Do You Take Your "DSLR" With You Everywhere?

[sm4him]

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

That was my first thought...but then I realized I *DID* take mine to the bathroom today. My bathroom window provides a great vantage point to take pictures of the birds near one of my feeders... :lmao:

 

[paigew]

I don't take it everywhere with me. But I do shoot every day, and I have it with me pretty often.

 

[TCampbell]

I don't... but tonight I wish I had.

I was leaving a restaurant. It's "polar vortex II - the sequel" here in Michigan. I'm walking outside and it's 0ºF (literally 0º -- it was 1ºF when I went in to the restaurant and the temps are still falling.)

I see an absolutely massive bird swoop down and land on one of the giant snow piles that the snow plows pile up in the parking lots (you southerners have NO IDEA what I'm talking about, but everyone in a northern state knows exactly what these are.)

It turned out to be a Snowy Owl. All I had was an iPhone. I actually use an iPhone... as a phone. I make phone calls with it. I detest texting. I don't think much of the camera (in spite of what the Chicago Sun Times thinks). I tried to get a shot with the iPhone anyway... it pretty much turned out like I'd expect an iPhone photo to turn out 3 hours after sunset in a dark parking lot in the frozen cold north.

Snowy Owls only occasionally come this far "south" (as I refer to Michigan as "south" -- but mostly these birds live in the arctic and the younger adolescents will leave the arctic to live their first winter in the south part of Canada or extreme northern US states.

I wish I could show you all a photo of it... but the iPhone photo was dark and blurry. I could probably post it and declare that I saw a UFO or a ghost and be just as credible. The white "blob" isn't really recognizable for anything. It seems to be a requirement that UFO photos and ghost photos not be recognizable as anything.

 

[robbins.photo]

I take it everywhere I intend on taking pictures of or at. Other than that no, during the week I work. I go in before sunrise and generally leave as the sun is setting so not much point in having the camera with me, I can remember what my cubical looks like well enough without immortalizing it in digital imagery.. lol. Weekends though it's pretty much a constant companion.

 

[IgsEMT]

Used to carry it. Over the summer bought $100 waterproof fuji and it worked GREAT in a waterpark and on roller coasters.
Ideally I'd prefer to have my SLRs but outdoor these little widget is awesome and allows me to enjoy the activities with family rather then gearsit the toys.

 

[Nevermore1]

I don't bring my DSLR everywhere with me but always have something with me; usually a little point & shoot. If I am going out for the day to do something other than run errands or go to work then I will bring my DSLR along with me. Living in the N VA/DC area you never know what you might see. I've had more than one occasion when I have been driving to or from work and had an old airplane fly over head while landing at the Udvar-Hazy Center (along with the shuttle, my office building is in the landing path and we went on the roof to see the shuttle coming in, it did multiple fly-bys before finally landing). I've also seen hawks picking up dinner (pigeons) on the sidewalk on Constitution Ave in DC a few minutes after 5 with the sidewalk packed with people walking to metro after getting off work (talk about shocked faces when the people aren't expecting it, really wish I had my camera that time and could have been ready for it but you would never think of something like that happening). I just figure you never know when there will be something that you want a picture of or when something important will happen (9/11 - I was on emergency standby but my brother went into DC to photograph how empty and deserted it was in the middle of the day, he got some excellent photos).

 

[CmazzJK]

Like all my other hobby's I try to limit the amount of time I spend doing them to a healthy amount for two purposes.
1. It keeps me coming back with a positive outlook and prevents them from feeling like a job. 2. It keeps me from allowing it to become an unhealthy obsession. I have learned my lesson from breaking rule number 2 with many other hobbies in my life.

 

[71M]

Thread: Do You Take Your "DSLR" With You Everywhere?: no

..and Ysarex's Samsung also is nice...

yea, that is nice!

 

[JustJazzie]

I used to carry it a lot more, but when I'm shooting I like to be focused on shooting, instead of casually shooting. So I felt like I was "missing out" on life because I was focused on pictures and camera settings. So- I often have a camera with me, but I also often intentionally leave it at home so I can live a little instead of observe.
All those impromptu moments are happily captured on my iPhone, and blurry or not the memories make me smile.

 

[Solarflare]

Yes.

Any time its feasible, anyway.

Sometimes I just dont have the capacity necessary available.

 

[bhop]

I alternate between my X100 and Leica M, but if I don't have either of those, it's just my Nexus 5 phone as a p&s. I probably would take my better cameras with me everywhere, but my GF doesn't like it when I do that, so I settle for the phone a lot. Luckily it has pretty decent quality.

 

[TransportJockey]

I tend to keep my D7000 with either 50mm 1.8 or Nikkor 18-200 on it and they're usually in one of my back packs. Either camera specific or with a Camera cube.

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[skwty]

I do not. But I did at one time. And most times I wish I would. At first I was getting so upset that I missed a great shot and the next time around the camera was on my hip with no results for the day. Then I stopped doing it and noting good shots, locations etc, and making sure I had my camera when I was headed those directions.

 

[minicoop1985]

Well, as I suspected, once I got a better camera, I've started taking it with me everywhere. Well, most everywhere. Never know when that exact right angle is going to pop up. What I REALLY should learn to bring is a tripod.... :er:

 

[pgriz]

I have different tools for different situations. My DSLR kit is with me for work, family situations, some vacation, some travel. I've a waterproof/shockproof camera (D10) for when I am in or on water, or skiiing, or where I need something that won't get easily damaged. For casual situations, I've got a G15 - small enough to slip into my pocket, good enough image quality for most snapshot/record shot situations, including family occasions, going out and casual travel. And finally, for truly impromptu shooting, I've got my cell phone which is pretty much always with me. The other aspect to the OP question, is that sometimes life does NOT have to be documented in an image to be enjoyed. In fact, trying to get the right shot may diminish your ability to fully participate in whatever's going on. Everything has a time and place, and photography isn't always what you want to be doing.