Adventure Camera: Full-Frame vs. Crop-Sensor DSLRs

Every once in while, I get asked a camera question, such as: Should I get a full-frame camera like the Nikon D700, or crop-sensor like the D...

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Training to Climb Mt. Everest

  VO2 Max testing in 2008.  I did another one at the start of the year before I began training for Everest. There's surprisingly little ...

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Go Climb A Volcano

  Approaching the summit of Mt. Rinjani at dawn.  Nikon D300, 10.5mm. Trekking Mt. Rinjani isn't for the faint of heart.  The volcano is...

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Everest: Roll Call

It’s been a while since I last wrote.  During this time, I’ve been busy with base or foundation training (getting basic fitness).  I’m happy...

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Adventure Camera: Micro Four Thirds System

  Climbers on the summit mushroom of Nevado Chopicalqui, 6354m high, in Peru. Photo © Alexandre Buisse. While searching for a lightweight a...

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Everest: Daring to Dream

I’ll be making an attempt to climb Mt. Everest in the Spring of 2011.   Blast from the past: Paul Niday and myself on Mt. Rainier, Jun 1984 ...

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I still don’t shoot weddings but…

  The bride Shooting this wedding in India for a friend made it clear that I needed a second camera body for events where I don’t have time ...

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