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A year in Tajikistan
Hey everyone, remember me?
Well I did 81 days in Qatar and got some pictures. Well, more like snapshots. That's fine. It was just to prove that I was there.
Now I am going to do one year in Tajikistan. It is time for me to get one camera and one lens to have 99% of the time. If I take two lenses I may as well do seven. The key is portability.
I am considering a Nikon D200, 18-200, 8gb cf card and an extra battery. Most shooting will be outside. I expect no concert shots or need for a 200-400 or other equipment. Once again a key factor is portability.
Usually I shoot Canon but I worry about taking L glass to that part of the world. Also I do not wish to take my Pelican case of lenses. I wish this to look like an "Oh let me just grab my camera" moment. I'm not there to be a Nat Geo shooter, but then again this is Tajikistan. I expect to get out to Istanbul and Moscow as well as many other places.
Is the D200 and 18-200 a fair combo? Anything else to consider? Also how may I find if there is a market out there for these images? In a year I can shoot 50,000 easy.
Well I did 81 days in Qatar and got some pictures. Well, more like snapshots. That's fine. It was just to prove that I was there.
Now I am going to do one year in Tajikistan. It is time for me to get one camera and one lens to have 99% of the time. If I take two lenses I may as well do seven. The key is portability.
I am considering a Nikon D200, 18-200, 8gb cf card and an extra battery. Most shooting will be outside. I expect no concert shots or need for a 200-400 or other equipment. Once again a key factor is portability.
Usually I shoot Canon but I worry about taking L glass to that part of the world. Also I do not wish to take my Pelican case of lenses. I wish this to look like an "Oh let me just grab my camera" moment. I'm not there to be a Nat Geo shooter, but then again this is Tajikistan. I expect to get out to Istanbul and Moscow as well as many other places.
Is the D200 and 18-200 a fair combo? Anything else to consider? Also how may I find if there is a market out there for these images? In a year I can shoot 50,000 easy.
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personally, i would go the 17-55 + a 105mm prime for the extra reach (i would say 70-200, but u mentioned portability).
this will allow much greater ease in shooting low light and the quality of the lens is a -lot- better.
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I'm gonna push this over to cameras in the hope others will have some
advice for you.
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Congratulations. That's a pretty nice New Year's present.
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