Saturday, July 18, 2020
I've done it! I've lightened my bag....
Yeah! my bag is lighter.... Booo I had to take stuff out.
Yes, there was just no way it was going to work as a walk around kit with the weight. I had no choice. Am I happy NO! I'm bloody not but I really had reached my limit for carrying the bloody thing.
Truth be told I have a back problem.
I have had a long standing back injury going way back caused by... wait for it... carrying too much weight (yes I didn't learn bugger all) mind that was back in my military days where we'd run up and down mountains carrying a house on our backs.
Thing is it playes up from time to time, I've been fairly lucky recently but now with this bag I'm pushing my luck. I had pains last night and I know theres trapped nerves there again, I'm used to that but I can't afford to be laid up by making it worse.
So with much regret I've pulled as much as I can and still leave a reasonable walk around kit.
Now it's just one body (the lightest) my walk around zoom, a 50mm and a 105mm macro, my long lens and my flash, video light and a mike. I've also dumped a lot of spare batteries and other odd's and ends.
Is this the new kit forever.... Errr no. I'll swop stuff around as I need it, obviously for jobs theres going to be a lot more and the second cameras a must. But for wandering along the cliffs, or to a waterfall this kit should do the job nicely.
In the long term I may think about a new kit totally, perhaps switching to small lighter cameras.... But don't hold your breath, I like the cameras I use now...
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