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    phil_24
    24 Feb 2008 - 11:16 AM
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    If you know there have already been good threads like this, why not just go and post in one of them to make it active again? LIKE THIS ONE0

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    phil_24
    24 Feb 2008 - 11:57 AM
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    Quote: Cameras, tripods, lights, lenses, everything

    Fair does - makes me luagh how you point that out to me and then by rereading your first post you state "everything" lol!

    Heres my first one:

    When going on a shoot where Im gunna be taking photos with spray of water/dirt near my camera I always get a re-sealable food bag. Cut a hole in the front for you lens and put an elestic band around it to stop it moving, thens eal it around your neck strap leving the two ends open for your index fingers.

    sidaorb
    24 Feb 2008 - 12:13 PM
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    A small laminated card A5 ish with equipment checklist dependant on what you are going out to shoot on that day, ie Sport, Landscape, Arcitectural etc etc, saves carrying a load of gear you dont need and also prevents you forgetting anything Smile

    sherlob
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    24 Feb 2008 - 12:48 PM
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    Spirit level (for the hot shoe) and a sun compass. Both are oldies, but they work. Also I carry a small ball of string and several carabiners - handy when wanting to tweak composition and not destroy the habitat.

    Once forgot my beanbag. Nipped into Safeway and bought a bag of long grain rice, worked just as good!

    Bungee cords for lashing the monopod to an immovable object for very long exposures.

    NexusImages
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    24 Feb 2008 - 9:00 PM
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    Chris, take a look at amazon (disclaimer:other book retailers are available Wink), they have a paperback book of the BBC2 Trade secrets series. Take a look at the index pages, there are a fair few pages on photography.

    My top tip has to be leave the kids, dog, husband and phone at home... a tide guide and a spare pair of socks usually come in handy too.
    Amanda.

    olesya
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    24 Feb 2008 - 9:25 PM
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    Quote: Bungee cords for lashing the monopod to an immovable object for very long exposures.

    How does this work?

    KevinEllison
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    24 Feb 2008 - 9:42 PM
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    Slightly obscure...but a tip I saw in a motorbike mag recently about backpack bags...never zip up both sides to meet at the top/middle, always zip one right around to a side/bottom position.. Wind pressure has caused many a backpack to gradually unzip itself and spread the bag's contents in your wake...
    (obviously this will only apply to a few readers...!!)
    Kevin.

    SuziBlue
    24 Feb 2008 - 9:48 PM
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    Kevin that's so good I'm changing my backpack ways. Thanks for that!

    Smile

    BEVZED
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    24 Feb 2008 - 9:52 PM
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    Quote: never zip up both sides to meet at the top/middle


    I learnt that lesson a good while back ... wondered why the dog kept walking back down the beach and sitting down .. D70 face down on the rocks - bag wide open on my back .. Sad
    That was just strolling not biking!

    Kris_Dutson
    24 Feb 2008 - 10:10 PM
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    Baby wipes clean just about anything off anything. Especially good for salt encusted filters and lens front elements. Follow up with a dry microfibre cloth.

    KevinEllison
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    24 Feb 2008 - 10:14 PM
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    Quote: I learnt that lesson a good while back

    ...But now we've saved littering on the M1 from Suzi's Hyabusa...Wink
    Kevin.

    SuziBlue
    24 Feb 2008 - 10:24 PM
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    LOL Kevin! So that's where my cable release ended up .. in the fast lane as I roared away at 200 mph ..

    yeah right .. Wink

    more like being dropped somewhere on a village green as I wandered about vaguely with my backpack hanging open to the four winds .. doh!

    sidaorb
    24 Feb 2008 - 10:26 PM
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    Quote: in the fast lane as I roared away at 200 mph ..


    Epz panning lesson courtesy of Suzi Wink

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