{"id":828,"date":"2012-09-22T10:56:51","date_gmt":"2012-09-22T08:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/?p=828"},"modified":"2024-09-01T16:32:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T14:32:44","slug":"the-art-of-traveling-light-part-i-pre-clc-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/?p=828","title":{"rendered":"The Art Of Traveling Light ( part I \/ Pre CLC Times )"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1050411.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-832\" title=\"P1050411\" src=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1050411.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1050411.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1050411-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1050411-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1050411-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"display:block; color:#888; font-size:small; font-weight:normal;\"> DMC-FX100 (7.4mm, f\/3.1, 1\/320 sec, ISO80)<br><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1050412.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-833\" title=\"P1050412\" src=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1050412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1050412.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1050412-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1050412-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1050412-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"display:block; color:#888; font-size:small; font-weight:normal;\"> DMC-FX100 (6mm, f\/2.8, 1\/320 sec, ISO80)<br><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As promised here are my experiences of my last vacation. The first one where I did not bring a DSLR and a punch of lenses. How was it? How does it feel when you encounter the perfect location in perfect light and your best gear sits at home?<\/p>\n<p>Most enthusiastic photographers are gear heads. <!--more-->Much more so than pro photographers.<br \/>\nBut it&#8217;s easy to see why. It is a wonderful hobby and if you work hard and if you have reached a certain age you can spend a lot of money on gear. I&#8217;m not different. I have owned lot&#8217;s of serious stuff and while I reduced the number of lenses when I changed from Nikon to Canon a couple of years ago I still have more than I can comfortably lugging around. Here is the list:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 24px;\">Canon 5 D<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 24px;\">Canon 4\/17-40L<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 24px;\">Canon 4\/24-105L<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Canon 4\/70-200L<\/li>\n<li>Canon 1.4\/35L<\/li>\n<li>Sigma 1.4\/85<\/li>\n<li>Canon 2\/135L<\/li>\n<li>Canon 1.4TC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I already sold a Canon 500D and a couple of lenses I rarely used ( i.e. 1.4\/50 and 100 Macro ). If you use Lightroom I recommend to take a look at the meta data. There you can see how many images you have taken with every lens you own. This can be an eye opener.<\/p>\n<p>When I traveled &#8220;light&#8221; in the past I already left the primes ( I use them mainly for portraits ) at home. But the 500D was with me as a second body and to be used with the 70-200L. Plus the Sony NEX and later also the Fuji X100.<\/p>\n<p>But before I got the NEX and X100 I used compact digital cameras as my take everywhere kit. In the early days it was a Canon Ixus V2 followed by a bunch of &#8220;Ixuses&#8221;, a Sony T3, a Canon S60, a Fuji F31fd and finally a Panasonic FX100. All these were small sensor, JPEG only cameras. So before I talk about traveling with littlebigtravelingcameras I want to talk about using compact cameras.<\/p>\n<p>The first two images are a good example. I was on a business trip through Poland in very poor weather. On the last evening the rain stopped and when I arrived at Poznan there was sunshine. My hotel was right in the center and so I got the chance to take some time for photography before dinner. The city is beautiful and the light was great and I took lot&#8217;s of images. But I had only a Panasonic FX100 with me. There was always this feeling that the images would be much better would I have my full frame Canon with me. But I got the shots and there were no worries like leaving expensive camera gear in the car or in the hotel room.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1030441.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-845\" title=\"P1030441\" src=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1030441.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1030441.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1030441-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1030441-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1030441-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"display:block; color:#888; font-size:small; font-weight:normal;\"> DMC-FX100 (6mm, f\/2.8, 1\/1250 sec, ISO80)<br><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bearbeitet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-840\" title=\"-Bearbeitet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bearbeitet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bearbeitet.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bearbeitet-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bearbeitet-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Bearbeitet-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"display:block; color:#888; font-size:small; font-weight:normal;\"> DMC-FX100 (14.5mm, f\/4.4, 1\/20 sec, ISO80)<br><\/span>The two images above are just the same. Taken in Italy in 2008. I did not bring my DSLR kit because we went there only for four days. On the late afternoon in Udine and on the last evening in Trieste I regretted that I didn&#8217;t bring my big camera. Image quality was compromised especially in the sunset shot.<\/p>\n<p>But a small camera is better than no camera at all. The last 4 shots only exist because I had a small camera with me. A very nice sunset over the clouds ( Panasonic FX100 ). A thunderstorm during our short vacation on Majorca ( Ixus 800 IS ). A big sky ( this is really rare in Austria ) on my way back home ( Fuji F31fd ) and a very special light at the Heldentor in Vienna in January ( Sony T3 ). I tried to reshot the last one with a more serious camera but the light was never the same again.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1010612.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-844\" title=\"P1010612\" src=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1010612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1010612.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1010612-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1010612-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/P1010612-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"display:block; color:#888; font-size:small; font-weight:normal;\"> DMC-FT1 (4.9mm, f\/3.3, 1\/320 sec, ISO80)<br><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2368.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-843\" title=\"IMG_2368\" src=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2368.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2368.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2368-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2368-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_2368-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"display:block; color:#888; font-size:small; font-weight:normal;\"> Canon DIGITAL IXUS 700 (7.7mm, f\/2.8, 1\/500 sec, ISO50)<br><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCF3361.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-842\" title=\"DSCF3361\" src=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCF3361.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCF3361.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCF3361-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCF3361-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCF3361-500x293.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"display:block; color:#888; font-size:small; font-weight:normal;\"> FinePix F31fd (8mm, f\/2.8, 1\/320 sec, ISO200)<br><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/dsc006371.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-846\" title=\"dsc00637\" src=\"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/dsc006371.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/dsc006371.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/dsc006371-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/dsc006371-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/dsc006371-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"display:block; color:#888; font-size:small; font-weight:normal;\"> DSC-T3 (20.1mm, f\/4.4, 1\/160 sec, ISO100)<br><\/span><\/p>\n<p>All these photos have one thing in common: On one hand I was happy to have a camera with me at all on the other hand I regretted that it wasn&#8217;t a &#8220;real&#8221; camera. A real camera with a big sensor and with RAW output.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DMC-FX100 (7.4mm, f\/3.1, 1\/320 sec, ISO80) DMC-FX100 (6mm, f\/2.8, 1\/320 sec, ISO80) As promised here are my experiences of my last vacation. The first one where I did not bring a DSLR and a punch of lenses. How was it? 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