[LRflex] Re: Question for Doug Herr
- From: bob palmieri <rpalmier@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 20:48:00 -0500
Doug -
How nice it must be to have someone with your same name be such an
accomplished athlete!
Seriously, I had ya pegged as a serious runner (what with them
lunchtime runs-'n'-all) as well as a Man of Discipline i but I didn't
know how deep and accomplished you were in this area.
Also seriously, thanks for bringing this terrific accomplishment to our
attention; your general humility has been noted and admired, and this
is a good time to show some pride.
Me, I'm a terminally lazy jazz guitar player/snappist who is always
looking for the easy way out, especially when it comes to lugging gear
around. And it is in this area (as well as many others) that I try to
follow Al Einstein's loosely translated dictum regarding ways to answer
physics questions, which goes something like "All explanations should
be made as simple as possible, BUT NO SIMPLER." I feel this is
definitely true about How Much Gear to Carry. (I also like Ted's KISS
and "No more than you can run with" version.) Hey; maybe we could
develop a sort of biathlon-style thing where you hafta run and then
stop to shoot some birds...
In fact, it looks like My Wife the Birder and I will hafta be in Hawaii
for a coupla weeks (don't they have an IronMan competition down there?)
in September and for various reasons I'm trying to put together a rig
that I can basically wear all day long and with which I can do whatever
I really care about photographically. This trip is also gonna be
entirely on our dime, so I need to be able to make this thing happen
without spending much on any damn new gear.
Fortunately, given the above constraints, I'm also kindofa lousy
landscape photographer.
Bob Palmieri
On Jul 17, 2006, at 1:19 PM, Douglas Herr wrote:
> bob palmieri <rpalmier@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> I love that snap, for so many reasons, although "reasons" have little
>> relevance when faced with something this cool.
>>
>> I'm thinking it's time to look into backpack-type carrying solutions.
>>
>> Thanks -
>>
>> Bob Palmieri
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 17, 2006, at 12:39 PM, Douglas Herr wrote:
>>
>>> bob palmieri <rpalmier@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> How much bigger and heavier is the 560 compared to the 400 for those
>>>> of
>>>> us who like to hike for many hours at a time?
>>>
>>>
>>> My gut feeling is that it's twice the size/weight but I'll give a
>>> more
>>> objective response this evening. I've done some long hikes with the
>>> 560 (plus the 280, R8/DMR, couple of SL bodies, etc.) and lived to
>>> tell about it.
>>>
>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/artiodactyls/dash01.html
>>>
>>> This was made with the DMR, 560/6.8 and a "stick" after a 1.5-hour
>>> climb up 2500' of talus - does that help?
>>>
>>>
>>> Doug Herr
>>> Birdman of Sacramento
>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>
>
> When discussing the difficulty of carrying stuff on long hikes perhaps
> I should mention this:
>
> http://www.thegreatrace.org/data/results2005b.html
>
> Scroll down to Ironman 50+ and check 10th place - it's a ~6-mile run
> followed by 12 miles on a bicycle followed by 6.something miles
> downriver in a kayak. However on the hike above I was carrying the
> R8/DMR/560/shoulder stock/stick in my hand during the whole hike to be
> ready for quick snaps.
>
> I have a home-made padded pouch for the 560, to which I've attached
> straps, loops and such so that it can be strapped to the outside of my
> day pack and removed for action in just a few seconds.
>
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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