What an amazing hike, so veary jealous! I've added Madeira to my list of places to go! I've done some hicking with camera gear in recent years and learned the hard way to pack LIGHT! I started off with my Canon R5 and the 15-35 and the 100-500, whilst the images were amazing the pain in my back and legs stopped me enjoying things. More recently I stripped right back to simply taking my Fuji X100F, Insta360 X3, and occaisonally my DJI Mini 3 Pro if the location allowed. Sure, the images might not be as good as the R5 could produce but I did actually get better images as I was able to go to more places and more importantly I enjoyed it more. Big shout out for the Peak Design capture clip, I've been using these for years (have a mk1 somewhere!) and they are a game changer for hicking! As is a 360 camera with a long (3m) stick as the footage you can get is unlike any other camera. Looking forward to seeing what else you get up to in Madeira 🙂
Thanks Oliver for watching. I think you’ll absolutely love Madeira - and definitely do this hike if you make it. It was pretty surreal! I’m so impressed you hiked with a 100-500. We saw someone on the trail with a similar looking tele - I was a little jealous as I imagine he could take some amazing pics with compression. But, as you say the sacrifice of your comfort is a little too much. And you need to enjoy the outing too. You’re also inspiring me on the 360 cam. I’ve toyed with it quite a few times. Is the editing and cropping relatively easy!? 🤔
@@HannahYoungPhotography the 100-500 allowed me to get some incredible images, but in future I'll be saving it for the shorter hikes or ones where the car isn't far away 🤣 I love love love the 360 camera. I bought it for a trip to New Zealand in 2022 and thought it might just be a gimmick but I used it everywhere. It is so easy to use as you don't need to worry about which way it's pointing as it's pointing everywhere. The editing does take some practice but honestly it's really easy once you get the hang of it. And being able to jump to different angles from the same clip is mind blowing. I've just upgraded to the X4 and the quality is a big step up from the X3 and I can't wait to take it on my travels this year.
I hike a lot in the Lake District and I’ve yet to find a bag I’m happy with. I’m currently using an Osprey 22L hiking backpack with the camera on a PD clip like you have. I only use a Leica M with a small 35mm lens attached so my current setup, and any of the usual camera bags, is overkill. I also carry a Heipi travel tripod and a flask of warm tea on each side of the pack to even out weight distribution. First aid kit, food and clothing layers inside the bag but only take up half of the space. The camera is ok in a short drizzle but isn’t water proof so if it rains hard I need to put it in the bag. This happens often in the Lake District! I like the look of the Shimoda but I’m not sure if it meets my needs. Any thoughts or advice?
I hear you on struggling to find the perfect bag. It’s a hard balance especially when trying to blend camera with other gear. For me, this is the closest I’ve got to a nice balance. It’s incredibly comfortable and definitely falls into the ‘hiking’ bracket it that department. Also great for camera storage and protection. Only area you might find it falls down for you is having enough space to stash other gear like layers and food. Perhaps you could reconfigure the camera cube for this though… Hope this helps….
@@HannahYoungPhotography Thank you for replying so promptly. I was thinking that too but wondered whether just using the small DSLR core unit would work. No reviews of that though because everyone seems to carry a ton of gear!
@@ianforber no worries. The core that came with the 20L fills the entire space. But if you could get a smaller cube you’d be winning. Or I guess you could configure the dividers just blocking off a small section for the camera and then use the rest for other stuff. And the small top stash pocket for quick access stuff. I did rough it up quite a lot while hiking and everything stayed really safe and dry (without extra rain fly…)
Have you tried hiking with camera gear? Drop your tips below 👇
That's a decent hike and nice to see the traditional "it's just up there" moment. :)
Hehe. The classic moment Andy 😉 Thanks for watching!
What a great hike and that sunrise was spectacular! Im off to Northwales next month so hope to get a few nice hikes in myself 👍
Thanks Steve 🙌🏼 It was an amazing experience. I hope wales treats you well. I’m off for a weekend there in June too 😁
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Thanks 🙏🏻
What an amazing hike, so veary jealous! I've added Madeira to my list of places to go!
I've done some hicking with camera gear in recent years and learned the hard way to pack LIGHT! I started off with my Canon R5 and the 15-35 and the 100-500, whilst the images were amazing the pain in my back and legs stopped me enjoying things.
More recently I stripped right back to simply taking my Fuji X100F, Insta360 X3, and occaisonally my DJI Mini 3 Pro if the location allowed. Sure, the images might not be as good as the R5 could produce but I did actually get better images as I was able to go to more places and more importantly I enjoyed it more.
Big shout out for the Peak Design capture clip, I've been using these for years (have a mk1 somewhere!) and they are a game changer for hicking! As is a 360 camera with a long (3m) stick as the footage you can get is unlike any other camera.
Looking forward to seeing what else you get up to in Madeira 🙂
Thanks Oliver for watching. I think you’ll absolutely love Madeira - and definitely do this hike if you make it. It was pretty surreal!
I’m so impressed you hiked with a 100-500. We saw someone on the trail with a similar looking tele - I was a little jealous as I imagine he could take some amazing pics with compression. But, as you say the sacrifice of your comfort is a little too much. And you need to enjoy the outing too. You’re also inspiring me on the 360 cam. I’ve toyed with it quite a few times. Is the editing and cropping relatively easy!? 🤔
@@HannahYoungPhotography the 100-500 allowed me to get some incredible images, but in future I'll be saving it for the shorter hikes or ones where the car isn't far away 🤣
I love love love the 360 camera. I bought it for a trip to New Zealand in 2022 and thought it might just be a gimmick but I used it everywhere. It is so easy to use as you don't need to worry about which way it's pointing as it's pointing everywhere. The editing does take some practice but honestly it's really easy once you get the hang of it. And being able to jump to different angles from the same clip is mind blowing. I've just upgraded to the X4 and the quality is a big step up from the X3 and I can't wait to take it on my travels this year.
I hike a lot in the Lake District and I’ve yet to find a bag I’m happy with. I’m currently using an Osprey 22L hiking backpack with the camera on a PD clip like you have. I only use a Leica M with a small 35mm lens attached so my current setup, and any of the usual camera bags, is overkill. I also carry a Heipi travel tripod and a flask of warm tea on each side of the pack to even out weight distribution. First aid kit, food and clothing layers inside the bag but only take up half of the space.
The camera is ok in a short drizzle but isn’t water proof so if it rains hard I need to put it in the bag. This happens often in the Lake District! I like the look of the Shimoda but I’m not sure if it meets my needs. Any thoughts or advice?
I hear you on struggling to find the perfect bag. It’s a hard balance especially when trying to blend camera with other gear. For me, this is the closest I’ve got to a nice balance. It’s incredibly comfortable and definitely falls into the ‘hiking’ bracket it that department. Also great for camera storage and protection. Only area you might find it falls down for you is having enough space to stash other gear like layers and food. Perhaps you could reconfigure the camera cube for this though…
Hope this helps….
@@HannahYoungPhotography Thank you for replying so promptly. I was thinking that too but wondered whether just using the small DSLR core unit would work. No reviews of that though because everyone seems to carry a ton of gear!
@@ianforber no worries. The core that came with the 20L fills the entire space. But if you could get a smaller cube you’d be winning. Or I guess you could configure the dividers just blocking off a small section for the camera and then use the rest for other stuff. And the small top stash pocket for quick access stuff. I did rough it up quite a lot while hiking and everything stayed really safe and dry (without extra rain fly…)
What’s the app you used to plot the hiking route?
It’s called All Trails Darren 🙌🏼
Seems this video is more about the hike than about the urban explore bag. I don’t think I even caught the size of the bag,
…20, 25, 30L?
Take your hands away and you would be speechless ;-)