RichardM8 Posted July 26, 2010 Share #1 Posted July 26, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) In a few hours I'm off to Thailand for 3 weeks. The first 'serious' outing with the X1 and I plan to put it through its paces big time. The X1, a few memory cards, a spare battery and the charger. That's it. Gosh I never traveled this light gear wise. Only a year ago this was big Lowe Pro bag with a Canon SLR, lenses & stuff. What a relief! I hope to bring back some great images to share with you lot. Cheers, Richard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eelekim Posted July 26, 2010 Share #2 Posted July 26, 2010 Have a nice trip, Richard! Looking forward to your great pictures! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phancj Posted July 26, 2010 Share #3 Posted July 26, 2010 In a few hours I'm off to Thailand for 3 weeks. The first 'serious' outing with the X1 and I plan to put it through its paces big time. The X1, a few memory cards, a spare battery and the charger. That's it. Gosh I never traveled this light gear wise. Only a year ago this was big Lowe Pro bag with a Canon SLR, lenses & stuff. What a relief! I hope to bring back some great images to share with you lot. Cheers, Richard. Happy for you! You're lucky, I am going for work and will be there only a day and a half...will try to grab some shots i between work, probably try out some nite shots. You will love a trip with the X1, I brought it to India and loved it, feeling real light and happy....didnt need the spare battery though, but will still bring it just in case....have a great trip and happy shooting! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecaton Posted July 26, 2010 Share #4 Posted July 26, 2010 In a few hours I'm off to Thailand for 3 weeks. The first 'serious' outing with the X1 and I plan to put it through its paces big time. The X1, a few memory cards, a spare battery and the charger. That's it. Gosh I never traveled this light gear wise. Only a year ago this was big Lowe Pro bag with a Canon SLR, lenses & stuff. What a relief! I hope to bring back some great images to share with you lot. Cheers, Richard. Enjoy it. Was there in May for 2 weeks, great place, lots to shoot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1Addict Posted July 26, 2010 Share #5 Posted July 26, 2010 Hope you have a great trip! I recently returned from a 2 week trip through Montreal and NYC with my X1 and spare battery. I took almost 4,000 shots and really don't remember a day where I had to reach into my back and get the spare battery. I simply rotated the batteries at the end of the day and put the used one to charge. And I LOVED the light package. It was always on me and ready to shoot. Don't miss my DSLR one bit! Anyway -- enjoy your trip! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
h00ligan Posted July 26, 2010 Share #6 Posted July 26, 2010 Richard - enjoy your trip! Come back and share lots of great photos with us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_bom Posted July 26, 2010 Share #7 Posted July 26, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Welcome to Thailand BTW, the rain might disturb your trip this week here in Bangkok. In a few hours I'm off to Thailand for 3 weeks. The first 'serious' outing with the X1 and I plan to put it through its paces big time. The X1, a few memory cards, a spare battery and the charger. That's it. Gosh I never traveled this light gear wise. Only a year ago this was big Lowe Pro bag with a Canon SLR, lenses & stuff. What a relief! I hope to bring back some great images to share with you lot. Cheers, Richard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardM8 Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share #8 Posted August 8, 2010 Hi all, I'm still in Thailand and just realized that I can access this forum with my Nokia smart-thingy too. We have still one week to go on our 3 week trip. Thailand is an amazing and beautiful country. Friendly people and stunning, sometimes breathtaking scenery. Just like in a lot of other parts of Asia people are constantly trying to get your attention to sell you something. A little annoying sometimes but you get used to it too. The climate is wearing me down a bit. This intense tropical moisty heat is somethng else. The only time I'm not sweating like crazy is when sitting still or when swimming. Pffff... The X1 proofs to be a perfect travel companion. Coping far better with the conditions than I do. It works flawless. The brown leather case starts to look beautifully used, works quick'n easy and protects the camera pefectly (without the annoying lens hood). Battery life is a non issue. I have a 2nd with me but you really don't need it. AF is a non issue too. No probs whatsoever. Not once. I can't wait to see my images back home! Richard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardM8 Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share #9 Posted August 8, 2010 Oh I forgot to add, 'travelling light' with just the X1 sure beats lugging around my old'n heavy Lowe Pro bag stuffed with an SLR and lenses that you all 'need'... :-D Love it !! I must say that for some shots I feel a little uncomfortable to get close enough to people with the 35 lens. Something to work on/get used to 'cos when you do, the VOF is great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phancj Posted August 8, 2010 Share #10 Posted August 8, 2010 Hi all,I'm still in Thailand and just realized that I can access this forum with my Nokia smart-thingy too. We have still one week to go on our 3 week trip. Thailand is an amazing and beautiful country. Friendly people and stunning, sometimes breathtaking scenery. Just like in a lot of other parts of Asia people are constantly trying to get your attention to sell you something. A little annoying sometimes but you get used to it too. The climate is wearing me down a bit. This intense tropical moisty heat is somethng else. The only time I'm not sweating like crazy is when sitting still or when swimming. Pffff... The X1 proofs to be a perfect travel companion. Coping far better with the conditions than I do. It works flawless. The brown leather case starts to look beautifully used, works quick'n easy and protects the camera pefectly (without the annoying lens hood). Battery life is a non issue. I have a 2nd with me but you really don't need it. AF is a non issue too. No probs whatsoever. Not once. I can't wait to see my images back home! Richard. The coconuts they sell by the roadside at 20 baht each is the best for "cooling" down.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
h00ligan Posted August 8, 2010 Share #11 Posted August 8, 2010 Oh I forgot to add, 'travelling light' with just the X1 sure beats lugging around my old'n heavy Lowe Pro bag stuffed with an SLR and lenses that you all 'need'... :-D Love it !! I must say that for some shots I feel a little uncomfortable to get close enough to people with the 35 lens. Something to work on/get used to 'cos when you do, the VOF is great. In the mean time you can crop less and less until you are comfortable! I stuck a large camera in front of Sheriff Joe yesterday (didn't have the x1). He wasn't happy about it. Not the man to upset when you're an immigrant I suppose, but nothing came of it. Anyway, I just try to get closer and closer, and crop in the mean time. I rarely print anything, let alone large. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharookh Posted August 9, 2010 Share #12 Posted August 9, 2010 Richard - I plan to visit Bangkok with my family during the third week of August. Primarily, for the temples and a days visit to the tiger temple run by monks. Is Bangkok safe for visitors and are the sightseeing, tourist attractions open now? Enjoy!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_bom Posted August 9, 2010 Share #13 Posted August 9, 2010 Richard - I plan to visit Bangkok with my family during the third week of August. Primarily, for the temples and a days visit to the tiger temple run by monks. Is Bangkok safe for visitors and are the sightseeing, tourist attractions open now? Enjoy!! Those places were closed just like 5 days during a month of protest period. And it's surely safe for travelers. I recommend you to check the "Plern Wan" out, it is a place meant to be 1980's Thailand. It's in "Hua Hin", BTW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardM8 Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share #14 Posted August 10, 2010 Richard - I plan to visit Bangkok with my family during the third week of August. Primarily, for the temples and a days visit to the tiger temple run by monks. Is Bangkok safe for visitors and are the sightseeing, tourist attractions open now? We spend 2,5 days in Bankok when we arrived and we'll be there another 2 days when we get back next week. We (two adults and two children of 7 & 8) felt perfectly save everywhere we went. Day and night. Bankok is one of the most amaz ing cities I've been to. Kind of a giant, steamy hot pressure cooker. Hectic, noisy and extremely dirty and smelly at places. But hugely fascinating. Highly recommended! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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