What camera do you take skiing with you

[klrskiah]

tuckermans last april

 

[kbroderick]

I want, whatever camera this guy is using(Olympus E-500), more pics can be found at: http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69123

Yup, it's all in the camera.

Seriously, any decent camera could have handled the first two of those, particularly given that they're presented here at web size. The third shot would be little tougher, as trying to deal with moving subjects is not the forte of EVF-based cameras. In all three cases, though, the photographer makes a much bigger difference.

Personally, I ski with my 20D. At this point, I usually just throw the 50mm/1.8 lens on it and keep it under my jacket (secured with an Op/Tech stabilizer strap). If I want a different lens (or multiple lenses or flashes), I'll ski with either a LowePro TLZ or my Burton Zoom Pack. Yes, falling on it would be exceedingly unpleasant; I just try not to do that.

 

[ski_resort_observer]

Yup, the photographer does make a huge diference. The camera didn't have anything to do with the incredible framing. Putting the sun just enough behind the branch to keep the sky blue was all the photographer.

It's just my opinion but I don't mean to say there was alot of manipulation just some saturation bumping. BTW, IMHO, a E-500 isn't in the same league as a 20D.

We all know that motion is hard to capture but they are getting better every year. Regarding the skier pic, because the skier was almost sking towards the camera, not nearly as hard to capture as a skier zipping by the camera in a perpendicular motion. The nearly black sky tells me either the polorizer lens was turned to the maximum rotation, or the saturation or contrast was bumped up too much on the computer

Irregardless, the pics are top notch, that late afternoon light is so warm and sweet. It could be early morning light but it looks too warm for that.