{"id":14685,"date":"2015-08-02T20:12:25","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T20:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=14685"},"modified":"2015-08-03T01:40:35","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T01:40:35","slug":"and-the-saga-goes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=14685","title":{"rendered":"….and the saga goes on"},"content":{"rendered":"

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And so it goes. \u00a0The never ending, ridiculous exercise of trying to decide what to take, how to carry it, and what to do with it!!!! \u00a0So here goes, I generally go out to shoot with two purposes, actually more than that, but for now let’s limit ourselves to the main two, just to try and save our minds! \u00a0I’m either doing travel, (going light), or doing serious in-the-field work, ( a bigger system), \u00a0generally nature or Americana work.<\/p>\n

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For travel<\/strong><\/span>, I want the smallest possible system that gives me a good spread of focal lengths, but remain lighter and smaller. \u00a0For travel I think I will be using the Fuji X-T10, that I call the “baby” X-T1. \u00a0The X-T10 is just as capable and has lots of great features, but weights at least 25% less and is more compact. \u00a0Image quality is identical, so no sacrifices there. \u00a0To go very wide I like the small, light and super sharp 14mm f 2.8 lens which is a 21mm equivilent. \u00a0The 35mm f 1.4 is small and light and once again super sharp, hey these are Fujinon lenses, I really don’t need to keep saying that, and I won’t! \u00a0A nifty fifty is always a great lens to have along! \u00a0My most used travel lens and one of my favorites is the 18-135 f 3.5-5.6 which is the equivalent of a 28-200 or there about. \u00a0A great range and it is, ooopps sorry about that. \u00a0The last lens is the 55-200 f 3.5-4.6 (70-300) which gives me the long lens when I need it! \u00a04 extra batteries, chargers and cords go in my luggage.<\/p>\n

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When the assignment is field work for Nature and Americana<\/span><\/strong> I need lenses with more speed and rely a lot on the best of the Fuji zooms. \u00a0Let’s start with my mainstay bodies a pair of Fuji X-T1s. Since there is room in the bag, and only, because I rarely use it, but hey it will be there just in case, the Rokinon 8mm Fisheye f 2.8. \u00a0For wide angle images the 10-24 gives me a 15mm to 36mm equivalent lens and it is Optically Image Stabilized. \u00a0It happens to be one of the best wide angle zooms on the market as a plus! \u00a0The 16mm f 1.4, (24mm equiv.), is spectacular for focusing close up on foregrounds and throwing the background out focus, not used all the time, but the ticket when you need it! \u00a0The 16-55 f 2.8 is a 24-85 equivalent mid-range zoom that gets a great deal of use. The next lens is the incredible new 90mm f 2 lens which, like the 16mm, is a wonderful tool for out of focus backgrounds. \u00a0The 50-140 f 2.8 lens is one of the most incredible of Fuji’s lenses, it’s OIS is so effective that even I can shoot at 1\/15th of a second at 200mm equivalent and get tack sharp results. \u00a0That only leaves one last lens to add, the 60mm Macro f 2.4. \u00a0If you need to shoot closeups this is the only option right now, and actually it is, oops, almost did it again, a truly great macro lens and by adding the auto extension tubes from Fuji you can get to greater than life size. \u00a0It will be replaced by the 120mm f 2.8 Macro next year! \u00a0For now, though, it is a great little lens! \u00a0Yep, 6 spare batteries!<\/p>\n

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Now the bags. \u00a0The Travel System fits perfectly in the Lowepro Flipside Sport 10L AW<\/strong><\/span> The travel system weighs in at 7.5 pounds<\/strong><\/span>. \u00a0The Field System is carried in a Think Tank Airport Essentials backpack<\/span><\/strong>. \u00a0The field system weighs in at 19 pounds<\/strong><\/span>. \u00a0I don’t carry the Field System but work out of that bag into a Vest or belt system.<\/p>\n

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For now this is the way I’m going to try to work, and of course I will keep you informed. \u00a0When I travel buy car, I will take both bags, by air I will pack the Field System in a Think Tank Airport Security V. 2.0 rolling bag, and transfer the gear on location. \u00a0The Airport Security also allows transporting the laptop, hard drives and cords.<\/p>\n

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So, the right gear, on site, “may” be solved, but the proof is in the pudding!<\/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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