I'm going on holiday next weekend and am considering whether or no to take my DSLR or just stick with my compact. I've got a few questions that people who travel with their DSLRs may be able to answer.
1) I take a lot of photos on holiday (200 - 400 a week normally) and with the best will in the world I'm never going to get round to post processing all of them. Should I still bother with RAW or just fire them off in JPEG? If I do go the RAW route is there a quick way of adding blacks and sharpness to all my photos as a batch leaving me the ability to post process just the really nice photos? I have Lightroom if that makes a difference but am a real amateur with it.
2) I have a Jessops Gadget Bag that came with the camera and it is pretty clunky. Do you have any recommendations for a more compact bag that will still protect my D5100 with 18-50 kit lens with a pocket for a few SD cards?
3) We are traveling light (aka on the cheap
) and have only got one bag between the two of us going in the hold and taking a carry on bag each with the rest of our clothes on to the plane. Will my camera have to go in the bag or can I hang it off my neck? Will the fact it is in a bag effect this? I'm flying with Thomson and am not 100% sure on their policy, although I will call them to check if my online search for info remains fruitless.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
1) I take a lot of photos on holiday (200 - 400 a week normally) and with the best will in the world I'm never going to get round to post processing all of them. Should I still bother with RAW or just fire them off in JPEG? If I do go the RAW route is there a quick way of adding blacks and sharpness to all my photos as a batch leaving me the ability to post process just the really nice photos? I have Lightroom if that makes a difference but am a real amateur with it.
2) I have a Jessops Gadget Bag that came with the camera and it is pretty clunky. Do you have any recommendations for a more compact bag that will still protect my D5100 with 18-50 kit lens with a pocket for a few SD cards?
3) We are traveling light (aka on the cheap
) and have only got one bag between the two of us going in the hold and taking a carry on bag each with the rest of our clothes on to the plane. Will my camera have to go in the bag or can I hang it off my neck? Will the fact it is in a bag effect this? I'm flying with Thomson and am not 100% sure on their policy, although I will call them to check if my online search for info remains fruitless.Thanks in advance for any advice!
