Reportage in Bali, Hardware and Samsung N510
December 17th, 2009
As I explained in the previous post dedicated to the wedding of Kim & Jeff , I will detail the equipment used for this type of reporting and return on one essential point: Backups and skimming, this solution I decided to a Netbook, first observations video in this post.
Carried equipment for the wedding:
Case:
Nikon D3 and Nikon D700, I invested in a D700 as the second case there are about 4 months (D700 replaced the D200 as my backup box) following failure of my D3, the failure was between the screen and the case, so basically instead of the fancy menus I had it right on my screen.
Note that the Nikon support Belgium (Procirep) was very fast at the time, the case is returned within 3 days.
Difficult to give you my impressions of the D700, I never use it, just insurance if the D3 drop me a story.
Objectives: Nikon 14mm 2.8 Nikon 20mm 2.8, Nikon 50mm 1.4, Nikon 85mm 1.4, Ring ARAX Volna + 80 2.8 (basically the tilt of the poor)
Flashes: 2 X SB 800, SB 900 X 1, X 1 SU400 (controller flash)
The rest: CF cards, chargers, mini tripod Manfrotto (super convenient, it should be 15 cm and ca troubleshoot a failure to take a real walk) Net book samsung N510 for backups.
Transportation:
Traveling by plane with camera equipment that takes the place is anything but simple if you are not in business, basically you are limited in size and weight, small board, if you travel several is best divide the material into several bags.
A recording distribute your material to someone who accompanies you time to weigh your bags, you can put everything in your bag after recording it.
If you only wear wide pants pocket also helps to put his goals in his pockets, the time to weigh the bags, it may seem a bit silly but have several times made it possible to avoid problems. Always keep on you will ensure your story, not to hold that it is not absolutely essential!
During the marriage I used a Lowepro CompuTrekker from home for the rest of the holiday I stayed on my Domke F6 bag I love this bag, it got everywhere, there is no camera bag, it is solid and me allows you to take the necessary, a box, 20, 50, 85 and possibly a flash.
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Backup and skimming, Samsung N510 Netbook Test:
To manage the large amount of images, I considered several solutions bouncer autonomous map, massive purchase of memory card, to finally decide to turn towards a netbook first hot reactions in the following video.
Note that since my purchase of the Samsung N510, other netbook came out with the Compaq Mini 311c which seems equally interesting for a lower price and very promising Asus EeePC Seashell 1201N
A more complete test is available on the Blogeee site.
Some pictures:
Some pictures "tourist" of Bali, so a little bit of everything, this is clearly a country that I would repeat with a real photographic approach and a real issue!
December 17th, 2009 at 6:36
actually, right now netbooks are toptoptoptop to unload / check etc.. return / price side
December 17th, 2009 at 6:40
Thank you for this interesting feedback, Ben.
It's nice to know the material used.
If I can afford a tip, take a look at the D700, it's really worth it and the D3 has nothing to envy.
Anyway, the pictures of "tourist" are still very beautiful.
December 17th, 2009 at 7:02
Hi, very nice reporting ...
By cons, you took what company to have issues photo bag? Me, I have a Lowepro Vertex 300 I filled the cleat when I travel, and I've never had any problems (though not in business class ..)
I plan to Bali at an upcoming trip, it interests me to know if you've had 'em ..... "with that
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David
December 17th, 2009 at 7:11
Hi Benjamin,
Beautiful pictures as usual.
For the netbook, I think you're still missed a good opportunity, even if it was not necessarily out when you took the Samsung, I think the HP DM1, screen 11 "with the same resolution but also dual-core processor for less than the Samsung!
Good luck,
JF
December 17th, 2009 at 10:02
gee: yep, sometimes it is pointless to have plenty of power, and a compact stuff that rolls
Fred: It is certainly very good, I had the opportunity to use underwater with a ewa bag and it is very close to the D3
Davidone: I remember more but I joke with many companies
JF: Yeah it looks great, it's always a matter of waiting or not and choose what you need
December 17th, 2009 at 11:05
Here! It is true that I had never thought of netbook to begin editing the field. And that sometimes the area almost faster than my McBook .......
Thank you Ben for the return.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:06
Hello Ben,
Shame not to use your Macbook pro ... ok it's a big machine but autonomy issue / power therefore can work is a very good machine ... I took mine in London with camera gear and I do the have not regretted it for a second ... well I am a strong advocate for mac
it's cool to embed videos in your articles ... if you have time to make a video of you in working on an image capture with one that interests me greatly, I am a fan of fast / efficient processing and the software intrigues me. the idea is not to spend more time on camera Raw to my reports. For that I'd like to see SOMEBODY already familiar tool to work with .... and I know anyone ..... finally, you see!
December 17th, 2009 at 11:09
nice set as usual and that puts us water at the mouth about topics that you have not yet processed ...
for the d700, I nod, you should consider yourself a little above, much lighter and discreet coverage that d3, and the studio just to associate the mb-d10 ... on the other hand, if I had the d3, maybe I would not say the same thing!
netbook issue I drool at this time on the Sony W12M1E / W, 7 hours of battery life with 6-cell battery and a screen resolution of 1366 x 768 (for 10 "!) almost equivalent to my macbook ...
for the bag I have a lowepro flipside 400AW which suits me perfectly: two boxes, three or four COs and a macbook + lots of accessories, all with back main opening to avoid pickpockets ... and what a comfort ladies m'ssieurs !
to + ben!
December 17th, 2009 at 11:18
Test samsung very interesting and very nice set, varied, colorful, and 2-3 looks very striking ...
Small question about image processing and screen calibration. No surprises on the color rendering and contrast of images, once back at home? Depending on the settings of the performance of the machine, the screen brightness seems to vary a lot, it may be a little confusing to process the photos? Well, you tell me, if it's just for the "Logging" and the backup is not very annoying ...
A +
December 17th, 2009 at 11:44
Julien Dorol: Yep quite surprised machine
William: Mac or Pc I personally do not care, it is a tool
Between lugging something heavy, expensive (the samsung listening 5 times cheaper) and cumbersome for 3 weeks in the dust and shocks my choice is quickly made! The mac is clearly faster, I return to Amsterdam for a corporate report and given the very different circumstances I clearly took the mac.
To give you an example, to lighten the bag, I did not take any macro lens, I took an extension ring for the 50mm, I did not take rechargeable batteries and charger, I bought the looted site
To work on C1 is something I intend to do, even if the application seems very easy to access
Roman: For D700 I have the grip, it allows me to give the batteries D3 eat and avoid lugging my two chargers. For bags pictures, I have 4 bags that match the different needs
Ded: The differences are large enough screen, I just have a "nice" surprise looking at the pictures of a story of the past week dérushées on mac, why I quibble fairly and limit myself to the Skimming
December 18th, 2009 at 12:18
Owl test indeed! This material is small as was said a great bouncer card for the price difference and especially functionality.
Personally, I use for backup Allway Sync Pro, which I love, because it also allows you to make "incremental" backups, with a lot of settings, filters etc., but it also allows you to move deleted files or displaced by a back-up in a predefined archive. So long as you have enough space on the disk, one can keep his good records, without cluttering the rest, while still keeping its records in case you need to recover data accidentally deleted.
Add the ability to backup the same way to a network folder, FTP server and company.
Otherwise, very nice pictures as always, congratulations Ben!
December 18th, 2009 at 2:40
As you mention in your video LR test, here is a comparison of major software demosaicing:
http://www.jrpac.com/blog/2009/comparaison-des-tons-chair-en-fonction-du-logiciel-de-dematricage/
It shows the differences in tones of Capture One, Lightroom, Capture NX and DXO Optics!
For information, to LR 3, the result is exactly the same as the LR 2
Jean-Romain.
December 18th, 2009 at 7:37
Good Benjamin
As usual in fact ... you're pictures are great. It's funny because you really have a picture style to you: you're really developing your own benefit and partly to your beautiful images.
Anyway, I really like.
Regarding the D700, I had the opportunity to have a little fun during my vacation in Mauritius and I have to admit that this case and fabulous ... After I do not know the D3 ...
Have a good day.
@ +
December 18th, 2009 at 9:33
Hello,
Indeed pretty picture anyway for a tourist
If your bag Domke F6, if one was on the video shoot you, I confess that I am very personal fear.
Indeed, there is no camera bag at all, but with all that that means or let fear.
Looks like your D3 in there will eat shots everywhere since it is only the canvas. I pray for him every night.
Amen!
December 18th, 2009 at 9:57
another great series and it makes a nice complement to the wedding, my favorite being the seller but (and no bananas
)
by ca against leaves me unsatisfied rating gear as I'm with you in Bali, I am single and I took the lightweight bag, 1d3 + 16-35II + 85ii ...
I either take the vertex 200 and I fill with Macro IS 100 bugs and 200 f2.0 for dance ...
j still hesitated, and your pictures do nothing to fix ca seen as the dance you were much too short for the kind of pictures that I want to do (and 200 can get a 1/30 so finally c is almost equivalent to the the 85 can give one a reasonable speed) ...
brief you all my pretty confused with your post
thank you for the pictures!
alain
December 18th, 2009 at 11:19
That said Ben, I tried to take my experience McBook during my last 3 month trip to Nepal and I am not disappointed.
I was a little reluctant because I'm the type to leave very very light and minimalist, but I absolutely had something to rough assembly and save images, advance editing.
The Mac is still quite compact, very strong (see what I could put him sometimes ...) and the next time, I would not hesitate to take on the trip too long. For more stories over and isolated terrain, the unloader card or a good card stock is the least cumbersome ...
rhaaaaa these stories gear ....
December 18th, 2009 at 1:35
Christophe Sepulchre: The list of features is very similar to SyncBack
I testerais to time, thank you back!
Jean-Romain: For RS, it still relies on ACR, until it bossent on ACR with dedicated application profiles remain unusable for me
I wanted to leave a comment on your article, but how disabled
Adrien Blogographies: I think it is very similar
Dati: It is cool the Domke, so it protects the masses it's true!
It looks like it
Alain: It depends on the approach of each but knowing your work take your 200, you may be frustrated if you do not have it!
Regarding dance, if you want a real photographic approach, should be invited in local ceremonies, talking with people, I personally have been in something a tourist, it is to see and enjoy but difficult access photographically
Julien Dorol: Each approach
I personally like to spare my back
December 18th, 2009 at 2:22
Hello,
An interesting post with beautiful pictures (as usual) and an interesting test. I am surprised the reactivity of C1 netbook.
Next post, that the "post-processing" as expected?
December 18th, 2009 at 2:23
Beautiful images! it makes you want to go to Bali
If one day you have time, it would be nice to "double" some of your photos (with the D3 and D700) to see the difference ...
December 18th, 2009 at 2:29
well I'll take your advice and sacrifice my back to 200
I'll have time to go "contact" but I do not make me no more illusion: my journey is superficial and I will not claim to really understand what I shoot, to make pictures full meaning you must know about it so as you say come back with a real topic to cover ...
Here in Japan I sometimes years before the picture I want to also full of pictures I have in mind and the hardest and the longest will create the opportunity to make the picture much more than press button!
sometimes several years after I returned to the scene to take the shot, like this one (2005 and 2009):
http://www.alaindavreux.com/index.php?page=2-006-754-1
http://www.alaindavreux.com/index.php?page=3-038-979-1
for light, to meet some one, by what I have not the good stuff (200 f2 for sumo), for a festival that my best to illuminate a temple once a year here ... there are no events that arrive every ten years!
Fortunately I have sometimes just damn bowl
short, now that I measure all the way that I still have to do to really "cover" Japan as I would like, I think that Bali gonna be very superficial, but too bad I have wanted to make me happy!
Maybe one day I could be a complete subject on festivals and dance in Bali and I would take three months up all expenses paid
the fact you're still expected in Tokyo huh
alain
December 18th, 2009 at 2:31
Romain: I realize that for the next post-treatment in 95% of cases it boils down to: import the image into C1, adjust contrast, saturation and white balance, and then export to the web.
I have nothing against the posting a video that shows this but I am not convinced of the value of it. For the rest there is no standard postprocessing, just different things depending on the images and their purposes
Basically a bit like asking a cook and kitchen how thou? It will answer the question does not make sense, but he wants to explain a particular recipe
Marc: No interest, the D3 and D700 out the same images (same sensor)
December 18th, 2009 at 4:04
I confirm to have a D700, and have "fiddled" a D3, there will be no difference in the picture, same sensor, same processor ... It therefore becomes simply issues of ergonomics, reliability of the shutter of grip, etc..
About Lightroom, it was useless for me until version 2.2, with the appartition Camera Profiles. I loaded the entire series, vivid, landscape, portrait, neutral, standard, and I get results very close to my jpeg from the box (which is a minimum, must admit).
After these questions soft, it gives endless debating, much like discussing stuff ... When you type in the LR, CO, Aperture, or DXO, I believe that there is no inherently bad, everything is to find one that allows good acquérire of automation and achieve specific results.
December 18th, 2009 at 8:49
Benjamin, thank you for your answer. I do not particularly thinking of a video, my comment concerned the survey lying around in your sidebar for a while (post treatment 51% of the channels). I thought you were preparing an article with your (your?) Recipe (s).
But it is interesting to see the steps of each (especially when the fate of each image as you)
After that, I agree that post-processing is not universal, it is necessary to adapt the recipe to taste
But you give me an early response (bdb, contrast and saturation)
December 19th, 2009 at 1:49
DeD: even with the camera profiles for Adobe Lightroom, I think there are still quite striking color differences with Capture NX particular.
Capture NX gives more accurate colors on light solids. LR has a tendency to over-expose these solids and turn white quickly.
The problem is that I still have not found the perfect solution.
Lightroom is great for workflow (selection, rapid development, export).
Capture NX is very good good for faithful color rendering (and blah emphasis on a little too strong for my taste)
Then, in cataloging / management métatdonnées (add, search, delete), I do not like RS, I must try IViewMedia.
But now, the goal was to have a LR single software but it is not everything although it does not have a good integration with other tools (see Noise Ninja) result, it returns to same problem at the time: segmenting their workflow by several distincs software, different firms.
Too bad ...
JR.
December 19th, 2009 at 1:11
Great photos ..... as usual
On the "trip" by plane .... it is clear that n'st sometimes unclear .... .
Personal I remembered a passage in Customs in Frankfurt, where the customs made a funny face when I saw my 70-200 mounted on the 30d. In fact on the screen that looked like a gun in profile ....
December 19th, 2009 at 4:43
Well, I did a quick comparison Lightroom / Capture NX2 on 2-3 images, after what has been said above, shown on my website with some pictures.
...
There are still some small differences, but it is not really crucial for me ... I get results that I consider correct, with a particularly efficient workflow. And from what I see on this site, C1 works very well too
December 19th, 2009 at 7:50
Your video presentation of Samsung is useful, thank you!
And manipulation with C1 is equally! Because it allows us to see the reactivity of this software when you move the tempera color: ie, immediately!
With NX2, you touch the tempera color, and the time you see the effects on the screen, you can go cut you a sandwich, you have time ... (even with a MacPro and 5GB of RAM).
I will test C1 because NX2 me grow ... (among others!)
December 19th, 2009 at 10:38
Interested to see how the d700 compared. I'm thinking of Adding d3 is so backup! My hand is still aching Effective shooting 9 hour wedding last weekend.
December 20th, 2009 at 7:47
I also have a D3 and D700, I assure you there is absolutely no difference in image quality between the two.
Advantage for the D700 sensor cleaning issue as integrated dust on the sensor, the D3 arises there.
Now, you put the "battery grip" on the D700 with the D3 battery and you have a true D3!
For the rest, it is only marketing ... (personal point of view)
December 20th, 2009 at 12:20
Alain: In Tokyo we will plan this!
DeD: Yes quite
Roman: As explained for 95% of my images I set the white balance, the contrast and expo in C1 with Export for Web. What many do not seem to understand is that the job is upstream, a shooting
Jean-Romain: I also think it is necessary to segment depending on the purpose of the images
Jimmy: We agree
DeD: Actually this problem skin tones home I notice a series of long hot trend for some images that pass and other LR is unable to get out of the red .. red
Now of course it depends on the expectations and preferences 
Did: NX2 was for me the best color rendering (which basically is not a surprise) the problem is that this software is not suitable when you have to work more than one picture!
amanda: D700 and D3 share the same sensor, in terms of the picture quality, it Will Be 100% the same! You May want to Consider to buy the grip, as the grasp is a lot better.
In fact i prefer the grip of the D700
Fred: It is the viewfinder
December 20th, 2009 at 1:57
Yes Ben, we are quite agree!
NX2 is fine when you have the time, its U points are also very good! Sometimes I use them to cool backgrounds, very convenient tool, much more efficient and faster than Photoshop for this manipulation here!
But when he must go fast ... it's over, NX2 is to gun down, in that he is not very pro ...
December 21st, 2009 at 7:46
Great photos! Photos conmbats cock reminded me of my native island, Reunion, where this activity is also widespread but difficult to photograph (as secret).
December 22nd, 2009 at 11:40
A new opportunity to discover your wonderful work!
Thank you for this post!
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:07
Thank you for these beautiful photos, as well as those of marriage you do shared with us!
Currently I have a D80, so I'll change court!
Me right now, I hesitate between D300 and D700
Question budget, I am closer to the D300 as the D700, but it remains to see if my goals will go to the D 700 if my choice is moving towards it!
According to equip for me, I hope, destination Thailand!
Thank you for all the info Ben!
December 27th, 2009 at 2:37
Well actually it is a F0.95 85mm IS with AF compet that I need to dance here
c is a horror, slow movements are falsely so you have to work fast, and they ca really dark night 
worse than geishas, not bad!
and c is beautiful and well ... s bursts
you really manages the lights, I find it not obvious at all to have beautiful lights in full day, ca tape hard and strong, even the sunsets are not evident a chopper
let me know for Tokyo!
alain
December 29th, 2009 at 4:03
Benjamin
You travails with Capture One, but with the normal version or Pro?
Do you use a code for 18% of your balance blans under certain conditions? Or do you look at?
cheers
December 29th, 2009 at 4:33
Could you give me the exact reference you tripod which you speak? It's been a while since I'm looking for a good compact tripod.
thank you
Fred
December 29th, 2009 at 11:29
Alain: Yeah I clearly told you
for the rest I'll get back to you 
Julien: Pro, but it does not change much, the pro understand a few things more, such as management of vignetting and finer color management but nothing really essential. For charter no I do not always walk with me a charter
Fred: The mini tripod is a Manfrotto 709B, it looks like this and it can support a D3 with 14 2.8 above
December 30th, 2009 at 4:08
Thank you for your reply but my question was actually rather on the tripod that you see in the picture hung in your bag. Certe conpact less than you're talking about but I already possesses a tripod table: Trek-Tech T'Pod (I highly recommend you also)
Thank you in advance,
Fred
December 30th, 2009 at 5:46
Fred: The tripod is a big Digipod which basically is a copy of a Benro that is coupled with a manfrotto very good for the price, I must have bought it three years ago, pretty happy with the rigidity
http://www.digipod.com.cn/newEbiz1/EbizPortalFG/portal/html/CategoryList_1.html
January 1st, 2010 at 7:22
Totally agree with you on Indonesia. The country worth visiting, but it is difficult to earn a true story and holidays. Y went with friends this summer it's frustrating picture side.
Well if I hope a post on the hairstyle shooting. I love the background that created the first image of the host slideshow you're successful, it does not look like a classic snoot.
Otherwise level gear, can you tell us where to find the volna and what you have taken him away in the wide-angle optical zoom in your choice, I consider a switch from Nikon and I found none of my children.
Thank you in advance for your answer, congratulations on your recent choices (ca seemed inevitable!) And Happy New Year!
January 4th, 2010 at 5:43
It makes you want to go
Well, then! You're on vacation, you post more
January 6th, 2010 at 12:50
Hello Benjamin,
Great photos of Bali and marriage! It must have been a beautiful experience ...
January 9th, 2010 at 9:12
Hello Benjamin,
Beautiful pictures and definitely recognizable style ... About D3/D700 torque and D200 you had, you seem to have kept your optical DX format, so that you get out pictures of a little less than 6 megapixels? ? Are you disabled it does not too much if you have to go out / deliver enlargements?
January 11th, 2010 at 12:30
the omoseb: Yep
that will come I would an article on it, for it is an optical volna MF mount pentacon all mounted on a ring arax you find here http://araxfoto.com/ Personal I am went for 150 euros with the ring and the volna 
for angular long side it comes mostly from my love for the fixed 
Delphine gonna viendre
stephanie: yep, a lot of fun!
ptb: I have nothing in DX at the same time I only had a wide angle DX
January 13th, 2010 at 1:51
Hello Benjamin,
A report including full color photographs really have a shot again. Personally, I'm not a fan of this type of story, but I must admit that the last photograph is truly sublime. We feel the palpable atmosphere, tension, sweating, ...
For the backpack, I am also in stupid dilemmas such as belt or backpack? Backache or practice?
Not being a professional photographer, I can only encourage you to continue these little tutorials very rewarding.
Good luck and the next,
Philippe
January 15th, 2010 at 9:14
In fact it is the ring that is tilt it's great that! What do you see as limiting thing?
January 15th, 2010 at 11:43
I tested the ring on the Canon of a friend, it works pretty good ... It was a Zeiss Biometar screwed on, more expensive than the Volna Arsat and other hair ...
) ...
Personally, in terms of limitation, not much to say ... Especially knowing that this solution amounts to 10 times cheaper than Nikon PC-E ... No shift, as the scale, but it would be enough ... And all manu , AF, expo, expo correction after rocking ... Anyway, I believe there are ways to have a little fun on the cheap! And lighter, PC and PC-E weigh their weight ...
My ring is controlled for some time, and a CO will follow ... With a little luck, it will happen before my first wedding in 2010, in late January, the opportunity to test new optical (yes, fixed focal
January 18th, 2010 at 4:46
beautiful series of shots
January 22nd, 2010 at 8:19
Hi ben,
I still thought the 1D4 I am very disappointed ...
Beautiful story. I have a few questions to ask you in private because I consider heavy stint with Nikon
Beautiful short story for the bouncer card, I would still took a mac book. Maybe the apple tablet week pro will also be a good way to see.
Finally, air travel, I always take my gear in the cabin never hold due to thermal shock: http://www.obturations.com/2009/01/tech-proteger-son-boitier-contre-loxydation/
I also like that my gear always with me, in case of trouble with the suitcase.
@ + +
January 27th, 2010 at 7:59
It's decided I'm going to Bali soon!
February 11th, 2010 at 4:19
Hi Benjamin,
Your work is truly remarkable, I always wondered how it was possible to also have good taste for aesthetics and paradoxically dress so badly. You might be a clue?
Congratulations again!
February 19th, 2010 at 8:16
What can I say .... Beautiful shots .... The colors, the atmosphere stand so surprising: we want to dive into the picture!
Question, you talk about asus eee 1201N very promising ... As of today the day you could test for the same use as the Samsung N510? The fact that the slab is brilliant is not a handicap?
Thank you for your answer
Friendships
February 21st, 2010 at 10:54
Hello,
I asked a simple question (note that all the others have found an answer from those raised by previous posts).
I use a D200 every day and I have to sell it to move to the full format.
I'm curious how you use post-processing for an intense color result. Is it the full dynamic sensor which gives this record? Do you use special or accented curves you contrast and saturation?
Friendships,
Philippe
March 17th, 2010 at 2:21
netbook community
Gute zum Thema Testberichte of findet auf http://www.netbook-community.de .
Hab sleeps sogar Berichte über das gute Asus Netbook gefunden im Bereich gerade das ist ja ein netbook forum richtiger Newcomer.
Schaut es euch das hat viele year out überzeugt iPad.
n muss jetzt weiter
May 16th, 2010 at 6:22
it is a feast for the eyes!