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 p.1 #7 · Getting the photo vs the experience of getting the photo | |
DWOfPaul wrote:
When taking photos for yourself, do you find yourself prioritizing getting the photo or the experience of getting the photo?
For example, do you find yourself gravitating towards superzooms that let you capture a larger variety of photos quicker, or do you prefer sticking with a few MF primes because you enjoy the experience better, even if you miss some photo opportunities along the way? Similarly, on the camera side, do you prefer a larger camera with better AF, higher FPS, and more features, or a smaller, lighter, and more portable camera?
My goal is to obtain the images. The experience is often 90+% pain and suffering, such as muscle and joint pain almost everywhere, slips, falls, cuts, bruises, abrasions, sunburn, windburn, too hot, too cold, not enough oxygen, particles in eyes, mosquitos, biting flies, rain, snow, ice, mud, sand, horrible stenches, loud noises, bird and animal attacks. And diarrhea can never find a bathroom.
Yet 5% of the time you see amazing things that few people have ever seen. Sometimes you have to stop shooting and appreciate, but then it's back to getting the images.
I'm over the big pro bodies like Z9 size at my age. Z8 or similar bodies are a comfortable size. I might bring 3-8 lenses and 2-4 bodies on a single trip. What I bring to the field is day to day and morning vs. afternoon may be different. It all depends on what makes sense. I cannot carry so much for miles as I used to and be effective, so sometimes it will be a xxx-600 vs. a 600/4 prime, but it won't be an 8x or 10x zoom either. It's not so much about the FOMO, but every day in the field is so expensive that I don't want to waste a reasonable opportunity.
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