TECHNOLOGY
Big Shots
SUMMER 2010
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ANikonD90smaller-framemod-
el, includingan18-200mm lens,
is roughlyhalf that amount.
Full-framecamerasarealso
bulkierandheavier.
A somewhat less-expensive
optiongets thenod fromEli
Reed,aclinicalprofessorofphoto-
journalismatTheUniversityof
TexasatAustinandaveteran
photojournalistwhoseworkhas
appeared ina comprehensive se-
lectionof elitepublicationsas
well as inhisownpublished
photobooks. Reed likes theOlympusE-P2, a
four-thirdsmicro camera that comeswitha 14-
42mmzoom lensand costsaround $1,100.
“They’ve reallybrokengroundon this,” says
Reed. “Particularly for someonewhowants to
havea camerawith themall the timeonvaca-
tion, it doesn’tmake it a chore. Itmakes it fun.”
Awide-angle lens isoftenoneof thefirst ad-
ditions toabasic setup. “These lensesaregreat
for largegroup shotsand for landscapes to cap-
turea sweepingview,”Evers says. Telephoto
lenses,whichmagnifywhat you’re shooting,
arepopular forphotographingwildlife, land-
scapes, andportraits. Zoom lenses let you
recomposea shotwithout changing the lensor
moving closer—aplus if you’re shooting, say,
lions in theSerengeti.
Oneessential accessory isa tripod. Evers
favors theGitzoTraveler, a compact and light-
weightmodelwith carbon-fiber legs. Shealso
devotes space inher camerabag toa selection
of LastoliteCircularReflectors, reflective fabric
circles strungon springywire rings that direct
available light onoroff a subject, then collapse
toa fractionof theiroriginal size.
Inasmuchaswater factors intomany, ifnot
most, summervacations, anunderwatercamera
meritsconsideration. Floridanaturephotogra-
pherJohnJ. Lopinothas
totedcamerasonmore
than2,000dives, and
someofhis resulting
workhasbeen featured
in
NationalGeographic
and
Time
.Hestresses
safetywhengoingun-
derwater tocapture im-
ages. “Youshouldnever
diveorsnorkel alone,”
Lopinot says. “Use the
buddysystemso that
someone isalwaysnear
youwhenyouare in
thewater.”
Inaddition toabuddy,
Lopinot suggestsbring-
NIKOND90 DSLR
OLYMPUS E-P2
