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- Camino Francés April 26, 2016
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If you haven't maybe you weren't looking for at all is my wild guess. I just typed "theft" in search box and here it is:Hello!
I have been giving some serious thought to making this trip next fall, but there is a question that I haven't seen addressed anywhere. While I don't plan to travel with much money on me day to day, I would be carrying a nice camera. Staying in albergues and meeting new people along the way sound like fascinating aspects of the experience, but does that also make it more dangerous to travel with my camera?
If you haven't maybe you weren't looking for at all is my wild guess. I just typed "theft" in search box
You mean thefts routines changes and there are some new ones?I did not see the topic on any Camino website I've looked through, including FAQs, but did not perform a search on this forum. I felt it better to engage the community rather than read through older conversations
If it's a 1'500 dollar, bulky camera you might be worried, particularly if you display it whilst walking (instead of in your back- or daypack). Thieves are opportunists, and this is a fact anywhere in our world. Never leave your belongings unattended....While I don't plan to travel with much money on me day to day, I would be carrying a nice camera. Staying in albergues and meeting new people along the way sound like fascinating aspects of the experience, but does that also make it more dangerous to travel with my camera?
You mean thefts routines changes and there are some new ones?
When asleep I always ensure my phone and valuables are inside my sleeping bag with me or (if it's hot) under my pillow. Ziplock plastic bags are invaluable as they allow us to take our valuables into the showers - I'd make sure you have one large enough for your camera.
I understand that. Welcome!No, I mean I would rather have the conversation myself and interact with the community than passively read other people's conversations
I understand that. Welcome!
Will try to keep up with this thread if anything new comes up. I'm off to my Camino in June so it might be helpful
Ultreia!
When it's time to go to bed I put all my valuables in a nylon bag that has a loop and tie it to the bed next to my head with rubber twist ties. Try to get a bed in a corner, and keep that bag in the corner. A thief would have to get in bed with you to get to the bag ;0)When asleep I always ensure my phone and valuables are inside my sleeping bag with me or (if it's hot) under my pillow. Ziplock plastic bags are invaluable as they allow us to take our valuables into the showers - I'd make sure you have one large enough for your camera.
Which is nice for you, but you might appreciate that the question you have asked is neither new nor unique, nor will there be fundamentally new answers.No, I mean I would rather have the conversation myself and interact with the community than passively read other people's conversations
Which you might have found by searching the forum, but @Kanga is too polite to tell you she has provided similar answers before, as have many others.That sounds like really great advice! I don't think I would have come up with that on my own. Thank you
Which is nice for you, but you might appreciate that the question you have asked is neither new nor unique, nor will there be fundamentally new answers.
Hi Michael,Hello!
I have been giving some serious thought to making this trip next fall, but there is a question that I haven't seen addressed anywhere. While I don't plan to travel with much money on me day to day, I would be carrying a nice camera. Staying in albergues and meeting new people along the way sound like fascinating aspects of the experience, but does that also make it more dangerous to travel with my camera?
An interesting double standard! You want to promote community where it suits you, but equally engage in behaviour that might see other people not wanting to participate.I would think the point of this forum would be promoting a community rather than finding the most efficient way to provide information. If someone is tired of answering a type of question, they don't have to do so
An interesting double standard! You want to promote community where it suits you, but equally engage in behaviour that might see other people not wanting to participate.
My slim and easy to pocket (my pocket, of course) Sony Cybershot DSC-W360 has taken thousands of shots on a 32GB Micro with adapter, which I had copied at photo copy centers in larger towns onto CD's at very reasonable cost. Just to reduce possible "losses"
It might be possible in a public library in a larger city, but then there might be limitations to how much you can dump. Just carry a large USB key.My thought was to stop at an internet cafe once a week or so to do a footage dump. I read in a few places that they are somewhat common along the route
Don't know what kind of camera you're going to take with you, but if it has wi-fi connection the answer is simple - Dropbox or something similar and your pics will be safe. When you get home you just download them to your PC and- voila.My thought was to stop at an internet cafe once a week or so to do a footage dump. I read in a few places that they are somewhat common along the route
Why would anyone on here chastise a new member for asking questions about topics that have been brought up before?
If you don't like it, don't read it. Kind of like a television program. Change the channel.
This is precisely why I tend to only lurk and not ask questions directly. Or ask them via private conversations. Too bad, really, because this could become a carrousel of the same few people talking, while the rest of the newbies are kindly invited to stick to the FAQs or the search button.
... Your nice camera should be a point and shoot, anything bigger would be a total pain in the a$$.
at my age it is a pleasure to have people listen when I repeat myself.
I went back and forth about bringing my iPad but have decided to leave it at home for several reasons. First I want to unplug as much as possible, second I don't need the extra weight, and third I really don't want to worry about it's security. I think I would be constantly concerned about where I was going to put it for safe keeping. I don't want that little extra thing to worry about.
I'd rather be massaging my feet or looking for a corkscrew.
The G16 is a good choice, but still pretty large in "Camino terms". Have you considered an S120 as an option? -- same sensor, pretty much same everything else except a bit less zoom range and f-range as the G16 in a much smaller and lighter package. Go to dpreview.com and do a side-by-side comparison if you haven't already done so. Yes, the G16 has an optical view finder (of sorts), but it's so basic it can't compare to what you're used to seeing in your D610. I have older versions of both the G-series and S-series Canons (G10 and S100), and after acquiring the S100 my G10 has pretty much been gathering dust. FWIW, I left my D7000, and the G10 and the S100 at home and took an SX150is as my only camera on my Camino and was happy with that decision.At first I thought I would be taking my D610 and a GoPro with me at the Camino... Now, after reading a bunch of posts regarding the eternal DSLR x 2nd option, I'm purchasing a smaller camera which still has great ability to take pictures (Canon g16)... Since I'm not recording a documentary, there's no point to take tons of equipment.. so I'll only have a small PS camera with DSLR capabilities, 1 extra battery and charger... Even thinking about leaving the phone at home.. Now, that would be a really great experience!
The G16 is a good choice, but still pretty large in "Camino terms". Have you considered an S120 as an option? -- same sensor, pretty much same everything else except a bit less zoom range and f-range as the G16 in a much smaller and lighter package. Go to dpreview.com and do a side-by-side comparison if you haven't already done so. Yes, the G16 has an optical view finder (of sorts), but it's so basic it can't compare to what you're used to seeing in your D610. I have older versions of both the G-series and S-series Canons (G10 and S100), and after acquiring the S100 my G10 has pretty much been gathering dust. FWIW, I left my D7000, and the G10 and the S100 at home and took an SX150is as my only camera on my Camino and was happy with that decision.
Well, you can't go wrong with any of the high-end Canon compacts. I recently spent three weeks in Ireland with just a Canon G1x, and the images I got were as good as I could have gotten with my DSLR. Of course the G1X is a noticeably larger and heavier than the G16, but the sensor is just a mm or two smaller each way than the APS/DX sensors. ¡Buen Camino!Hi Jim, yes I've considered! The S120 is even better in a side-by-side comparison, but I can't live without a viewfinder (yes, even a really basic one as the one in G16)...
I guess, after a lot of consideration, the D610 was too large in "Camino terms" and then, the G16 became a good choice! =)
I don't know if anyone is still reading this thread, but one tip I once got from a professional photographer is to stick bits of duct tape on your camera (not anywhere where it will interfere with the workings, obviously). A camera that looks battered and broken is very unlikely to appeal to a thief.
@Rob the Slob, your tip is a good one but one way that will take it up a notch is to use what is called Gaffer's Tape. Used by most pros because it sticks well be comes off without leaving any residue behind plus it comes in all black which dresses up your camera for formal nightI don't know if anyone is still reading this thread, but one tip I once got from a professional photographer is to stick bits of duct tape on your camera (not anywhere where it will interfere with the workings, obviously). A camera that looks battered and broken is very unlikely to appeal to a thief.
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