The truck and camper have had many updates but I haven’t had a chance to write about it yet. Here’s a few photos for now.
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Living out of my Toyota Tacoma while traveling North America
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It definitely slowed us down (I also had a death in my immediate family), but we’re cranking out the DIY stuff finally.
Thanks, and yes. We'll be hitting the road in late June or early July!
Just ran across this thread, so here's my take.
I used iphoto to increase the contrast a tad.
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Yes, I see it now.Any better now.
I didn't mention this, but on the topic of the iPhone 12 Pro as our primary camera...
We thought we'd be fine using our iPhone 12 cameras for our road life photos. After owning the phones for a bit, we're not really impressed with the photos as far as capturing very special moments goes. The photo quality is obviously great for most things but a phone will never compare to a higher end camera.
It's not Instagram photos I'm concerned with; I don't care if those are coming from a phone. But our road life is going to be one of the coolest things we'll ever do in life so we realized we want to capture those moments in a professional looking format. Maybe even have some made into canvases for our house one day.
She has an old Canon T5i DSLR but it hardly shoots better than the iPhone 12. So, today we splurged and got a sweet mirrorless rig. It's a Sony Alpha 7C full-frame kit with the lens. I did a lot of research before we chose one and I'm happy with what we picked. It looks like it takes some killer photos from what I've seen online but we haven't played with it much today because it was raining.
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Enjoy. My advice get used to using it before you are at a special place. Shoot at home.
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It’s not that complicated. If you stick it in aperture priority mode, you only have to worry about two sides of it. The digital forum on here are very helpful. @Clix Pix shoots Sony so might give you some pointers.
A note here about the images of the camera: for some reason on my display they're looking stretched-out a bit; I think that in reality the camera body actually is more evenly proportioned and compact. I haven't actually handled one, though.
Congratulations on buying a Sony 7C! I believe this camera is one which also does a lot with video, too, and is the choice of those who intend to shoot more video than stills. Sony makes great cameras and wonderful lenses. I've been shooting with Sony since late 2019 and I couldn't be happier.
Anyway, one recommendation I would make if you're going to want to shoot interiors and in low-light conditions, such as a nice evening by the waterside or some other appealing scene, you might want to pick up a "fast" prime lens, one with say, an aperture of f/1.8 or at least f/2.8. That will make a huge difference. Both the 35mm f/18 and the 85mm f/1.8 are small, reasonably light weight and also reasonably priced. There's also a 50mm f/1.8 as well. There are faster f/1.4 and even f/1.2 lenses, but they're considerably larger and more expensive.
Congratulations on buying a Sony 7C! I believe this camera is one which also does a lot with video, too, and is the choice of those who intend to shoot more video than stills. Sony makes great cameras and wonderful lenses. I've been shooting with Sony since late 2019 and I couldn't be happier.
Anyway, one recommendation I would make if you're going to want to shoot interiors and in low-light conditions, such as a nice evening by the waterside or some other appealing scene, you might want to pick up a "fast" prime lens, one with say, an aperture of f/1.8 or at least f/2.8. That will make a huge difference. Both the 35mm f/18 and the 85mm f/1.8 are small, reasonably light weight and also reasonably priced. There's also a 50mm f/1.8 as well. There are faster f/1.4 and even f/1.2 lenses, but they're considerably larger and more expensive.
Thanks for the info. We were looking at the 50mm f/1.8 prime and maybe the Tamron 28-200mm f/2.8 as a utility lens. But for now the kit lens is sufficient while we're learning.
Definitely it's best to work with what you've got now as you learn about what the camera can do and more importantly what you would want to eventually do with it. Have fun during the learning process and share some of your images with us!
That’s pretty adventurous. I would love to do this but I don’t think I would leave the USA/Canada.
Fridge platform is in!
7” tall storage cubby underneath for grill/pans.
Also retained access to the Four Wheel Campers electrical compartment underneath.
7” tall storage cubby underneath for grill/pans.
Also retained access to the Four Wheel Campers electrical compartment underneath.
Nice one! One question, though: is there a reason campers in the US are so often made to fit in the tonneau instead of replacing it? It seems like it's very inefficient in terms of useable volume. Surely it would make sense to take the bed off, and replacing it with a camper directly over the bare chassis. (like the Tommy campers https://www.tommycampers.com.au). They would be lighter, while offering more space (more usable width and height), and likely be more securely attached to the truck.
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