It’s one thing keeping your camera kit safe from the weather and damage while hiking and hillwalking , but what’s the best way of carrying your camera while hiking and walking? However you decide to do it, you’ll still need to make sure it keeps that expensive MILC/DSLR secure and safe from damage, easily accessible …
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Dave Roberts reviews the Peak Design Capture Clip v3 to see if it keeps your camera rigid while hill walking and if it really is better than a camera bag. According to Peak Design the Peak Design Capture Clip v3 …. is the most secure, convenient, accessible way to carry your camera, period. Unlike a …
When you’ve spent a small fortune on your DSLR, shiny new mirrorless or vintage film camera, you need to make sure you look after your investment in the great outdoors. Compact cameras are easily looked after with a clam case, drybag and a convenient pocket but their larger brethren can cause a bit of a …
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Dave Roberts reviews the Lowepro Powder Backpack We’ve all been there. We try to squeeze extra photo kit into our packs, usually to no avail. More so once we factor some protection for the kit such as lens and camera cases. Usually something has to give, and for safety reasons that compromise is often …
While on the move, you don’t really want to be weighed down by tons of photographic equipment. Here’s our choice of a DSLR quality lightweight setup that’s suitable even for trail runners! The Camera While the ultimate in ultralight photography is arguably using a high end smartphone, for us that’s a compromise too far. While you …
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Guest post on Winter Photography in Snowdonia by Snowdonia based photographer, and friend of the site Richard Outram Winter photography in Snowdonia Winter has arrived in Snowdonia. The summer colours and burnt autumn tones are fast becoming a memory as the landscape prepares itself for the dark months of ice and snow. As a landscape …
Photographers can be not only difficult to buy for, but expensive! Here are a few inexpensive gift idea for the outdoor photographer which prove that there are still some bits of photography kit that need not break the bank. We’ve not included memory cards in here as that’s the photographic gift equivalent of socks. They’re …
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Some of you might remember our article on the Joby Gorilla Pod and how impressed we were with a tripod option without the hassle of heavy weight in the pack. Well we think we’ve found an equally ingenious option! The Trail Pix is the brainchild of Andy Stough a professional engineer from Cary, NC, USA …
You’ve spent a small fortune on your camera lenses, it would be daft not to protect them as much as possible. That’s especially so for the more adventurous photographer where a standard camera bag just doesn’t cut it and your pack is likely to be involved in numerous scrapes during the day. Lens pouches provide …
If you read our article on Alternatives to Tripods in the Wilds – then here’s a follow up review on the Joby Gorillapod SLR-Zoom for DSLR and video cameras that’s good for kit up to 3 kilos. For those of you who haven’t heard of the Gorillapod and probably been in a cave for the last few …
We told you how we keep our camera kit safe on the hill, but what do we class as an essential bit of kit for our camera bag when we’re out on the mountains? Not your bag of course, as it depends on your own style of photography, pet lenses and budget. Here’s what we’ve …
Carrying a small compact camera in the hills is a doddle, whack it in a drybag and then your pocket. Sorted. Not so with a DSLR, especially once you couple it with a serious wide angle lens such as the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 DX Lens – or any serious telephoto lens. Offerings from the likes …
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