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<\/a>The headless ghost of Waibaidu Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n
The one downside of straps such as the RS-7 is the strange lack-of-safety-net sensation you get when you take it off to attach the bracket for your tripod. But honestly, do yourself a favour: whatever manufacturer is your preferred religion, replace the cheesewire that your camera shipped with.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Advice for life<\/p><\/div>\n
Another purchase specifically for the trip was one of these<\/a>. The last couple of trips that I’ve taken my rucksack on, I’ve had to sling it into the outsize baggage when checking in. This may be a British airport peculiarity [because of the straps I was told], but it’s a real pain. I was really pleased with it, and it stood up to a bit of a battering. While I wasn’t carrying anything super-heavy to test the construction to the limit, it served me well and I can thoroughly recommend it.<\/p>\n Hard work<\/p><\/div>\n As my pitch to my poor long suffering wife for the 16-35mm L lens failed to pass the first round of investment governance, the final piece of kit that I bought for the trip was one of these<\/a>. OK, a USB chargeable torch isn’t exactly setting the world on fire, but weighing in at a mere \u00a32.38, it has to have the highest feasible utility to price ratio.<\/p>\n Lazy \/ scruffy combo<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I thought I’d use a kit oriented posting to wrap around a few more snaps that I took on holiday. Go on, my loyal readers, you both know who you are: treat yourselves. I have been meaning to buy a … Continue reading <\/a><\/a>