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Now that the web is nudging all of us photographers to create more than just stills to deliver our message we who work on location in remote areas are faced with the prospect of adding more equipment to the heavy packs we have been carrying for years!<\/p>\n

Last year I traveled to Malawi, Zambia, Sri Lanka, Peru, India and Tibet to create short multimedia pieces for my ongoing project focusing on the empowerment of women and girls in the developing world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition to my Canon 1Ds Mark III and various lenses (16-35mm f 2.8;\u00a0 70-200mm f 2.8;\u00a0 28-70mm f 2.8;\u00a0 24mm f1.4)\u00a0\u00a0 I was now carrying a Sony PMW-EX1 Camcorder; a Marantz 661 field DAT recorder; shotgun; omnidirectional; and wireless laviler microphones\u00a0plus the tripod, lights, headphones, etc.<\/p>\n

As you may have seen in a previous blog post, here is what it looked like on one of my trips to Tibet!!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Not only is it a lot of weight that sometimes requires a Yak but in instances like this it makes getting to the equipment quickly a major problem\u2014so much for spontaneity.<\/p>\n

I’m\u00a0on my way\u00a0to Northern Mexico to do a story on maternal mortality among the Tarahamara Indians living in the Copper Canyon near Chihuahua.\u00a0 Here is what I’ve decided to do to lighten my load.<\/p>\n

One of the great advantages of digital photography is the ability to shoot in low light.\u00a0 Instead of lugging around my heavy Lumedyne packs, batteries, and light heads I now just carry a Canon 580ez .\u00a0\u00a0 In fact, I hardly light anymore and create my highlights in post production (shooting HDR and using the brush tool in Lightroom –\u00a0see below)\u00a0 This has helped to lighten my load a lot.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

My\u00a0time in\u00a0Mexico will determine whether I will replace my Canon Mark III 1Ds with a Mark II 5D to shoot both stills and video when needed.\u00a0 Though the 5D does needs a few add-ons to make it functional as a video camera.\u00a0\u00a0 First, a Z-Finder from Zucuto<\/a> is a must for getting accurate focus.\u00a0 Secondly, the Automatic Gain Control on the 5D makes it impossible to record a decent sound track.\u00a0 More on this in my next blog.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We are all waiting for the promised firmware upgrade for the 5D that will allow a 24 frame per second frame rate.\u00a0 Right now I’m not looking to use the 5D to completely replace my Sony EX1 but as I get used to shooting my interviews and B roll with it, I’m looking to the future and hoping I’ll be able to leave my EX1 at home.\u00a0 The new Canon Mark IV will make high ISO still and video shooting even more available and I assume it won’t be long before these new SLR cameras will be built more ergonomically to allow for easier video shooting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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