[How many bags do you have? What do you consider when buying a bag?]

On 11/13/2015 at 10:28 AM, milandro said:

I don’t think it is possible to buy one bag that will fit all your needs all the time. Which is the reason why most people end up having more than one to cover for different situations.

 

Yesterday I was in fact buying a small bag to cover for those moments when one or two lenses suffice and I have no need for all the extra space offered by the, admittedly, very large leather bag that I have.

 

One of the reasons why I don’t like now, and never liked before in my entire career as a photographer, small bags is that you can indeed fit all you need there but you will need to pile up things, often in two layers, and of course you will see that when you need lens A, it will be under lens B or C so in order you take it out you either have to put something somewhere down or you would need to grow an extra pair of hands.

 

I see a lot of people buying very beautiful messenger bags which really only fit a body with a lens on and one or two other lenses in one layer. Because people often tend to own more, if that’s all you have you will have to put some lenses on top of others, let alone another body with the body cap alone  which you then quickly need to open and put a lens on should you ever need it, while taking all the things which are impairing access to the lens or the body.

 

Unfortunately, also due to a small acquired disability, my finger top dexterity has been greatly diminished in the last few years, so I might easily drop something if I try to juggle all of these things at the same time.

 

In other words my advise to you is to either reduce your needs to one or two bodies with two zoom lenses covering the widest possible range that you can afford, better if the two bodies each have the lenses permanently attached in order to minimize lens change, always a source of problems while on a trip.

 

Otherwise you need a larger bag to carry all your equipment and a smaller one to carry the equipment that you will chose for the day. Always try to picture in your mind the operative situation and how would you really work with things in the field.

 

You will now of course hear all sorts of brandnames ( Ona, Temba.....) from others advising you to do what they do, I am not going to do that because I am not you and you are not me.

 

What I can share with you is an attitude, a way of thinking,and how to work out, for yourself, what the best bag (s) is (are) for you.

 

Brands and types won’t help you much because they will reflect someone else’s needs and way to work with their equipment which might not be yours.

 

Good luck!

Hi! What's the exact name of the bag in the pic? 

[What camera bag would you recommend for a Fujifilm X-T3, two lenses, and some accessories?]

I don't live in the US so please don't link to any websites that are specifically US only. 

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On 2/14/2021 at 1:14 AM, jerryy said:

The external one that came with the camera. Leave that one in as much as possible. If you can, get an extra battery or two and keep them all charged. Then when you are out shooting and the battery you are using gets low, swap it with another and continue shooting. The internal battery will keep your settings from disappearing while you swap the batteries, but it is not made for holding those settings long term, for that you need to keep the big battery in the camera.

The X-T30 allows you to charge the external batteries while they are in the camera, but it usually faster to use an external charger. You might be able to find a X-T10 (new or used) charger for not much money and use it — the batteries are the same and will work in the same charger. As far as extra batteries goes, lot of folks have their favorites regarding price and capacity, you should be able to find ones from Wasabi Power for reasonable prices — they also sell chargers.

Thank you so, so much! I'm sure my questions seem really silly to people who are experienced photographers so I really appreciate you helping me out. Is there ever a time when I should be leaving my external battery out of the camera (except for when it's charging)? 

 

I don't own an X-T30, just an X-T3

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13 hours ago, CatsAreGods said:

"Can't take pictures without a charged battery" -- taps head

Perhaps try reading through the thread before commenting. 

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20 hours ago, jerryy said:

Actually, you need to pretty much leave the big battery in the camera as much as possible. If you leave it out, the internal battery will lose its charge after a while and all of your settings will go back to the fresh from the factory setup. Leaving the big battery out for a while is an alternative way to do a full reset in case things go very wrong. The internal small battery is there to keep the settings while you do battery swaps, etc.

When you say big battery, do you mean the external battery that came with the camera and that needs to be charged every once in a while? Or is there a third battery I - a newbie - don't know about? 

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8 minutes ago, Olaf W. said:

It‘s the best explanation in my opinion. Of course there can be other reasons. But these would also lead to the conclusion that the camera is defective.

Having asked the same question in another forum, I've been told it could be due to me not having charged the internal battery. Apparently I'm supposed to leave the battery inside the camera for a whole day before I use it - just to allow the internal battery to charge.  

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13 hours ago, Olaf W. said:

Welcome to our forum. There is an internal battery (or capacitor) inside the cam to hold the power for some if the camera is switched off and the attached battery is empty or removed. It seems that this internal battery is malfunctioning. The cam probably needs service.

 

Hi Olaf! Thank you very much. Are you sure? I just bought this camera brand new less than 2 weeks ago. 

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My second question is: Every time I turn on my X-T3, it always asks me to set my preferred language and then the date of today, even though I've already done it a hundred times. Why is that? 

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Hi. This is my introduction post. I'm a 23yo beginner photographer from Sweden who has just bought his first ever professional camera a little over a week ago (Fujifilm X-T3) and has no clue what he's doing.

My first question to all of you is HOW. I am honestly terrified I'm going to break it and whenever I watch a video I end up feeling even more confused by all these settings and buttons. I feel like I'm never going to learn how to use this camera - and if I do, it will probably take me another 9 months until I take my first REAL photo with it.

I'm excited to join this forum and learn more about the photography world, as well as the Fujifilm universe. :)