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Derek (100 Peaks) August 11th, 2010 at 9:22 pm

Kinda crazy, especially when hiking alone. I would have lamented leaving my DSLR with my 200mm zoom at home that day.

But aren’t they beautiful?

Pitownpi August 14th, 2010 at 7:52 am

I had just Purchased a Cannon sureshot 120 for $180 dollars the night before! with 10x zoom,
been studying a good DSLR w/75/300 setup but everything gets trashed on adventures like this crawling through the brush on bear/lion trails, Wrestling manzanita, still picking thorns out days later, (easier to let them swell up a bit first). The sweat from one’s hands then leaves fingerprints melted into the plastic body of a camera!
Seems to me the money spent on a good pro quality camera may not be worth it for me????
You can almost treat the point and shoots as disposable and get shots like this.
I’ve had 3 Kodak 1285 easyshares that I hike with in my front pocket until now, the Canon is a bit larger but fits in front pocket…
My 300zoom/35mm old school simply is too large heavy and bulky to carry and ends up in my backpack, useless to get out in time, same as a nice DSLR w/zoom all packed away safely!!!!! I’ve tried to hang it from my chest…doesn’t work! gets hammered!
anyone out there got suggestions?
Pitownpi
Cat Whisperer….

Raphael August 24th, 2010 at 10:31 am

Hey Pitownpi,

I have a Nikon d80. And it’s certainly a lot bigger and bulkier than my point-and-shoots (I’ve gone through several Cannon Powershots). But I have had more failures with point-and-shoots (heartbreaking ones, like when it erased all my photos from the John Muir Trail), so I actually think the SLR holds up better to the trail conditions than an automatic!

But I can’t argue with the fact that you got some amazing photos of a rare sight!

Pitownpi August 27th, 2010 at 11:00 pm

Hiya,
I just checked this post…..actually been carrying the Kodak easyshare and the cannon powershot for now. 10x optical ain’t bad, but … suppose I’ll have to step up one day. looked at some used/reconditioned stuff…one can only dream. I’m sure a D200 will hold up, but my bank account can’t…
maybe someone will sponsor me>? ha!!

I was surfing this week looking at what’s left of 8 toenails……had 10 last month!
and planning my next trip into the San Gorgonio Wilderness this coming week to enjoy the cool weather.
-Pi

Zé October 18th, 2010 at 8:40 pm

He blocked them, I think so people don’t know where they are at. Hunters, specifically.