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From: esfraga@watmath.UUCP (Eric S Fraga)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: Query on Light weight/ portable SLR equipment
Message-ID: <14739@watmath.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-May-85 21:00:25 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 29 21:00:25 1985
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Reply-To: esfraga@watmath.UUCP (Eric S Fraga)
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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Summary: 


After years of carryiing my SLR and related equipment
(Canon FTbn etc.) while backpacking, I got extremely tired
of the inconvenience of the camera banging against me 
while hiking.  I finally gave up and bought myself a
Minox 35GT which fits in the front pocket of any of my
jackets.  It isn't as versatile as my SLR but I sure don't
mind carrying it around!  I tend to put the SLR in my 
pack and only take it out once I am at my destination and
feel like roaming around taking pictures.

I have found that I actually ended up enjoying taking pictures
while hiking a lot more and ended up taking many more
pictures than I used to.

I suppose any of the new "compact" 35mm cameras would do 
but I know for sure that my Minox will fit in
almost any pocket!

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Eric S Fraga		[Dept of Computer Science, U of Waterloo]