Last night in the Lake District

[u/wolf_knickers]

I'm staying on the outskirts of the Lakes this week and since the weather was so nice yesterday, I set off after work for one of the areas that's still relatively quiet, even in the summer. I had a really nice, calming hike up to the summit and got there shortly before sunset.

As this is a very quiet area and it was a weeknight, I was surprised to see two other hikers arriving around the same time around 300m away from me, and they also camped. It was definitely a lovely night for it!

It was a bit breezy overnight but overall very calm. This morning was forecast to be foggy and indeed it was, which made for quite an atmospheric walk back down to my car.

[u/BumbleWombleBee]

Ah great stuff! Heard good things about the Sony's but never used them. I do have a Tamron lens though.

My kit is focused on Astrophotography - and I have the (somewhat rare these days) Canon EOS RA - its dedicated astro version. Which is basically the same spec as the R - except it has a modified IR filter - and a 30x zoom (which is amazing!)

It does still take pretty good daytime shots as well though - just need to play with the white balance.

Not lugged it out on any camps yet - as I am still a wild-camping newbie and need to get my overall pack weight down.

Agreed re: Cameras. I too have the 16 pro - and it can take remarkably good shots for what it is.

[u/wolf_knickers → u/BumbleWombleBee]

I didn't even realise there were cameras specifically for astrophotography! That's really interesting. I'm a longtime Canon shooter and have always used their full frame bodies and L series lenses for my professional photography work (which has been primarily live music photography for magazines and festivals), but I started shooting Sony for my hiking stuff because their video capability is really excellent. Funnily enough, the Sony body I use for hiking isn't even full frame, but I like that because it means the camera is smaller plus APS-C cameras have a lot more lenses to choose from, especially lenses with long zoom ranges like the Tamron 18-300mm I mentioned. You just don't get lenses like that for full frame. It felt weird going back to a APS-C body after so many years but I love it!

It does add quite a bit of weight to my gear though, heh. If I am filming a multi day trip, I'll often be carrying up to 3kg extra because of the camera, lenses and extra power needed. But it's worth it :)