Comments on: Papa’s got a brand new bag!

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:22:26 +0000

Hi,

i do have a questions:

Is the bag a Vertex 200 AW?
In this case, which PacSafe did you use with it, the 55 or 85?

I don’t have any vendor around here, so i can’t try it out myself…

Many thanks for your help,
Marc

By: jammaquino

jammaquino — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:00:54 +0000

If any of you are interested in this very bag, I’m looking to get rid of it. Contact me directly if interested.

By: KealaLegacy

KealaLegacy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:55:12 +0000

Awesome packing info! Im headed to Oregon in August and was just thinking about what gear I should pack in my carry-on… of course Im taking everything expensive, and I am not putting them at risk of getting lost or broken in transit!

Great column… look forward to reading more!

By: sunshine0675

sunshine0675 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:20:44 +0000

I have this bag too. Bought it to go to Bryce/ Zion. Best investment yet! Love that it converts to a backpack. I looked high and low for a bag and this really came out on top. My only beef is that I wish it was waterproof. The zipper lining is water sealed, but that won’t stop water from seeping into the cloth bag in a heavy deluge.

By: jason brown

jason brown — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:18:13 +0000

. . .

Lens caps? Ha! A pro fotog friend of mine would celebrate the purchase of a pricey new lens by driving down to the local dump and doing his best frizbee with the cap from his new $3, $6 or $10 grand – weeeee!

“That way,” he opined, “I worry about not marking the lens rather than worrying about losing the lens cap.”

Go Deanis ! Works for me , )

By: gman

gman — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:24:21 +0000

Can someone tell me what is a good UV filter for my 70-200 2.8 is lens. Looking at the filters drive me nuts! HELP!

By: jammaquino

jammaquino — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:30:33 +0000

richard,

Good for you. Nikon doesn’t make your picture, your vision does…

By: richard says

richard says — Sun, 24 May 2009 23:34:18 +0000

i shoot only NIKON

By: Schala

Schala — Fri, 15 May 2009 06:26:39 +0000

That’s a BACKPACK? How long were you able to carry that on your shoulders before falling over??

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:53:42 +0000

jammaquino, on the subject of fill-in flash. I tried your manual method and the results were O.K. and I will experiment more.

However, I gave the 580II a real work out this last weekend with several hundred pics in a blazing bright cloudless sky using the “fickle” ettl mode (hisync on) and found that if I use -1 2/3 it works really great for just about every angle. You should ask the boss for one you will really like it.

When it got dark then I changed over to manual.