Left home without it

I ended up putting my 60D and favorite lenses in a Pelican case in the trunk of the car, so I don't leave home without them

lettershop wrote in post #13358738
I ended up putting my 60D and favorite lenses in a Pelican case in the trunk of the car, so I don't leave home without them

Hmm, but if you have to pop your truck, get out open the case, then take a photo, the subject or moment may be gone. That's where a good P&S camera with a decent focal range in your to and from work bag or from seat compartment that can be reached while sitting in your driver's seat is a better idea. I also don't know if I"d want my dSLR and best lens in my trunk all the time bouncing around. And what happens if you want to use your 60D at home? You'd have to go out to your car to get it. And if you take it in and out of your car every night, that's another thing to potentially forget to put in your car or take out of your car, etc.

tonylong wrote in post #13358723
Well, good point -- I packed pocket-size P&S cameras with me all the time for a long time, even if I had my DSLR gear with me, until in time they all died out, malfunctioned, or whatever!

Now, I'm done spending money on camera gear. Unfotunately, this week I had to replace my monitor that died, no choice about that, but as for camera stuff, I'm done!

ahh, famous last words...

I never think to bring my Canon SD1200 IS. I should just throw it in the glove box and leave it there. I've had many occasions where there had been some cool cloud cover that I can capture while driving.

HappySnapper90 wrote in post #13358886
Hmm, but if you have to pop your truck, get out open the case, then take a photo, the subject or moment may be gone. That's where a good P&S camera with a decent focal range in your to and from work bag or from seat compartment that can be reached while sitting in your driver's seat is a better idea. I also don't know if I"d want my dSLR and best lens in my trunk all the time bouncing around. And what happens if you want to use your 60D at home? You'd have to go out to your car to get it. And if you take it in and out of your car every night, that's another thing to potentially forget to put in your car or take out of your car, etc.

that is certainly true. but the things that I look to shoot usually last more than a few minutes. I wouldn't want to shoot and drive at the same time anyways. I wonder if that is illegal in NY yet....

lettershop wrote in post #13360859
I wouldn't want to shoot and drive at the same time anyways. I wonder if that is illegal in NY yet....

I said nothing about photographing while driving, did I? The few seconds you'd save by grabbing your P&S while in your driver's seat and shooting through an open window may get the shot compared to opening your door and trunk, and pellican case, lens cap off. And depending where you are you may not have enough room to get off the road to a safe place to park your car (not even getting off the pavement).

You know, it doesn't have to be either in the trunk or a P&S/compact digicam! I've gone with both quite happily! I've had plenty of times where the compact gave me the ability to get some quick "big picture" shots, and then would benefit, it was back to the car to "kit up"!