Going remote places with 7D

OneIndigo · 8th November 2005

Someone has just brought 7D up to 6030m .. and the camera survived !

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Minolta/message/122693

GENO · 9th November 2005

Originally Posted by OneIndigo

Someone has just brought 7D up to 6030m .. and the camera survived !

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Minolta/message/122693

whao.....power ley...

TME · 9th November 2005

Woah can tahan rain and snow...!!!

Edt: Brilliant shots...

fastshot · 9th November 2005

I agree the 7D is a good workhorse camera.

Last month I brought a 7D and a 5D to Africa for 3 weeks of shooting in the wild life game parks. Both cameras were gaffer taped and travelled in a Crumpler "whickey and cox" backpack along with 5 lenses. Temperature ranged between 40+ degC in the afternoon to 20 degC in the night, very dry and extremely dusty. Everything got bounced around alot while riding in open air landrovers, tiny airplanes, public buses and running away from elephants!!

I am glad to report that all the KM equipment and a Tamron 200-500 zoom survived with no trouble whatsoever. Other accessories that performed well included an Archos AV400 and a PD70X (both with 80G HDD), Sony 2500mA NiMH batteries and Sandisk Ultra II and Lexar WA CF cards.

The KM stuff has proven to be pretty hardy and can stand up to challenging field trips. I brought the 5D along as "backup" body, but it performed very well in the field and ended up shooting as many pictures as the 7D. The one big advantage of the 7D over the 5D is the 3 memory settings. Under fast shooting situation, this is invaluable because it overrides any other settings on the camera body.

I'll post some pictures later after getting some post processing done.

jsbn · 9th November 2005

Looking forward to ur pictures!

If this is the kind of punishment D5D can take, I have absolutely no worries when it's juz a simple travel under mild winter conditions cos I know that it'll rival my old 300D in terms of durability!

Drudkh · 9th November 2005

Originally Posted by fastshot

I agree the 7D is a good workhorse camera.

Last month I brought a 7D and a 5D to Africa for 3 weeks of shooting in the wild life game parks. Both cameras were gaffer taped and travelled in a Crumpler "whickey and cox" backpack along with 5 lenses. Temperature ranged between 40+ degC in the afternoon to 20 degC in the night, very dry and extremely dusty. Everything got bounced around alot while riding in open air landrovers, tiny airplanes, public buses and running away from elephants!!

I am glad to report that all the KM equipment and a Tamron 200-500 zoom survived with no trouble whatsoever. Other accessories that performed well included an Archos AV400 and a PD70X (both with 80G HDD), Sony 2500mA NiMH batteries and Sandisk Ultra II and Lexar WA CF cards.

The KM stuff has proven to be pretty hardy and can stand up to challenging field trips. I brought the 5D along as "backup" body, but it performed very well in the field and ended up shooting as many pictures as the 7D. The one big advantage of the 7D over the 5D is the 3 memory settings. Under fast shooting situation, this is invaluable because it overrides any other settings on the camera body.

I'll post some pictures later after getting some post processing done.

Wow! You're back!

TME · 9th November 2005

Pictures please fastshot!!!

OneIndigo · 9th November 2005

I remembered using lots of AA batts for my Digital PnS while I was doing the short Annapurna trek. The only saving grace for that arduous trip was my humble Minolta 505 that went thru 8 rolls of film without having to change batt.

I can't imagine how many batts I would need if I get a D5D for a Everest Base Camp trek. Looks like I will have to stick my trusty D7 for now ..

TME · 9th November 2005

Originally Posted by OneIndigo

I remembered using lots of AA batts for my Digital PnS while I was doing the short Annapurna trek. The only saving grace for that arduous trip was my humble Minolta 505 that went thru 8 rolls of film without having to change batt.

I can't imagine how many batts I would need if I get a D5D for a Everest Base Camp trek. Looks like I will have to stick my trusty D7 for now ..

Digital cameras suck up lots of battery juice... besides rechargeables dun last very long in the cold... u may end up carrying a ton of NiMH AA batteries but they dun last or even work... lithium batteries seem least affected by temperatures but they are more expensive... one felllow went up to Nepal with 12 NP-400 3rd party batteries...

8th November 2005	#1
OneIndigo Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 243	Going remote places with 7D Someone has just brought 7D up to 6030m .. and the camera survived ! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Minolta/message/122693

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TME Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Clementi Posts: 6,188	Re: Going remote places with 7D Woah can tahan rain and snow...!!! Edt: Brilliant shots... Last edited by TME; 9th November 2005 at 12:53 AM.

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fastshot Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: 3rd Mile Stone Posts: 374	Re: Going remote places with 7D I agree the 7D is a good workhorse camera. Last month I brought a 7D and a 5D to Africa for 3 weeks of shooting in the wild life game parks. Both cameras were gaffer taped and travelled in a Crumpler "whickey and cox" backpack along with 5 lenses. Temperature ranged between 40+ degC in the afternoon to 20 degC in the night, very dry and extremely dusty. Everything got bounced around alot while riding in open air landrovers, tiny airplanes, public buses and running away from elephants!! I am glad to report that all the KM equipment and a Tamron 200-500 zoom survived with no trouble whatsoever. Other accessories that performed well included an Archos AV400 and a PD70X (both with 80G HDD), Sony 2500mA NiMH batteries and Sandisk Ultra II and Lexar WA CF cards. The KM stuff has proven to be pretty hardy and can stand up to challenging field trips. I brought the 5D along as "backup" body, but it performed very well in the field and ended up shooting as many pictures as the 7D. The one big advantage of the 7D over the 5D is the 3 memory settings. Under fast shooting situation, this is invaluable because it overrides any other settings on the camera body. I'll post some pictures later after getting some post processing done.

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jsbn Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Planet Eropagnis Posts: 2,977	Re: Going remote places with 7D Looking forward to ur pictures! If this is the kind of punishment D5D can take, I have absolutely no worries when it's juz a simple travel under mild winter conditions cos I know that it'll rival my old 300D in terms of durability! __________________ "Wonders of the Human Mind. Unfathomable to the highest degree."

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TME Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Clementi Posts: 6,188	Re: Going remote places with 7D Pictures please fastshot!!!

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OneIndigo Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 243	Re: Going remote places with 7D I remembered using lots of AA batts for my Digital PnS while I was doing the short Annapurna trek. The only saving grace for that arduous trip was my humble Minolta 505 that went thru 8 rolls of film without having to change batt. I can't imagine how many batts I would need if I get a D5D for a Everest Base Camp trek. Looks like I will have to stick my trusty D7 for now ..