Weekly Poll: Do you carry a camera with you everywhere?

[Nicole]

Well, at least almost everywhere (certain places are definite exceptions )?

This week I'm curious how many people always carry a camera with them and the general type that you carry. For example, you may own an SLR, but you may carry a P&S everyday instead of a heavy SLR. Or you may carry your cell phone with the camera in it.

So, are you always carrying a camera with you? What kind? Is there any particular reason other than you just want to be prepared in case the photography bug bites you?

[Boogedy]

I carry my XTi with me everywhere. I am constantly afraid that I will miss some amazing photo op if I don't! I haven't touched my point & shoot since I got the Rebel so I carry my bag with me wherever I go.

[Nana Cannon]

I left the house today to go to the grocery store and got a block away from home and realized I didn't have my camera! I felt naked! You just never know when the prime shot is going to present itself.

[fletch]

Carrying my DSLR everywhere is just not practical. I voted yes because my phone a 5 mp camera in it.

[daft_biker]

Always have my wee Casio with me....doesn't feel right being without a camera!

I often use the compact instead of the SLR even when I have both out with me....but then I usually go out shooting with a lens that can't focus on anything more than 4 inches away so it's not much use for landscapes

[HockeyFan]

For a while, I was carrying the camera everywhere I went. However, my new job is a secure site and as such, photography is not allowed. So I have to leave my camera in the car while I'm in the building, and with the heat, I don't want to leave my camera in the vehicle all day.
So, unfortunately, I can no longer take the camera with me, and this is definitely frustrating.

[michellepotter]

I carry my Rebel XTi everywhere, but I admit that I often forget I have it, or feel uncomfortable using it in public.

But I always have it. I have just one bag that I use as a purse, diaper bag, and camera bag, and of course I can't really go anywhere without my wallet and extra diapers, so the camera comes along. When I do find myself somewhere wanting to take pictures, I'm always glad I have it.

[asuyete]

I hate not having my camera with me! My recently-acquired D60 is often too bulky to take everywhere, but I specifically buy oversized bags so I can take my P&S (smaller, but not exactly pocket-sized). It's become one of those things I feel weird without, like my phone or a pen. People think I'm a bit mad...

[filemanager]

I take my P&S everywhere with me, usually. On the rare occasion I will forget it on the charger or something.

[peach1828]

It was only recently that I decided to bring my XTi with me wherever I go. In the beginning, my hubby and daughter would always ask me why I had my camera with me eventhough we were only going to the mall or to a sister's house, and I told them that you just never know when the perfect shot might come. After years and years of buying a bunch of high-end designer bags, now I all I want to carry is my lowepro camera bag