{"id":14231,"date":"2015-06-05T15:56:49","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T15:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=14231"},"modified":"2015-06-05T16:39:45","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T16:39:45","slug":"locked-and-loaded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=14231","title":{"rendered":"Locked and Loaded…….."},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m packing and getting ready to fly to Spokane where Jack Graham will pick me up so we can drive down to Colfax and run the Palouse Workshop! \u00a0Each location requires it’s own set of gear or at least as few specialty items for the kind of work you plan to do! \u00a0When traveling by air you have to find a way to get all the gear there and take the cameras and lenses on the plane with you. \u00a0I fly Southwest for several reasons but one of the most important is they always fly 737s. \u00a0I know this airplane well and know my loaded Think Tank Airport Security Version 2.0 will fit in the overhead bins! \u00a0I also pay the fee to get on the plane early in the A’s so I know I can get an isle seat with an open bin, about midway back through the plane. \u00a0Why midway back? \u00a0The most comfortable ride in turbulence in over the wings.<\/p>\n

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Back to the gear. \u00a0Every nature, landscape trip requires the big three; a wide angle zoom (mine is the Fuji 10-24 f 4 \u00a0– \u00a015-36 equiv.), a mid range zoom (the 16-55 f 2.8 \u00a0– \u00a024-85 equiv.) and a telephoto zoom (the 50-140 f 2.8 \u00a0 – \u00a070-200 equiv.). \u00a0I also packed my 18-135, which goes everywhere with me, my throw back to the Nikon 28-300 kind of super zoom!! \u00a0The special lens for this trip is the Nikon 300mm f 4.5 IF-ED manual focus lens with an adapter to Fuji X mount (equiv, 450mm) \u00a0The shot below was made with the compression affect of this lens, and with focus peaking, it is easy to get tack sharp focus points.<\/p>\n

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The other lens I always carry is the Fuji 60mm Macro with three auto extension tubes from Fuji; the 11mm and two 16mm. That combination of lens give me courage from 15mm to 450mm and the ability to shoot close-ups to life size and little beyond.<\/p>\n

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I carry a Watson charger ( B&H and Amazon carries it) that charges two batteries at once with a very good LCD readout of the progress. It also features replaceable plates for many different batteries. \u00a0A portable hard drive (2 TB) for back ups. \u00a0In the top pockets of the bag I have the extra lens caps, body caps, cleaning supplies, allen wrenches, etc, etc.<\/p>\n

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I’m also taking a Fuji X-T10 and the new 16mm f 1.4 and 90mm f 2 to shoot in the Palouse as well! \u00a0I will post images all this coming week, have a great weekend!<\/p>\n

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Blessings,<\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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