As a fellow backpacking photographer, how are you dealing with the increased draw on battery power? Are you carrying the same number of batteries with the R5 that you did with the 5DsR? Are you using a solar charging system and continuing to carry the same number of batteries?
I agree that camera/lens/tripod bulk (plus the need to carry other accessories) is a pretty important consideration when backpacking.
Dan
Can't you turn off a lot of the auto screen playback to get better battery life? I did that on the R and don't really have any battery issues.
On the backpacking: I'm a hiker, too. 5DSR or R--they're both too heavy, in my book.
I set the screen to only display a short time after the exposure, keeping it on manually if I need it for longer. When the camera is on the tripod I usually want to see the rear display though.
Tricky thing about backpacking photography — is covering ground the most important thing or is photography the most important. Many years ago my backpacking photography was mostly something I would do while covering ground, but for the past 20 years or so the main reason I go into the backcountry (or so I tell myself) is to make photographs.
On the rare occasions when I'm still focused on distance and covering ground, for example when traveling with non-photographers, I cut down my gear considerably, going so far as to use a APS-C camera, one zoom lens, and a travel tripod. But most of the time it is all about the photography and the load necessarily gets heavier:
- full-frame camera body
- one to four lenses from the following (in order of likely use) 24-70mm, 70-200mm, 16-35mm, 100-400mm. (The latter only goes along on pack train supported trips.)
- solid tripod
- various odds and ends — batteries, filters, solar panel, etc.
These days I'm most likely to go to some backcountry location and set up a basecamp and work the surrounding area for a few days or a week.
Dan
Nov 02, 2021 at 10:23 PM
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