{"id":2052,"date":"2014-10-13T18:12:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T01:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steveschwarz.com\/?p=2052"},"modified":"2014-11-28T17:38:30","modified_gmt":"2014-11-29T00:38:30","slug":"leaving-it-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/?p=2052","title":{"rendered":"Leaving it Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"

So – We are on a long trip and like everyone else, there is the debate on what to bring – and what to leave behind. Some folks say – “If it doesn’t have more than one use – leave it behind”. For most of our stuff, it is easy to decide – leave it behind. It seemed so easy, until it got down and dirty, real dirty.<\/p>\n

My beloved Nikon D700 is the latest item to hit the leave it behind pile.<\/p>\n

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Of all the things I can leave behind – why my favorite camera ?. Simply, it is too heavy.<\/p>\n

Heavy, yes too heavy. Add on a couple of lenses (17-35mm, 70-200mm), and it all adds up to a heavy lead.<\/p>\n

Heavy, and also hard to keep safe. At least my neck strap doesn’t say Canon 5D Mark iii, or 6D on it – letting every thief (or robber) within 100 yards that you got the goods.<\/p>\n

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So…My Nikon and all the extra lenses are now being shipped home, in water proof boxes, to wait until I get back from travelling in another 10 months.<\/p>\n

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I’ll miss you ol’Nikon. We’ve been good friends these past few years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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