yrs to get over lugging my equipment around. That and old age, sore back, knees, ankles..........................yada yada yada. I just like to say I'm wiser.

SuzyView · 6th of July 2009 (Mon)

I don't leave my gear in the car. I just don't take my bag on errands that require me taking it along. If I take the gear out, I generally don't have anything else going on. I'd rather drop the gear home and then go out to do shopping.

Karl Johnston · 6th of July 2009 (Mon)

Karl Johnston says to take your camera everywhere...you never know when you may get the shot of a lifetime.

5 more reasons to take your camera everywhere

Kineyas · 6th of July 2009 (Mon)

I like to take my camera everywhere I go also. Due to bad experience, I tend to ask whether it's ok to take pictures inside public buildings especially restaurants.

kay188 · 6th of July 2009 (Mon)

I've been taking my gear with me everywhere I go recently.
Mainly because it's my main bag, and you can say, I'm too lazy to take my gear out of my bag =P

I need a new bag. My shoulders are killing me.

Brett · 6th of July 2009 (Mon)

Last year, not long after I got my first DSLR, there was a building fire about 1000 feet from my shop. Fire engines, the huge ladder trucks, several alarms responding, etc. The building ended up burning to the ground.

I still regret all the images I lost that day. There were a lot of people standing around taking pictures, and that made it even worse. Since then, I almost always have my camera with me, at least in the trunk if I don't want to lug it on my person.

FlyingPhotog · 6th of July 2009 (Mon)

Wish I'd have had one with me today...

One pickup T-Boned another one right accross my nose while waiting at a light.

Best I could do was call 911instead. Didn't look like there were any injuries (thank goodness)

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Emiliosunshine Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 50	Am I crazy? Is it just me or does anyone else want to take their camera EVERYWHERE you go? Grocery store? Home Depot? Convenience store? Gas station?.....................Just in case. I am making myself crazy! Should I take a wide lens? A Zoom? A prime? So now I need to carry my backpack, but I don't want to leave it in the car. So I am lugging around 30 lbs of gear in the grocery store, for what?.............You never know! Is anyone else crazy like me? Let me hear your story. P.S. I don't want a P&S! __________________ 1Ds Mark II, 1D Mark II, 50D(BG-E2N),85L 1.2, 100-400L, 70-200 IS, 24-105, 10-22, 580EX II, 430EX

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versedmb Goldmember Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,448 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Am I crazy? Sounds like you need therapy, maybe an SSRI - time to get some help. __________________ Gear List Michael

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jklewer Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 34N 118W Posts: 1,290	Re: Am I crazy? I too carry around my camera almost everywhere I go but its my 5D and 50L so it fits in a really small man purse. Try just carrying your 50D and 17-40 for a while, that should cover whatever you want to shoot for the most part. John __________________ Gear

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makande Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 174 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Am I crazy? I too am a bit like that... I even take mine to college exams....!! __________________ Please, call me "Marco" Olympus OM10 \| Olympus Zuiko 50mm 1.8 \| Olympus Zuiko 135mm 3.5 LowePro Terraclime 100 flickr

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gjl711 human (barely) and bribable Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas Posts: 43,968 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Am I crazy? Sounds like you just took up photography recently. It will pass after a year or three. __________________ Not sure why, but call me JJ. Today is only yesterday's tomorrow. ::Flickr:: ::Gear::

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YankeeMom Goldmember Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 2,750 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Am I crazy? I'm too self-conscious to take photos in the grocery store. Do I need to get over that? __________________ Kristin Mom to 11 ~ Photography is my other hobby. Calibrated with Spyder 4 My Website \| My Flickr \| My Facebook

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jerokaz Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Salinas, CA Posts: 897	Re: Am I crazy? It only took me 6 yrs to get over lugging my equipment around. That and old age, sore back, knees, ankles..........................yada yada yada. I just like to say I'm wiser. __________________ www.rmbphoto.net Canon 1DMKII, 20D Gripped, 24-70 2.8L, 70-200 F2.8L, 400 5.6L, 1.4 TC MK2, 50 F1.8 MK2, 85 F1.8, 18-55 Kit, 580 EX MK1, 430 EX, 420 EX, ST-E2, CP-E3

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SuzyView Ms Moderator and Grandma Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northern VA Posts: 31,485 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Am I crazy? I don't leave my gear in the car. I just don't take my bag on errands that require me taking it along. If I take the gear out, I generally don't have anything else going on. I'd rather drop the gear home and then go out to do shopping. __________________ Suzie - Still Speaking Canonese! *5D2* *7D & G12, the new iPad, iPhone 5 , 5 L's & 2 Primes* 23 bags - 4 Domke, 3 Lowepro, 1 Crumpler, 2 Tamrac, 5 Kata, 3 Thinktanks, 1 Pelican, 1 Tenba bag, 1 Epiphanie Paris & 2 Coach Handbag! And no excuses. My children are the reason, but it's the passion that drives me to get the perfect image of everything. My Gear and Wishes

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Karl Johnston Rare exception that I didn't say anything stupid" Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canadian Arctic Posts: 9,020	Re: Am I crazy? Karl Johnston says to take your camera everywhere...you never know when you may get the shot of a lifetime. 5 more reasons to take your camera everywhere __________________ Adventure The Canadian Arctic With Me Canadian Features Editor of Let's Be Wild Adventure Magazine

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Kineyas Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Virginia, US Posts: 62 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Am I crazy? I like to take my camera everywhere I go also. Due to bad experience, I tend to ask whether it's ok to take pictures inside public buildings especially restaurants.

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kay188 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 821 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Am I crazy? I've been taking my gear with me everywhere I go recently. Mainly because it's my main bag, and you can say, I'm too lazy to take my gear out of my bag =P I need a new bag. My shoulders are killing me. __________________ Ricoh GRD4 \| Canon 1Ds, 1D, 1D2, 1D2n\| Canon XTi \| Tokina 11-16 F/2.8 \| Canon 16-35L I \| Canon 24 F/2.8 \| Canon 35 F/2 \| Canon 50 F/1.8 I \| Canon 135L \| Sigma 24-70 EX DG Macro \| Sigma 70-200 F/2.8 APO EX DG \| Sigma 30 F/1.4 \|Sigma 50 F/1.4 \|Sigma & Kenko 1.4x TC\| Canon 580EX II \| Sigma EF-500 Super \| 2x Vivitar 285HV \| RF-602 Triggers \|

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Brett Goldmember Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,176 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Am I crazy? Last year, not long after I got my first DSLR, there was a building fire about 1000 feet from my shop. Fire engines, the huge ladder trucks, several alarms responding, etc. The building ended up burning to the ground. I still regret all the images I lost that day. There were a lot of people standing around taking pictures, and that made it even worse. Since then, I almost always have my camera with me, at least in the trunk if I don't want to lug it on my person. __________________ flickr

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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop" Join Date: May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft Posts: 57,061	Re: Am I crazy? Wish I'd have had one with me today... One pickup T-Boned another one right accross my nose while waiting at a light. Best I could do was call 911instead. Didn't look like there were any injuries (thank goodness) __________________ Jay Crosswind Images *Facebook Fan Page* "If you aren't getting extraordinary images from today's dSLRs, regardless of brand, it's not the camera!" - Bill Fortney, Nikon Corp.

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