Jim Reisert: Travel

Photo Equipment

Carol and I both carried a lot of photo equipment to the islands.  She shot Canon slides, I shot Nikon prints. The prints were converted to digital images from the negative at processing time. Here's what I used for the majority of the pictures:

• Nikon N80S body with 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF Zoom

• Nikon N6006 body with 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D AF Zoom (landscape shots)

• Gitzo 1127 carbon fiber tripod with Kirk BH-3 ball head

• Fuji Reala 100 ASA CS 135-36 color print film

Are there things I'd do differently the next time?  Sure...

• I'm really tempted to shoot all digitally next time, using a high-end Nikon digital body and my existing lenses, but I can't afford one.

• Use a sturdier tripod.  The carbon fiber tripods really don't weigh that much.  I could certainly afford to carry around another pound or two in the interest of greater stability.

• Use the same brand as Carol, so we can exchange lenses in the field.  I'm not convinced this will really happen, though :-)