Comments on: 7 Digital Camera Predators and How to Keep them at Bay http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:16:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Excalibur http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/comment-page-2#comment-91134 Excalibur Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:11:27 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/#comment-91134 Most of those tips I have never thought of before. Thanks for sharing. Most of those tips I have never thought of before. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Digital Cameras On Sale http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/comment-page-2#comment-72128 Digital Cameras On Sale Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:56:40 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/#comment-72128 Is it not second-nature for any photography aficionado to properly pack his equipment? Especially if you consider the cost of these high tech machines nowadays!I never tell anyone how to carry their gear since I have enough to worry about with my own digital camera equipment, but once you buy a good thick (light weight) foam padded carrying back that has rubber-rolled lined corners and edges, these kinds of carriers will serve you well. You'd simply have to be brain-dead to leave or even temporarily set something like this in beach sand or leave on a dusty / windy picnic table or lawn! Think! Good reading though . . . . Is it not second-nature for any photography aficionado to properly pack his equipment? Especially if you consider the cost of these high tech machines nowadays!I never tell anyone how to carry their gear since I have enough to worry about with my own digital camera equipment, but once you buy a good thick (light weight) foam padded carrying back that has rubber-rolled lined corners and edges, these kinds of carriers will serve you well. You’d simply have to be brain-dead to leave or even temporarily set something like this in beach sand or leave on a dusty / windy picnic table or lawn! Think! Good reading though . . . .

]]> By: Jill http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/comment-page-2#comment-72038 Jill Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:26:36 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/#comment-72038 Hal Mooney, that is a brilliant idea! I often see old hard-shell suitcases at thrift stores for just a few bucks. I bet I could pad one up nicely and convert it into a camera case for considerably less than what an actual camera bag costs, and fool anyone with a mind to swipe it! I took my Rebel to the beach this summer and kept it sand-free by keeping it in my bag when I wasn't shooting, zipped, in the seat of my youngest child's stroller with a towel over it. I kept the bag zipped and towel in place when my camera wasn't in there as well to keep sand out of the bag itself. This also worked to hide my camera from thieves when my back was turned or I was down in the water with my little ones. Hal Mooney, that is a brilliant idea! I often see old hard-shell suitcases at thrift stores for just a few bucks. I bet I could pad one up nicely and convert it into a camera case for considerably less than what an actual camera bag costs, and fool anyone with a mind to swipe it!

I took my Rebel to the beach this summer and kept it sand-free by keeping it in my bag when I wasn’t shooting, zipped, in the seat of my youngest child’s stroller with a towel over it. I kept the bag zipped and towel in place when my camera wasn’t in there as well to keep sand out of the bag itself. This also worked to hide my camera from thieves when my back was turned or I was down in the water with my little ones.

]]> By: lucky http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/comment-page-2#comment-70756 lucky Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:18:46 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/#comment-70756 I was shooting at the Niagara Falls Cave of the Winds I was shooting at the Niagara Falls Cave of the Winds

]]> By: Katzenbach Zoltan http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/comment-page-2#comment-69492 Katzenbach Zoltan Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:59:24 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/#comment-69492 Simple advice: use Pentax, even several of cheap bodies and lenses are weather sealed, not just the high end. Simple advice: use Pentax, even several of cheap bodies and lenses are weather sealed, not just the high end.

]]> By: Mike Minick http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/comment-page-2#comment-69338 Mike Minick Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:54:25 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/#comment-69338 I learned my lesson with regards insect repellant when I spilled a bottle of the stuff in the (plastic) glove box of my car. IIt is extremely corrosive and ate halfway through the plastic and welded some of the papers right into the resultant plastic puddle. Beware!!! On another tack, how do other photogs cope with the insects and bugs while on ourdoor shoots. Where I live, insects and bugs are a constant problem even on the beach. Many models don't want to apply insect repellant and the stuff is often shiney, so how do others cope with this problem? MM I learned my lesson with regards insect repellant when I spilled a bottle of the stuff in the (plastic) glove box of my car. IIt is extremely corrosive and ate halfway through the plastic and welded some of the papers right into the resultant plastic puddle. Beware!!!

On another tack, how do other photogs cope with the insects and bugs while on ourdoor shoots. Where I live, insects and bugs are a constant problem even on the beach. Many models don’t want to apply insect repellant and the stuff is often shiney, so how do others cope with this problem? MM

]]> By: Renee http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/comment-page-2#comment-69294 Renee Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:37 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/#comment-69294 I have a Tenba messenger bag that I cannot recommend any higher to someone who wants an incognito camera bag. Walking around I look like just a student - mine is brown and has a few cutesy buttons on it - and it has a zipper on the top that you can undo and reach inside to the bag without having to undo the clasps and really noisy velcro. Very handy for getting my camera out in just a few seconds, instead of having to sling it around or set it down or open a flap. This bag plus a springy neoprene shoulder strap is a winning combination, I walked around for three hours today without setting it down once. Seeing as how I'm in Europe for a month, I have been incredibly paranoid about thieves. I'm traveling with my aunt and mom and I haven't brought out the camera without one of them around to watch my back. I also walk with it in front of me which gets a bit tricky when navigating tiny shops or crowded streets... this one guy was walking around with his Nikon dangling from his fist at his side. I gawked at him, I couldn't believe someone would just let a thousand dollars swing around so freely. I think another predator that can be added to this list is inexperienced users... although perhaps all of these dangers are a result of inexperience... I didn't really know how to use my camera until well over a year after I had gotten it. I treated it like crap before I realized the worth of the images I was getting out of it once I learned how to operate it. I have a Tenba messenger bag that I cannot recommend any higher to someone who wants an incognito camera bag. Walking around I look like just a student – mine is brown and has a few cutesy buttons on it – and it has a zipper on the top that you can undo and reach inside to the bag without having to undo the clasps and really noisy velcro. Very handy for getting my camera out in just a few seconds, instead of having to sling it around or set it down or open a flap. This bag plus a springy neoprene shoulder strap is a winning combination, I walked around for three hours today without setting it down once.
Seeing as how I’m in Europe for a month, I have been incredibly paranoid about thieves. I’m traveling with my aunt and mom and I haven’t brought out the camera without one of them around to watch my back. I also walk with it in front of me which gets a bit tricky when navigating tiny shops or crowded streets… this one guy was walking around with his Nikon dangling from his fist at his side. I gawked at him, I couldn’t believe someone would just let a thousand dollars swing around so freely.
I think another predator that can be added to this list is inexperienced users… although perhaps all of these dangers are a result of inexperience… I didn’t really know how to use my camera until well over a year after I had gotten it. I treated it like crap before I realized the worth of the images I was getting out of it once I learned how to operate it.

]]> By: Dan http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/comment-page-1#comment-69174 Dan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:58:46 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/#comment-69174 While I haven't read all of the comments, I wonder about static & excessive electrical charges from older flash units. I'm trhing to figure out a way to use my old Vivitar 3900 "head & Handle" unit with my Nikon D40x. I purchased a hot shoe surge surpersser (Wein) but it apparently restricts current flow too much. So far, I haven't been able to get round that. I'm also wondering about static electricity. This is the time of the year when furnaces come on and static charges seem to increas on carpeted floors, etc. I'm not sure that passing that kind of charge through a digital camera would be the best course of action. Thoughts anyone? dlm While I haven’t read all of the comments, I wonder about static & excessive electrical charges from older flash units. I’m trhing to figure out a way to use my old Vivitar 3900 “head & Handle” unit with my Nikon D40x. I purchased a hot shoe surge surpersser (Wein) but it apparently restricts current flow too much. So far, I haven’t been able to get round that.

I’m also wondering about static electricity. This is the time of the year when furnaces come on and static charges seem to increas on carpeted floors, etc. I’m not sure that passing that kind of charge through a digital camera would be the best course of action. Thoughts anyone?

dlm

]]> By: MrJackson http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/comment-page-1#comment-68861 MrJackson Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:35:57 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/#comment-68861 RE: #4, A weather sealed camera is great for this, I was shooting at the Niagara Falls Cave of the Winds (tons of spray) and wasn't worried at all about the water. RE: #6, I have a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crumpler-WHICKEY-Camera-Backpack-Metal/dp/B000W8SVE2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1255710350&sr=8-1" title="Crumpler THE WHICKEY AND COX" rel="nofollow"> which doesn't allow any access while it's on your back and 2 levels of zippers if someone does manage to get in.</a> RE: #4, A weather sealed camera is great for this, I was shooting at the Niagara Falls Cave of the Winds (tons of spray) and wasn’t worried at all about the water.

RE: #6, I have a which doesn’t allow any access while it’s on your back and 2 levels of zippers if someone does manage to get in.

]]> By: Jimmy http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/comment-page-1#comment-68851 Jimmy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:39:09 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/digital-camera-predators-and-how-to-keep-them-at-bay/#comment-68851 My cousin carries his camera in a beat-up brown paper bag. You'd never know there is a Canon DSLR in it. My cousin carries his camera in a beat-up brown paper bag. You’d never know there is a Canon DSLR in it.

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