I am heading down to the burn for the first time this year, Wee-hee!!!!
Is anyone else going? I'd love to hook up with some fellow FMers down there.
I have been contemplating my kit for a while now, and decided, in a radical move, to get rid of my D700 kit and G10 and go for the in-between E-P1 and some M glass. This is a photo kit much better suited to my style of photography and I am very interested to see how well it will work!
I would love to try the EP1 and good glass -- I think it would restore a lot of what I love about photography but have missed out on with digital equipment.
That said, I'd be cautious about giving up a D700 for this trip -- from what I've seen of Burning Man, I'd want to shoot in low light (dusk, night) with wide lenses, which are the D700's strengths.
In any case -- have a great trip! It's a lot of fun going on a trip like this with new/different equipment -- it can open up new opportunities and ways of seeing.
All my friends that have shot Burning Man have come back with the same advice, multiple bodies. He ran 3 bodies because he said you just can't switch lenses in alot of the places because of the amount of dust. I'd say multiple bodies and UV protectors are a must!
MountainTop wrote:
If you're worrying about your camera(s) and the dust, you're likely to miss the point.
+1. I want a carry-all-the-time-everywhere body/lens that does not get in the way. This is a participation event, and I am sure people will be much more at ease with someone holding a silver E-P1 than a big, black D700; I mean a big WHITE D700 after the first day in the dust
