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Field Note · Night photography

The 33-Pound Camera Bag: What I Actually Used at Peyrepertuse

A five-kilometer night-photography walk with 33 pounds of camera gear revealed a blunt packing truth: only a Nikon D800 and two prime lenses left the bag.Read more