If you want to take professional quality pictures, especially with a digital camera, you need to shell out for a big, expensive SLR with lots of different lenses, right? Nope. I’d heard about this pro using small Olympus digicams a while back, but there’s some more detail up on robgalbraith.com. Great images. Lightweight kit. No humongous imposing camera to shove in people’s faces. No more achy back from lugging a gigantic gear bag. Yes, there are probably shots you can’t get with this setup – my nephew would be too quick and unpredictable, but look at all the great stuff you can do. Two telling quotes from the article. First, on the improved portability:
Six C-5060 bodies have almost exactly the same weight as two Canon EOS-1D Mark II cameras.
And then there’s the crux of the matter – beyond the camera itself, accessories are a killer, especially all the custom battery charging equipment. A Minimalist should not have to fill half their bag with cables and chargers:
Oh, and there’s one more thing. “I would like to have the same battery for everything — iPod, camera, computer, cell phone, the Palm Pilot. All should work on the same charger. Just one charger. I get crazy.”
Yeah, me too.
I totally agree with this.
Some people think that if they get the latest tech tool they’ll be better at what they do.
But that’s not true, because if I buy the most baddass computer in the planet to edit video, I won’t magically be a better video editor.
Left by Malarrz on October 17th, 2011