What Do You Carry?

[runnah]

Well, not that I disagree with the sentiment - problem becomes how to you prevent the whole forum from degenerating into a total free-for all, knock down drag out? The forum really isn't the right venue for that sort of thing, nor is it the purpose it's meant to serve. So if folks want to debate the topic from either side i'm sure there are tons of options where they can go and say pretty much whatever they want on the subject from either side. Granted it would be great if everyone could handle the topic in a mature fashion and agree to disagree - but the track record pretty much proves that isn't the case. So I guess I can't fault the powers that be for trying to prevent what has proven to be more or less inevitable.

Well sadly the root cause is that we all let our reptile brains drive our actions. Offense is essentially a misunderstanding or incomprehension of a given subject. From there it's a small trip to fear which is the number one base emotion right after hunger and sex.

Not much offends me. Censorship does because I fear a world where creativity is snubbed out. I am offended by celebrities because of their opulent wealth and I fear I am valued less because I am not wealthy.

The list goes on but fear is at the root of it all. If people were to internalize this they may not be offended as much. But at the end of the day we are all just big dumb animals.

 

[ratssass]

Remember Hamlet????............just sayin',alot of accidents happen on an innerwebz message board.

 

[EIngerson]

2 batteries and 40 GB of CF

 

[TWright33]

Even though I don't agree with the mods judging what is "artful" and what isn't, I have no idea why my pictures were removed?

Even a picture of my pocket knife?

 

[Steve5D]

Even though I don't agree with the mods judging what is "artful" and what isn't, I have no idea why my pictures were removed?

Even a picture of my pocket knife?

Your photo was deemed unworthy of the "art" label, and has been treated accordingly...

 

[TWright33]

Your photo was deemed unworthy of the "art" label, and has been treated accordingly...

This is blowing my mind right now.

 

[kathyt]

I never have anything larger than a 16GB card in my camera. I have come to the conclusion if a card where to become corrupt, I would not want more than that amount of data on it. So, most of my cards are 16GB with some extra 8GB's for quick shoots. I have a battery grip, so battery life is never an issue for me. I do have spares though.

 

[minicoop1985]

Oh boy. TPF: We know drama. *circle R thing*


OK. I generally carry three batteries (I have three and space in my bag. Why not) and, unfortunately, one 8g card at the moment. I gave away my 4g with my Olympus E-450. I need more cards. Perhaps I should buy some more. You know, I think I'll go do that.

 

[Gavjenks]

Memory: should probably have 3 but carry 2 cards.

Batteries: 2 batteries. I usually have a battery AC inverter with me anyway on important shoots for powering strobes in the field, and I bring my battery charger. Thus, I'm not concerned about running out of battery juice - I can plug them in and recharge them in the middle of the wilderness in 5 minutes if it comes to that. So it's only an issue of the battery flat out BREAKING, which seems unlikely to happen twice in a row. Also, if the battery does blow up or something, then my camera is probably fried anyway (acid leaking, etc.), so not gonna help a lot to have backups.

Lenses: well let's see
Portraits: 50, 85, 135 primes and/or a 70-300
Vacation: 28-135 and maybe one lightweight fast prime and something fun like a lensbaby.
etc.
So maybe I guess 3ish on average?

 

[TWright33]

I never have anything larger than a 16GB card in my camera. I have come to the conclusion if a card where to become corrupt, I would not want more than that amount of data on it. So, most of my cards are 16GB with some extra 8GB's for quick shoots. I have a battery grip, so battery life is never an issue for me. I do have spares though.

I've never thought of this.

Great point.

 

[tecboy]

One 32gb sd card. 18-55mm STM lens. 70-300mm usm. microfiber cloth. Two batteries. 12 aa batteries in a plastic case. Rear lens cap, body cap, 2 lens hoods. No gun and no knife. And I think that is about it.

 

[Overread]

I never have anything larger than a 16GB card in my camera. I have come to the conclusion if a card where to become corrupt, I would not want more than that amount of data on it. So, most of my cards are 16GB with some extra 8GB's for quick shoots. I have a battery grip, so battery life is never an issue for me. I do have spares though.

The problem I find is that each new generation of cameras has yet more MP crammed into them. So file sizes, esp if one is shooting RAW, keep going up very quickly. As a result the cards that used to hold a lot of photos are now only able to hold much fewer; this forces a push toward larger and larger cards even if the total actual number of photos isn't changing much.

Reliance wise I find that so long as you're not at the cutting edge (which is seriously expensive) memory cards are generally fairly safe and tolerances get better and better so that high capacity cards are less and less potential risk. Heck I've 2TB hard-drives in my computer now - if I went back 5 years I'd be scared of that much data on one drive - go back 10 and it would be hard to think what I'd need that much for - 20 years and it would be what's a terrabyte

 

[runnah]

The problem I find is that each new generation of cameras has yet more MP crammed into them. So file sizes, esp if one is shooting RAW, keep going up very quickly. As a result the cards that used to hold a lot of photos are now only able to hold much fewer; this forces a push toward larger and larger cards even if the total actual number of photos isn't changing much.

Add in video and you go through cards like crazy. I can fill up 2 64gb cards in a day easy.

 

[pixmedic]

Quoting Ovberread above where he wrote: Context is also important and within the context of this thread that information was neither presented (that I recall) nor was it relevant to the direction the thread was going in which was a general "here's my gun". As a result all the gun photos/posts were treated equally for all members (including, you might note, moderators whose posts/gun photos were previous present in the thread).


Ummmm, almost right, but not quite accurate. Pixmedic's reference to his carry revolver, the 38 Smith and Wesson Airweight +P referenced in posts 2, and in Post # 6, as a referenced quote, are both still present as I type. Also, it might be a good idea to squash the reference to a hoped-for Ruger in post #14. There might also be a few other firearms references that could cause horrible, awful, bad feelings on the part of gun-haters, but I have not fully read anything past page 2, and a couple of the last posts here on page 3. But I'd hate for it to appear that a moderator can describe his carry pistol by brand and model...you know, Smith & Wesson ,38 caliber, airweight, and capable of handling the more-potent +P loadings...so better squash those dangerous words, you know, just to be fair and all...

well, my comment has been deleted now as well.
I assume that we are all good now?
all is right with the world?

 

[table1349]

It needn't be. I don't understand why this discussion can't be handled maturely and politely.

In all seriousness, I think we should have access to a list of all the things we're not allowed to show photos of, and the relevant justification.

If my thread title was something as photographically innocuous as "What do you shoot with?", I wonder if it would've been viewed in the same way.

I'm sorry, this is just something that's profoundly surprising to me.

I would very much appreciate a moderator or administrator explaining the "nothing particularly artful" determination. I could spend hours a day finding things here that are "nothing particularly artful"...

Needn't be and going to be are two different things.