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Could be as simple as a crop from a high res camera or could be as complicated as a stitched pano using a nodal rail and maybe some focus stacking. A nodal rail is important if you want straight pano shots instead of a curved shot.

That's all I'm going for with my van build. All the gear, all the family, unpaved roads and the outdoors!

We've had similar experiences with that then, I'm with you my rugged ol' 50mm 1.8 AFS-D rocks it. One of the opening themes in the beginner's book I wrote is "I can play a $100 pawn shop guitar just as badly as a $5,000 guitar, but in the hands of a master the $100 guitar will sing."

That's why I love used prime lenses. You can buy some serious glass on the cheap that way. With that said the best camera in the world is the one you have with you, I've taken photos with a cheap (kit) 18-55 that are still on my wall because I left the good stuff at home for worry of damage.

I'd offer but I recently sold off my old 7000 and all the DX lenses that were worth having. Tokina's 12-24 has tested highly, but having owned Nikon's 12-24 f/4 (DX) I'm not sure it could compete. I have Tokina's 16-28 f/2.8 and it's nice for the price but doesn't hold a candle to the Nikkor...

In the last 2 years they have released some lenses that have tested with Zeiss if you can believe it.

The 7000 series Nikons are serious bodies. Have you seen the newer fast zoom DX lenses that Sigma is offering? Seriously impressive.

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Did you make that netting style tie down? I like it!

The smart-ass jokes in my previous post were about this idea. Attitude is everything. Inagree this place has the right one, there are some other off road camping enthusiast type sites that are the polar opposite. Some of that comes from the large size of their user base, but most of it is set...

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I have a couple of LED Surefire G2's and an E2D left over from patrol. They use the same CR123A that my weapon lights (TLR-1) uses and my red dot. I like having common parts, especially with batteries since there are so many variations. My gripe is that my nice on sale headlamp uses AAA...

I'm slowly building video stock to edit down something neat for Family Adventure/Overlanding things, but for now here is something I put together from my previous profession. Those are Honda ST1300s and according to the Co-Op's scale my bike weighed roughly 950lbs with a full tank of gas before...

I make fun of people who buy a built out rig (or any other custom vehicle or motorcycle) and strut around like a peacock, looking down on the homemade and hand built crowd. I have more respect for the guy with a beater who made it his own through imagination and getting his hands dirty. Not...

Thanks! I'm slowly rebuilding after a massive crash this summer. It's a bit all over the place between random stories and stuff for my series, but I enjoy sharing stories of my own stupidity for a laugh and/or lesson. God smiles on idiots, drunks and children, I've been at least one of those...

I have a mounted CB and 2-meter in my rig, but in camp I use dual band handhelds. Last night and this morning I was reminded why: http://talesofadventures.net/835-2/ I'm sorry I can't post the text here, it is too long. TL;DR Having good commo can keep you safe while out on an adventure...

KG5IQN I hadn't heard of Hammarlund radios, which peaks my interest as I'm from a line of Lund families that is from the marriage of a Hammar and Lund in the Zumbrota area. Both of which are common old-world names though.

Annnnd now after a take shelter now message on the 2-meter, we are sitting in the CMU built bathroom near our campsite...it's been a good while since I heard the sound of a freight train crossing the open water of a large lake. First time I heard it outside my tent!

We have the park practically to ourselves, strange since the weather is so nice and forecast is so good. ..huh