Like last year, I tried to take photographs of fireworks by putting a 0.3 kg camera on a 4.5 kg tripod, which is a bit of overkill. But at least the Berlebach 3042 tripod is stable, as it is meant to be used with star-gazing binoculars.
There were quite a lot of fireworks this year, but only a few of them were caught properly on camera. But anyway, a Happy New Year 2012 to all viewers (and readers) of this blog!
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Two Hydrants
1 hour ago
2 comments:
Happy new Year and thank you for your interesting blog.
Why are you not taking lighter tripod (or a DLSR) ?
Is there another compact camera than the LX5 that you would like?'
Greetings
Hagen
@Hagen: I have the big tripod (for the astro binoculars) and a pocketable mini-tripod, and that is all the gear I need.
I want a camera that is easy to carry in a (jacket) pocket, and the LX5 fits the bill well, including the mini-tripod. No other camera currently has the same set of features than the LX5, fitting well my rather uncomplicated needs.
Shooting fireworks is once-in-a-year occasion, and carrying the big tripod up a hill is not a big deal.
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