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Think Tank Photo Urban Disguise 60 / UD-60 – Long Term Review

After almost 3 years of hard use I am ready to give a long term (video) review for this outstanding every day carry (EDC) shoulder bag: ####### TTLJournal rating – 10/10 ####### (minus the “fixed-pad” shoulder strap) ### PLUG ### If you’d like to support TTLJournal please purchase from these links: Think Tank Photo Urban [...]

Hiking with DSLR and Trekking Poles

I despised trekking poles until I could no longer hike downhill after straining my knee on the Ski Hut trail (Mt Baldy). It was either hike with poles or stay home. I figured it’s worth a shoot and boy oh boy what a big difference they made on the trail. The trekking poles tend to [...]

My Latest Hiking with pro-DSLR Setup

As you spend more and more time in the wilderness you quickly realize that the heaviest thing you carry is water. Water weighs ~ 2.2 lbs. per liter (or quart). During a moderate hike I typically consume 1 liter per 4 miles, during high altitude (> 8000ft) or high elevation gain hikes my water consumption [...]

Think Tank Airport Antidote for Nikon D3 Kit – Review

After traveling with Think Tank Urban Disguise 60 to Italy which required traversing two airports and one smaller commuter plane from Germany to Florence I realized that I needed a small backpack to redistribute the weight evenly between my shoulders and hips. Because as you know, photo equipment gets heavier by the minute once it’s [...]

Bring Smaller Lens and take More Images

Ever since I picked up 70-200mm I noticed two things: I take more people pictures. I take less pictures overall. Nothing wrong with that but I miss those spontaneous, creative moments where I’d just grab a camera and take a picture of something that looks interesting to me. That I cannot do with Nikon D3 [...]

Urban Disguise 60 – the ultimate office disguise

While Domke bags let you melt into the jeans wearing crowds on the streets of any major city Think Tank Urban Disguise 60 does the same in the office environment where pants, ties, suits and dress shirts are the order of the day. I love mine — I’ve had it for a number of years, [...]

Taking Nikon D3 for a hike

I’ve been at it for few years now — adjusting, streamlining and trimming my hiking setup. At first the idea of bringing a PRO-DLSR such as Nikon D3 on a trail might sound crazy …