Prasad_23 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Carrying a dslr on a trek is always a hassle. There is no ideal way ! If you carry it inside the rucksack, it is safer but you have to unpack, take it out, and put it back everytime. I believe this is counterproductive and we endup taking much less photos than we would like. Neck/ shoulder straps keeps the camera handy but the it keeps swinging around while walking. Not Safe ! There are few more options suggested in this blog but I havent tried them all. (https://momgoescamping.com/how-to-carry-camera-hiking/ ) I would like to know how you carry it while keeping it handy and safe. If you could share a photo, that would help to understand ! Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soudipan Maity Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 (edited) Hi Prasad. Carrying the camera while trekking is indeed very tricky, and there's no easy way to go about it. In the couple of treks I have done so far, I carried the camera bag around my neck for nearly 80-90% of the trek duration. Whenever the time was right, I could instantly take the camera out and take a few snaps. However, the camera bag is packed with batteries, one spare lens, etc., and keeping it back neatly and continuing trekking is not easy. Quite often, I ended up carrying both the camera bag and the camera around my neck and had to somehow hold all of them still with one hand to prevent the swinging. It was not the ideal way to do it, but I had no other choice. During tricky sections of the trek, it all went inside my backpack, and I did miss several good shots due to that. I would like a pocket-friendly mirrorless camera someday that I can quickly take in/out from a side pocket in my backpack and not worry about it hanging from my neck all the time! Edited May 8 by Soudipan Maity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anand Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Hello Mate, Look from my exp. DSLR are bit of an effort to carry , charging Cordes and lenses and covers and bag and batteries, it quickly turn from value to mess. It has it own importance for a tourist but not as a trekker , especially the long ones. I have often seen people offloading tripod and DSLR on day 2 or 3. if you can find a little/handy /light camera that can do a job, though not that perfect then that is OK! ,hope it helps, all the best . Thanks Anand 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prasad_23 Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 On 5/8/2023 at 11:22 PM, Soudipan Maity said: Hi Prasad. Carrying the camera while trekking is indeed very tricky, and there's no easy way to go about it. In the couple of treks I have done so far, I carried the camera bag around my neck for nearly 80-90% of the trek duration. Whenever the time was right, I could instantly take the camera out and take a few snaps. However, the camera bag is packed with batteries, one spare lens, etc., and keeping it back neatly and continuing trekking is not easy. Quite often, I ended up carrying both the camera bag and the camera around my neck and had to somehow hold all of them still with one hand to prevent the swinging. It was not the ideal way to do it, but I had no other choice. During tricky sections of the trek, it all went inside my backpack, and I did miss several good shots due to that. I would like a pocket-friendly mirrorless camera someday that I can quickly take in/out from a side pocket in my backpack and not worry about it hanging from my neck all the time! Hi Soudipan, Thanks for sharing your views on this ! A compact mirrorless is definitely a better choice, I agree. This is the reason why I prefer a crop sensor over a heavy full frame dslr camera. But still we need to figure out some way to carry it efficiently and safely ! I have requested Adventure Worx people to design a camera bag considering a trekker's needs and they have agreed to take the challenge. Lets hope they comeup with something useful ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soudipan Maity Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 23 hours ago, Prasad_23 said: Hi Soudipan, Thanks for sharing your views on this ! A compact mirrorless is definitely a better choice, I agree. This is the reason why I prefer a crop sensor over a heavy full frame dslr camera. But still we need to figure out some way to carry it efficiently and safely ! I have requested Adventure Worx people to design a camera bag considering a trekker's needs and they have agreed to take the challenge. Lets hope they comeup with something useful ! Absolutely, a crop sensor camera is still a better bet than a full-frame DSLR. Even then, modern mirrorless models are fast becoming a better solution to the problem! It would be great if Adventure Worx can come up with a great photographer-friendly backpack with an easily reachable slot for storing the camera. Looking forward to it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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