Do You Take Your "DSLR" With You Everywhere?

[SCraig]

Nope, I have a real lfe. A camera is not always part of it.

Agreed. The only time I take a camera with me is when I'm going somewhere to use it. Plus, out of the 15-ish years I've had cell phones with a camera in it I probably haven't taken a dozen photographs with all of them combined. Photography isn't part of my everyday life, it's a hobby I enjoy when I want to.

 

[Steve5D]

If I'm going on any sort of trip, I have it with me. I don't fly much anymore, so it's easy to pack all my gear into the truck.

If I'm going to be out and about all day, not returning home until the evening, I'll usually put a bag, with a minimum of the 5D and 24-70mm, in the truck.

I always have the G12 with me. It goes into the center console in the morning, and I take it out at night.

I always have a camera with me...

 

[ronlane]

No, I don't take mine when I got to the bathroom. That would just be too obsessive.

Not to mention probably illegal in Oklahoma. Most everything else is. :lmao::lmao::lmao:


Sorry there neighbor, couldn't pass that one up.

I hear ya. I haven't gotten into that part of the law yet, so you are probably right

 

[e.rose]

Are you a new shooter?

That question is not at all meant to be demeaning, but I noticed that new photographers get this idea in their head that they have to carry their camera EVERYWHERE. All the time.

Or not HAVE to... but *want* to...

I went through it too.

I carried my DSLR with me every single place I went... like it was my purse. I actually DITCHED my purse and traded it in for my camera bag.

After a while the novelty of carrying it around wore off, because I didn't stop to take photos as much as I thought I would, and now I only take it with me if I know I'm going some place interesting (on a hike--and sometimes not even then, because sometimes it's just nice to enjoy nature and what you're doing through your own eyes--to a show... to a place I've never been before...). For everything else, I have my iPhone.

("GASP! YOU'RE RELYING ON YOUR IPHONE TO CAPTURE THOSE RANDOM GRAND MOMENTS?!")

Yes.

Because, like I said, unless I have INTENTIONS to go out and shoot something... most of the time I don't see things to shoot anyway.

And if the sunset is just REALLY *that* freaking beautiful... my iPhone does just fine.

Then again, I'm not a landscape/nature photographer, so maybe I view it differently. :sillysmi:

 

[Tiller]

I've always got bodies with me...not always camera's.

 

[minicoop1985]

My DSLR sits on a tripod in a room upstairs with homemade things that could be mistaken for photography equipment. If I had a better DSLR that could focus in less than high noon clear skies on the Summer Solstice, I'd probably bring it with more. That being said, I do quite often carry a film camera on me, be it my Hassie 1600f or Minolta XG-SE or a post-restoration Rolleiflex. Or a combination of the above.

 

[minicoop1985]

Depends on how you define "everywhere". There are always at least two bodies and a basic lens kit in my truck...

Speaking of definitions... You mean camera bodies, right? :shock:

 

[mmaria]

nope

 

[Newtricks]

I'm retired, cooking and camera keep me sane (well, somewhat).

 

[tecboy]

No, every time I bring my dslr with me, I have to keep my eyes on it all the times. I keep worrying about it getting stolen. I only bring my dslr whenever I need to.

 

[klava]

Are you a new shooter?

No, I'm not- but I feel as if I'm missing something whenever I go without my camera.

 

[spacefuzz]

Always. If I dont bring it I regret it.

 

[MeddlinG]

Yes, since I boucht Black Rapid strap.

 

[bribrius]

always have a phone camera with me. point and shoot maybe three days a week I bring it. Didn't bring it the other day, saw this great traffic accident. All I had was my phone to take pictures with. sigh...

 

[Tom47]

No but I should, or at least when I go for coffee in the morning. I do carry a small camera when I hunt that fits into one of my hunting vests pockets it is really handy. I also take my camera and backpack on my boat it has a cabin everything is stored under roof while on the water. The only thing I do not take is a tripod or lens over 300mm their are useless on a boat.