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Category Archives: Photo Gear

Gear Review: Peak Design Field Pouch & Slide Lite Strap

An important part of our adventures is preserving memories of them. We have found that taking pictures and video of our experiences helps the kids remember the experience when we talk about it later. The trick is having our camera gear with us so we can take those awesome pictures we value so much. Many…

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Why I Fuji’d My Canon 5D Mark II & Sold All My Lenses

I own far too many cameras. In all honesty, its probably a photographer thing. Or maybe just a someone-who-likes-to-take photos thing. Unfortunately, the overabundance doesn’t end with cameras. I also have lenses, an external flash (or three), a light stand, Pocket Wizards, and quite a few other gizmos needed to create beautiful, stunning, portraiture. Only I don’t do that anymore….

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  • Micah Stubblefield

    That camera body looks tiny compared to the lens! Great info. I find that my Canon G7x takes great photos for a point and shoot feel fine using it over my 60d most of the time. Point and shoot has come a long long way.ReplyCancel

  • Gretchen Holcombe

    I just bought the x-t10, too (and will be selling my old Rebel + lenses that it’s replacing as soon as I get around to it; I found the box for it in the basement yesterday. Today I might look for the manual. Pacing myself). I’m loving it so far and hoping to add a lens or two (just have the kit lens right now) once I sell the Canon stuff. You forgot to mention that the x-t10 is also ADORABLE; very important feature 😉ReplyCancel

  • Heather Christianson Braley

    Wow, so jealous of that cute tiny camera! Proud of you for being so brave.ReplyCancel

  • Rich Charpentier

    Jess, you’re reading my mind. I’ve been thinking about going to a smaller body as well. I’ve got a 5D, two 7D’s, lighitng, etc. I keep imagining what it would be like to fit all of my gear in my ThinkTank bag, not just some of it! 🙂 Good decision!ReplyCancel

  • I was totally inspired by your post and I bought it for our last trip to southern Utah. I’m glad I didn’t wasn’t trying to squeeze through Spooky Gulch slot canyon with my Canon 70D! I would love to have been able to get the nicer lens you have but settled for the 18-55 kit lens. I like the smaller size and it was fine for my purposes but I miss the constant 2.8 aperture : (

    I’m wondering if you have a battery grip with your setup? Is there even a battery grip for this camera? And, I’d be interested to see any other cool gadgets you might use along with it. A case?ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      Great!! I’m glad you love it! I would struggle with having a non constant aperture. I looked on Amazon and there are a few battery grip options. I haven’t gotten one yet, but I’m thinking I might have try a couple! Also, try the Field Pouch from Peak Designs for a bag. Pair it with their Slide Lite strap and it works awesome. The bag is too small for the X-T10 and the 16-55 mm lens, but I think it would work great with a smaller lens!ReplyCancel

  • […] You can check out why we switched from Canon to Fuji here. […]ReplyCancel

Gear Review: MindShift 180 Bag Rigged as a Backcountry Backpack

While we would have loved to receive this item for free to review, we actually spent money to purchase it. This post contains Amazon affiliate links which help to fund the blog in a small, small way. Thanks for helping us out! I’ve been on a quest to find the perfect bag. When you don’t have…

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Gear Review: Samsung NX300 Camera + 20mm f/2.8 Pancake Lens

Some people are surprised to find that we have a smaller “point and shoot” type camera in addition to our 5D Mark II. We have this camera for multiple reasons, the first one being that it is hardly a typical “point & shoot”. The Samsung NX300 is a 20.3 MP camera with smart features, interchangeable…

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Published! My Article in Chic Magazine

I was recently asked to write an article for Chic Magazine about travel photography. Coming from a lifestyle background, I decided to write about some tips and tricks to take better photos while on vacation and traveling (similar but not exactly like this blog post) titled “On the Road – Capturing Stories Through Travel Photography”….

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  • Heather Hunt Foeh

    This is just so awesome – I’m so excited for you! And dang your photos are just lovely!!ReplyCancel

  • Congrats! That is amazing!ReplyCancel

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