On my only field trip to date I had, purely due to lack of time to
organize kit properly:
- a Decathlon day sac that I had already, with a camera compartment
- a cheap shopping bag which I bought when I got there
This combination did work, but was very uncomfortable. All the important
stuff - water, insect repellent, etc - went in the day sac, and the
Rycote blimp with microphone, plus a small tripod, went in the shopping
bag, slung over one shoulder. It worked, but was inconvenient for
scrambling/climbing, and I will definitely try in the future to have a
backpack big enough to take everything. (Though it is good to know that
if all else fails this combination is workable.)
I am still not understanding how people can get good recordings on the
fly while walking. Most of my attempts ended up with excessive handling
noise - though this might have been due to the microphone I was using.
Most of the good stuff was done with the microphone mounted on a tripod,
recorder slung in a bag below it, me as far away from the rig as
possible. The only exceptions were a couple of recordings done with the
pocket recorder built-in mics, which were OK, but given a chance to
re-do I would somehow find a way to use better external mics.
Richard
On Sun, 2010-08-15 at 18:07 +0300, Marinos Koutsomichalis wrote:
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> the truth is I' m not sure what I need..
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> a portabrace-type strap bag looks great and handy - I could fit in
> there my recorder plus headphones, cables a couple of mics and stuff
> to record in the field
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> but what when I need to walk long distances in the mountains ? It' s
> not that handy as in that case I need to carry everything in my back
> so I can walk more freely.. But what kind of bag would accommodate a
> rycote basket along with boompole and several other pieces of
> equipment ?? and how would that be handy in all other cases ?
>
> I' m thinking of the solution of 2 bags - sth like the lowepro to hold
> everything that has to be accessed easily, and a second backpack with
> everything else..
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> m
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> On 15 =CE=91=CF=85=CE=B3 2010, at 5:41 =CE=BC.=CE=BC., James Shatto wrote=
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> > Those low pro bags look nice. I was gonna say pillow case and rope.
> It should meet the cheap requirement. But you probably want something
> good too. Maybe one of the surplus Army laundry bags. We used to rig
> those up like backpacks in basic training. I was thinking about
> getting one of those front side baby carriers for my gear. But that
> was mainly so I could look at and adjust the audio levels without
> getting too distracted from the camera and subject matter.
> >
> > But those low pro bags look nice and suited. I was trying to figure
> out what I'd do with the sleeping bag once I took it's waterproof bag
> to use for my field recorder. One of those bags would solve a few of
> my redneck rig-itis attempts.
> >
> > - James
> >
> > --- On Sun, 8/15/10, Tom Williams <> wrote:
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> > > From: Tom Williams <>
> > > Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] carry bag
> > > To:
> > > Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 8:12 AM
> > > Hi Marinos,
> > >
> > > Depends what you want to carry and how much protection
> > > (waterproofing and
> > > padding) you want for your gear. I've always got on well
> > > with LowePro bags -
> > > http://www.lowepro.com/intl
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > On 15 August 2010 14:06, Marinos Koutsomichalis
> <>wrote:
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> > > >
> > > > any recommendations for a cheap carry shoulder (or
> > > maybe back ?) bag in
> > > > europe ??
> > > >
> > > > m
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> > > "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> > > sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via
> > > Bernie Krause
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
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