01-14-2011, 12:09 AM
Hi Yakim
Sorry to hear about the job.
But I think you have the right approach. Do the best out of it and you will have the time of your live. That what I had in a similar situation. I left country for a approx. one year and came back after 7 Years with wife and kid <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />.
However back to your photogear. I have been to india 14 of years ago. I took with me an old cheap body EOS 650 instead of the "expensive" Canon-RT (remember that one? <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> )with a cheap 75-300 Zoom and a Minox GT. Sadly my slr got stolen in a overnighttrain incl. zoom at the last day in India and it left me with just the Minox. So for the rest of my round the world trip I was restricted to just on focal lens, but I took some of my best pictures, because I had to think more about my photos.
May I suggest in your case not to take an expensive camera (7d) with you. Get a cheap, light and still good one one ebay like the 20D or a 400d and take the 55-250 with you, throw in a 18-55 and a 50mm 1,8. Alternative just buy a Sigma DP-2. Also I carry my cameras in a scruffy old bag with me unsuspicious as it gets. Also on the road I use a lightweight gorillapod or beanbag instead of a heavy tripod, enough for 99% of my shots. I would get the gear as light as possible, so the chances are getting higher that you actually take the camera with you all the time.
Believe me, you will enjoy your trip much more when you don`t have to take worry about the gear all the time.
But most importend have a great trip and enjoy the experience
Regards
Sorry to hear about the job.
But I think you have the right approach. Do the best out of it and you will have the time of your live. That what I had in a similar situation. I left country for a approx. one year and came back after 7 Years with wife and kid <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />.However back to your photogear. I have been to india 14 of years ago. I took with me an old cheap body EOS 650 instead of the "expensive" Canon-RT (remember that one? <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> )with a cheap 75-300 Zoom and a Minox GT. Sadly my slr got stolen in a overnighttrain incl. zoom at the last day in India and it left me with just the Minox. So for the rest of my round the world trip I was restricted to just on focal lens, but I took some of my best pictures, because I had to think more about my photos.May I suggest in your case not to take an expensive camera (7d) with you. Get a cheap, light and still good one one ebay like the 20D or a 400d and take the 55-250 with you, throw in a 18-55 and a 50mm 1,8. Alternative just buy a Sigma DP-2. Also I carry my cameras in a scruffy old bag with me unsuspicious as it gets. Also on the road I use a lightweight gorillapod or beanbag instead of a heavy tripod, enough for 99% of my shots. I would get the gear as light as possible, so the chances are getting higher that you actually take the camera with you all the time.
Believe me, you will enjoy your trip much more when you don`t have to take worry about the gear all the time.
But most importend have a great trip and enjoy the experience
Regards