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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
10-01-2016, 12:41 PM
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yyes gear to a minumum, essentials only. Now we go on a hike for a full day. it is aprox 90ºF. so you will need 3-4L of water (at a minimum)(which is 3-4kg). You will take dslr and you want to photograph wildlife. There will be a 70-200 in you bag. together 2kg. But to be sure you can get it in case it is far away (it is wildlife, they do what they want) you will also take lets say 150-400 and a 1.4 converter. another 2kg. But since wildlife doesn't always show up, there will be a prime or two (or zoom ) in the bag. well, another 1-2kg. in total you already are at 10kg aprox.
Then there is a tripod, food, maybe some extra clothes. It might be warm now, but in mountainous terrain it might cool off quick.. Oh and you need to eat to. So add another 4 kg for good measure.
Good luck lugging it around on your shoulder.
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
09-30-2016, 12:15 PM
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When I go Hiking, I am not really concerned about whacking coffee out of somebody's hand, (first of all, you won't find me dead in a starbucks), because I am out hiking, I am not out in town. If I would go out in town, I would have a shoulder bag with minimal gear. When I go hiking, I need a backpack for a reason. But that reason is lost on you I guess
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Forum: Pentax Camera and Field Accessories
09-29-2016, 02:00 PM
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It just depends what you want to do. When I go out and take long lenses, a bag can easily weigh 13kg (or 26lbs). And try to hike for miles with that on your shoulder. It ain't fun. A backpack is the only way to go.
Further more, clik elite and f-stop have a system that you can attached a holster style bag to the front. So you will have the backpack on your back, but the holster on your chest. With the camera ready to go. When looking at the new clik elite bags, they have even intergrated a system which supports you camera out of any bag. So it is really ready to go.
and yes, when I am out hiking and taking photo's, it is always on my mind. How ridiulous I look
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