three is a crowd

[wendellt]

hi guys just generating chatter for this opinion
i find having 2 camera's is perfect not only for practical reasons
but it looks good walking down the street with 2 camera's one on each shoulder
question is why is two sweet and 3 cameras hanging off you not

if i had to have 3 cameras it would be 1 wirth a wide angle lens the other with a telephoto and the 3rd one a rangfinder around my neck

discussion...

[sirhc55]

My opinion is this, one camera amateur, 2 cameras pro, three cameras total wanker

[Reschsmooth]

I stick with the 2 camera rule: 1 SLR & 1 MF. It gives me street cred, without being a total wanker, as Chris said. Well, I don't want to publicise the fact that I am total wanker

[Glen]

My opinion is this, one camera amateur, 2 cameras pro, three cameras total wanker

Have you been to the gym a lot recently Wendell? 3 cameras will weigh about 50% of what you do!

[gstark]

i find having 2 camera's is perfect not only for practical reasons

Are reasons beyond the practical? Please explain.

but it looks good walking down the street with 2 camera's one on each shoulder

It does? Who says so?

And since when does "it looks good" have anything to do with one's photography skills?

[soarer]

Why would you walk around the streets with 2 cameras hanging off you let alone 3???
I think 2 hanging off the shoulders is wanky, unless you're on a shoot or something

[PiroStitch]

For an event, 2 bodies is ideal as you'd have one for your tele and another either for a prime or a wide to mid zoom. As for 3...I don't know, just doesn't seem practical. I've seen a few people do it but it's just uncomfortable in terms of practicalities....

[phillipb]

I think I know why Wendell is asking this question. He's planning on carrying every bit of equipment he owns on him all the time so that it doesn't get knocked off. Don't worry about how goofy it looks mate, just do it.

[gstark]

I think I know why Wendell is asking this question. He's planning on carrying every bit of equipment he owns on him all the time so that it doesn't get knocked off. Don't worry about how goofy it looks mate, just do it.

Phillip,

Nice thought, but I don't think that's quite right. Wendell lost stuff on his last trip, so I expect that, at our next event, we can see him turn up with just one shoulder, and his prosthetic leg will have gone astray as well.

But the good news is that we can set up a boulles game using his glass eye and his silicone testicle.

[gstark]

and his silicone testicle.

And what was this thread's title, again?

[Yi-P]

I only have TWO hands...

[Reschsmooth]

Why would you walk around the streets with 2 cameras hanging off you let alone 3???
I think 2 hanging off the shoulders is wanky, unless you're on a shoot or something

Perhaps you want to shoot in two different formats - digital and medium format?