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, for this solution I decided take a Netbook, the first observations on video in this post.
Carry equipment for marriage:
Case:
Nikon D3 and Nikon D700, I invested in a D700 as a second case there are about 4 months (the D700 has replaced my D200 as a backup box) following failure of my D3, the failure was between the screen and the box, so basically instead of the fancy menus that I had right on my screen.
Note that support Nikon Belgium (Procirep) was very fast on the spot, the case came back in 3 days.
Difficult to give you my impressions of the D700, I never use it, just insurance if the D3 me loose on 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 (roughly the tilt of the poor)
Flashes: 2 X SB 800, SB 900 X 1, X 1 SU400 (the Flash Controller)
The rest: CF cards, charger, mini tripod manfrotto (super convenient, it should be 15 centimeters and troubleshoots AC has failed to make a real foot), Samsung N510 Net book for backups.
Transportation:
Air travel with camera equipment that takes the place is anything but simple if you're not in business, basically you are limited in size and weight, little tip, if you travel several is best distribute the material in several bags.
A recording distribute your material to someone who accompanies you time to weigh your bags, you can put everything in your bag once done recording.
If you are only wearing a baggy trousers pocket can also set goals in their pockets, time to weigh the bags, this may seem a bit silly but to have done this several times avoiding problems. Keep on what you insure your story, not to hold that what 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, I'm everywhere, there is no camera bag, it is solid and I can take the necessary one case, 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 card autonomous massive purchase of memory card, ultimately decided to direct me to a netbook, first reactions was hot in the next video.
Note that since my purchase of the Samsung N510, other netbooks came out with the Compaq Mini 311c that seems just as interesting for a lower price and very promising Asus EeePC Seashell 1201N
A more complete test is available at Blogeee.
Some pictures:
Some pictures "tourist" in Bali, so a bit of everything, this is clearly a country that I would repeat with a real photographic approach and a real subject!
December 17th, 2009 at 6:36
actually, now netbooks are toptoptoptop to unload / check etc.. side return / price
December 17th, 2009 at 6:40
Thank you for this interesting feedback, Ben.
It's nice to know the equipment used.
If I may counsel, take a look at the D700, it is well worth it and the D3 has nothing to envy.
Anyway, the pictures of "tourists" are still very beautiful.
December 17th, 2009 at 7:02
Hello, very nice reporting ...
by cons, you took what company to have issues bag photos? Me, I have a Lowepro Vertex 300 I filled the cleat when I travel, and I never had any problems (though not in business class ..)
I foresee Bali at an upcoming trip, I'm interested 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 especially dual-core processor for cheaper than the Samsung!
Good luck,
JF
December 17th, 2009 at 10:02
gee: yep, sometimes it is pointless to have plenty of power, something compact and it rolls
Fred: It is certainly very well, I had the opportunity to use it under water with a bag ewa 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 question of waiting or not and choose what you need
December 17th, 2009 at 11:05
Hey! it's true I never thought the netbook to begin editing the field. And it almost to the area sometimes faster than on my McBook .......
Ben thank you for this return.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:06
Hello Ben,
Shame not to use your Macbook pro ok ... it's a bigger issue machine but autonomy / power can therefore work is a very good machine ... I took mine in London with photos and stuff I do the have not regretted one second ... well I am a strong supporter of mac
it's cool to embed videos in your articles ... if you have time to make a video of you in working with an image capture with one that interests me greatly, I'm a fan of fast processing / software works and what intrigues me. the idea is not to spend more time on camera Raw for my reports. For that I'd like to see quelqun already knowing the tool to work with .... and I know anyone ..... finally up to you!
December 17th, 2009 at 11:09
nice set as usual and we put water in his mouth about topics that you have not yet processed ...
to the d700, I nod, you ought to look a little above, much lighter and discreet in reporting that the d3, and the studio just to associate with the mb-d10 ... on the other hand, if I had the d3, I would say maybe not the same!
I drool subject netbook currently 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 cameras, three or four objos and a macbook + lots of accessories, all with open main ridge to avoid pickpockets ... and what a comfort ladies m'ssieurs !
at + ben!
December 17th, 2009 at 11:18
Testing the samsung very interesting and very nice set, varied, colorful, and looks very striking ... 2-3
Quick question on image processing and calibration screen. No surprises on the color rendering and contrast of images, once back at home? Depending on the settings of machine performance, the screen brightness seems vary widely, it may be a bit disturbing 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 the machine
William: Mac or Pc Personal I do not care, it is a tool
Between lugging something heavy, expensive (the samsung cost 5 times less) and bulky 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 conditions I clearly took the mac.
To give you an example, to alleviate the bag, I have not made a macro lens, I took an extension ring for the 50mm, I did not take rechargeable batteries and charger, I bought of papillae on site
For work on C1 is something I intend to do, even if the application seems very easy to access
Roman: For the D700 I have the grip, it allows me to give the batteries of D3 to eat and avoid lugging my two chargers. Bags for pictures, I have 4 bags that match different needs
Ded: The differences are quite large on screen, I just had a "nice" surprise by viewing images of a story from last week dérushées on the mac, why quibble little and I limit myself to the Skimming
December 18th, 2009 at 12:18
Nice test indeed! This material is small as has been said that a better bouncer card for the price difference and especially features.
Personally, I use for backup Allway Sync Pro, which I love, because it can also make backups "incremental", with lots of settings, filters etc., but it can also move deleted files or displaced by a back-up in a predefined archive. Thus, provided we have enough space on the disk, it can keep its good record, without the hassle of the rest, while still keeping its archives, in case he should recover data accidentally deleted.
Neither is the ability to backup the same way to network folder, FTP server and company.
Other than that, very nice pictures as always, well done Ben!
December 18th, 2009 at 2:40
Since you mention in your LR test video, 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 on the skin tones of Capture One, Lightroom, Capture NX and DxO Optics!
For information, for LR 3, the result is exactly the same as LR 2
Jean-Romain.
December 18th, 2009 at 7:37
Benjamin Good,
As usual in fact ... you're photos are top. It's funny because you really a picture style to you: you're really developing your own benefit and in part to your beautiful pictures.
Anyway, I really like.
As for the D700, I had the opportunity to have a little fun during my vacation in Mauritius and I must admit that this case and fabulous ... When I do not know the D3 ...
Well, good day.
@ +
December 18th, 2009 at 9:33
Hello,
Indeed nice photo anyway for a tourist
Otherwise your bag Domke F6, if that's the one you had on the video shoot, I confess that I am very personal fear.
Indeed, there is no camera bag at all but with all that that means or raising concerns.
Looks like your D3 in there will eat blows everywhere since it is only the canvas. I pray for him every night.
Amen!
December 18th, 2009 at 9:57
another great series and makes for a nice complement to marriage, my favorite being the vendor but (and no bananas
)
by ca against hunger left me on my side stuff that I've seen in Bali, I am single and I took the bag light, 1d3 + 16 + 85II-35II ...
I take the vertex is 200 and I fill with the IS 100 for macro critters and the 200 f2.0 for dance ...
j hesitated again, and your pictures do nothing to fix it since you were there to dance too short for the kind of pictures I want to do (and the 200 can get a 1/30 so finally c is almost equivalent to that that the 85 can give 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 did try to take my McBook on my last trip three months in Nepal and I am not disappointed.
I was a little reluctant because I'm the type from very very light and very minimalist but I needed something for absolutely equiped for rough assembly and save images, advance editing.
The Mac is quite compact, very strong (see what I could put him at times ...) and 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 nice card stock is the least cumbersome ...
rhaaaaa stories of stuff ....
December 18th, 2009 at 1:35
Christophe Sepulchre: The feature list is very similar to SyncBack
I test has the opportunity, thank you back!
Jean-Romain: For LR, it still relies on ACR, until it bossent not on RTA with dedicated profiles the application will remain unusable for me
I wanted to leave one on how your article but how disabled
Blogographies Adrian: I think it is very similar
Dati: It is the coolest Domke, it protects the masses is not true!
It looked like this
alain: It depends on the approach of each but knowing your work take your 200, you may be frustrated if you do not!
As for dancing, if you want a true photographic approach, should be invited in local ceremonies, talking to people, I personally have been in something a tourist is much to see and appreciate 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, one of the "post processing" long awaited?
December 18th, 2009 at 2:23
Beautiful pictures! it makes you want to go to Bali
If one day you have time, it would be nice to "double" some of your pictures (with the D3 and D700) to see the difference ...
December 18th, 2009 at 2:29
well I'll follow your advice and sacrificing my back to 200
I'll have time to go "in contact" but I'm also no illusion: my journey is superficial and I will not pretend to really understand what I shoot, to make pictures full of sense must know about it and then as you say come back with a real topic to cover ...
Here in Japan I sometimes years before the photo I want to also have full day of pictures in mind and the hardest and the longest will be the opportunity to create the photo, much more than press button!
Sometimes I go back several years after the crime scene to redo the picture, 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 a light, to meet someone, by what I have not the good stuff (200 f2 for sumo), for a festival that my more, for a temple lights once a year here ... there are no events that arrive that every ten years!
Fortunately j sometimes I just really bowl
short, now that I measure all the way that I'll have to do to really "cover" Japan as I would, I think that Bali gonna be very superficial, but never mind j I want to enjoy myself!
Maybe one day I could be a subject full of festivals and dance of Bali and I would take three months all expenses paid on site
in fact you are still expected in Tokyo huh
alain
December 18th, 2009 at 2:31
Roman: I realize that for the next post-treatment, in 95% of cases it boils down to: import the image into C1, adjust contrast, saturation, white balance and then export to the web.
I have nothing against either posting a video that shows this but I am not convinced of the value thereof. For the rest there is no standard of postprocessing, just different stuff depending on the images and their purposes
Basically as if you asked a cook kitchen and you how? It will answer the question does not make sense, but he wants to tell you a recipe in particular
Marc: No interest, the D3 and D700 come 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, the same sensor, same processor ... It becomes simply issues of ergonomics, reliability of the shutter , of handling, etc..
On Lightroom, it was unusable for me until version 2.2, with the appartition Camera Profiles. I loaded the entire series, Vivid, landscape, portrait, neutral, standard, and I get very similar results from the jpeg of my box (which is a minimum, must admit).
After these soft issues, it gives endless debating, discussing a bit like the stuff ... When you type in the LR, CO, Aperture, or DXO, I believe that there are not inherently bad, all is to find one that allows acquérire good automation and achieve specific results.
December 18th, 2009 at 8:49
Benjamin: thank you for your response. I did not particularly to a video, my comment concerned the survey that you have in your sidebar for a while (post treatment 51% of channels). I thought you was preparing an article with your (your?) Recipe (s).
But it is interesting to see what steps each (especially when it comes out each of the images like you)
After, I agree that a post treatment is not universal, we must 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 Adobe Camera profiles for Lightroom, I find that there are still quite striking differences in color with Capture NX particular.
Capture NX provides more accurate color on flat surfaces clear. LR tends to over-expose and these solids turn white quickly.
The problem is that I still have not found the perfect solution.
Lightroom is great for the workflow (selection, rapid development, export).
Capture NX is very good for good color fidelity (and bof the emphasis a little too sharp for my taste)
After, in cataloging / métatdonnées management (add, search, delete), I do not like RS, I have to try it IViewMedia.
But now, the goal of LR was to have a single software package except that it is not everything though he did not have a good integration of other tools (see Noise Ninja) result, we return to same problem at the time: segmenting its workflow software distincs by several, of different firms.
Too bad ...
JR.
December 19th, 2009 at 1:11
Great pictures ..... as usual
Regarding the "trip" by plane .... it is clear that this n'st not obvious sometimes .... .
Personally I remember a passage in Frankfurt where the Customs Customs made a funny face when I saw my 70-200 mounted on the 30d. Indeed on the screen it looked like a weapon in profile ....
December 19th, 2009 at 4:43
Well, I did a quick comparison Lightroom / Capture NX2 on 2-3 pictures, following what has been said above, shown on my site with some pictures.
...
There remain small differences, but it's 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 also
December 19th, 2009 at 7:50
Your video presentation of Samsung is useful, thank you!
And the experiment with C1 so is! Because it allows to see the reactivity of this software when you move the color tem: ie, immediate!
With NX2, you hit the color tem, and the time you see the effects on the screen, you can go to cut a sandwich, you have time ... (even with a MacPro and 5GB of Ram).
I will test C1 as NX2 makes 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 After last weekends shooting 9 hour wedding.
December 20th, 2009 at 7:47
Me too having a D3 and a D700, I assure you that there is absolutely no difference in image quality between the two.
Advantage for the D700: the Cleaning Sensor issue as dust on the sensor, the D3 arose there.
Now, you put the "battery grip" on the D700 with the D3's battery and you have a true D3!
Otherwise, it is only marketing ... (personal perspective)
December 20th, 2009 at 12:20
Alain: For Tokyo we will plan this!
DED: Yes quite
Romain: As explained for 95% of my images I set the white balance, contrast and the expo as a C1 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 image
Jimmy: We agree
DED: Actually the problem of skin tones home I noticed the long series on a hot trend for a few pictures and pass it to other LR is unable to get out of 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: D3 and D700 share The Same sensor, in terms of the picture quality, it Will Be The Same 100%! 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 remains the viewfinder
December 20th, 2009 at 1:57
Yes Ben, we are in complete agreement!
NX2 is great when you have time, its U points are also very good! I sometimes use them to cool backgrounds, a very convenient tool, more efficient and faster than Photoshop for this manipulation there!
But when he has to go fast ... it's over, NX2 is to gun down, and in this he is not very pro ...
December 21st, 2009 at 7:46
Great pictures! The photos of 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 great work!
Thank you for this post!
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:07
Thank you for these wonderful pictures, as well as those of marriage that you let us share!
, Currently I have a D80, so I'll change back yard!
Me right now, I hesitate between D300 and D700
Budget issue, I'm closer to the D300 than the D700, but it remains to verify that my goals will go to the D 700 if my choice is moving towards him!
According to equip, for me, I hope, Thailand destination!
Thank you for all the info Ben!
December 27th, 2009 at 2:37
Well actually is a 85mm F0.95 c IS a competition! AF that I need to dance here
c is a horror, the movements are deceptively slow so you have to work fast, and they ca really a dark night 
worse than the geishas, not bad!
enfin c est magnifique et on s eclate bien …
tu as vraiment bien gere les lumieres, je trouve ca pas evident du tout d avoir de belles lumieres en pleine journee, ca tape dur et fort, meme les couchers de soleils sont pas evident a chopper
tiens moi au courant pour Tokyo !
alain
décembre 29th, 2009 at 4:03
Benjamin,
Tu travails avec Capture One, mais avec la version normale ou Pro ?
Est-ce que tu utilises une charte 18% pour faire ta balance des blans dans certaines conditions ? Ou tu le fais à l'oeil ?
cheers
décembre 29th, 2009 at 4:33
Pourrais tu me donner la reference exact tu tripod dont tu parles ? Ca fait un petit moment que je cherche un bon tripod compact.
thank you
Fred
décembre 29th, 2009 at 11:29
Alain : Ouaip clairement je t'avais prévenu
pour le reste je te recontacte 
Julien : Pro, mais cela ne change pas grand chose, la pro comprends quelques trucs en plus, comme la gestion du vignetage et une gestion plus fine des couleurs mais rien de vraiment indispensable. Pour la charte non je ne me promène pas toujours avec une charte
Fred : Le mini trépied est un manfrotto 709b, cela ressemble a cela et ça permet de soutenir un D3 avec un 14 2.8 dessus
décembre 30th, 2009 at 4:08
Merci pour ta réponse mais en fait ma question portait plutot sur le tripod que l'on voit sur la photo accroché a ton sac. Certe moins conpact que celui dont tu parles mais je possede deja un tripod de table : Trek-Tech T'Pod (je te le conseille vivement d'ailleurs)
Thank you in advance,
Fred
décembre 30th, 2009 at 5:46
Fred : le gros trépied est un digipod qui en gros est une copie d'un Benro qui s'est accouplé avec un manfrotto, très bien pour le prix, je dois l'avoir acheté il ya 3 ans, assez content de la rigidité
http://www.digipod.com.cn/newEbiz1/EbizPortalFG/portal/html/CategoryList_1.html
janvier 1st, 2010 at 7:22
Totally agree with you on Indonesia. The country is worth a look but it is difficult to combine a true story and holidays. Y went with friends this summer it's frustrating side photo.
I hope good if not a post about the shooting hairstyle. I love the background that you've successfully created the first image of the slide show host, it does not look like a classic snoot.
Otherwise level stuff, can you tell us or find the Volna and what you've taken him away has wide-angle zoom lenses in your choice of lenses, I consider a switch from Nikon and I found not my grandchildren.
Thank you in advance for your answer, congratulations on your recent choices (AC 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 more positions
January 6th, 2010 at 12:50
Hello Benjamin,
Beautiful pictures of Bali and marriage! It must have been a great experience ...
January 9th, 2010 at 9:12
Hello Benjamin,
Beautiful photos and a definitely recognizable style ... About the couple D3/D700 and D200 that you had, you seem to have kept your optical DX format, which means that you go out photos of just under 6 megapixels? ? Are you disabled it does not really if you have to go out / deliver enlargements?
January 11th, 2010 at 12:30
the omoseb: Yep
that will come over I would do an article for the Volna is an optical MF Pentacon mount all mounted on a ring that you find here Arax http://araxfoto.com/ Personal I'm out for 150 euros with the ring and the Volna 
for the wide angle side that 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 was only a wide angle DX
January 13th, 2010 at 1:51
Hello Benjamin,
A report in full color including photographs really have one more move. 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'm also stupid dilemmas such as strap 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 this is the ring that is it's great tilt that! What you see as limiting the trick?
January 15th, 2010 at 11:43
I tested the ring on the Canon of a friend, it works pretty good ... He had a Zeiss Biometar screwed over, a bit more expensive than the Volna, Arsat and other ...
) ...
Personally, in terms of limitation, not much to complain about ... especially knowing that this solution amounts to 10 times cheaper than a Nikon PC-E shift ... No, that flip-flop, but it would be enough ... And then all manu , AF, expo, expo after correction rocker ... But I think there are ways to have a little fun for cheap! And lighter, PCs and PC-E weigh their weight ...
My ring is controlled for some time, and the CO Update will follow ... With any luck, it will happen before my first marriage in 2010, late January, the opportunity to test new optical (yes, the fixed focal
January 18th, 2010 at 4:46
beautiful series of shots
January 22nd, 2010 at 8:19
Hello ben,
I thought the 1D4 still very disappointing to me ...
Beautiful report. I have some questions to ask you privately because I plan to move heavy Nikon
Beautiful short story, for the bouncer card, I would still have picked up a mac book. May be that the tablet from Apple this week pro will also be a good solution, to see.
Finally, for air travel, I always take my gear in the cabin ever in the hold because of the heat shock: http://www.obturations.com/2009/01/tech-proteger-son-boitier-contre-loxydation/
I also like that my gear with me always, in case of trouble with the bag.
@ + +
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 wonder how it was possible to have as good taste for aesthetics and also paradoxically to dress badly. You might be a clue?
Bravo again!
February 19th, 2010 at 8:16
What can I say .... Beautiful shots .... The colors, the atmosphere emerge so surprising: you want to dive into the picture!
Question, you talk about the asus eeepc 1201N very promising ... Have you in this day and could test it for the same use as the Samsung N510? The fact that his brilliant slab is not a handicap?
Thank you for your answer
Friendships
February 21st, 2010 at 10:54
Hello,
I ask myself a simple question (note that all others have found a response among those raised in previous posts).
I use a D200 on a daily basis and I just put it on sale to move to full frame.
I'm curious how you are using post-processing for a result as intense in color. Is this the full dynamic sensor that gives this rendering? You are using accented or special curves you contrast and saturation?
Friendships,
Philippe
March 17th, 2010 at 2:21
Netbook community
Testberichte Gute zum Thema auf Findet of http://www.netbook-community.de .
Hab sleeps Sogar Berichte über das gute Asus Netbook gefunden das ist gerade im Bereich netbook forum ja ein richtiger Newcomer.
Schaut es euch year out viele hat das überzeugt iPad.
muss jetzt so weiter
May 16th, 2010 at 6:22
it is a feast for the eyes!