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Should I be concerned about the movement of control dials on a battery grip when the camera is moved in or out of a camera bag?
I have a Pentax K-5 with battery grip D-BG4 attached. Whenever I move the camera in or out of my camera bag (a Tamrac Pro 12), the front e-dial is audibly moved. Should I be concerned about this ...
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How to protect fragile equipment?
A bit of background information:
The obvious answer is 'Just buy a camera bag!', but that's where things get a little bit more complicated.
Lately I started looking around for my first prime lens ...
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Will I damage my camera carrying it everywhere?
I used to carry my point and shoot with me almost everywhere, and now that I've "upgraded" to a Canon 60D, I've been carrying it around. What I'm wondering is whether I'm likely to damage it or if ...
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Should I use a camera wrap to protect my Canon S90?
Just got a lovely Canon S90, sits in my bag at all times and is already giving me much joy.
A quick question - should I put it in a camera wrap or will the built-in lens cover provide the protection ...
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How do I choose a camera bag?
What considerations should I factor in when choosing a camera bag of a given style, and how important is each one?
For a question on the different bag styles, see: What different styles of camera ...
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What different styles of camera bags exist, and how are they different?
As a beginner just starting out in photography, I find myself on the lookout for a good camera bag that will make it easier to keep my camera with me as much as possible. However, without the ...
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A small bag for a large pro camera body with a small lens?
The Canon 5D Mark 2 with the 50mm Canon 1.4 USM lens has a pretty odd shape.
It is really short and really wide.
As it turns out, from my visit to two photography stores yesterday, not too many ...
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Is it best to transport a camera with lens attached, or off?
I'm traveling now(I'm at Aruba) and I bought me a Canon 60D with the lens kit(EFS 18-55mm). I never used a camera that has removable lens like this one, my last one was a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18, so ...
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Camera bags for winter
Many people recommend putting cameras in sealed plastic bags when coming from winter conditions back to normal room temperature – see, e.g., here and here.
Certainly the trick works, but when you ...
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What options are there for a camera bag that does not look like one?
I need to carry around some camera equipment (lens, flash, cables, cards, accessories, etc) but don't want a flashy camera bag attracting attention. What suggestion do you have?
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