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: The backups and skimming, I decided for this solution to a Netbook, the first observations on video in this post.
Equipment Carried away 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 a breakdown of my D3, the fault is between the screen and the box, so basically instead of the pretty menus that I was right on my screen.
Note that the Nikon support in Belgium (Procirep) was very fast on the spot, the case returned to 3 days.
Difficult to give you my impressions of the D700, I never use it, just an assurance 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, ARAX Ring Volna 80 + 2.8 (roughly the tilt of the poor)
Flashes: 2 X SB 800, SB 900 X 1, X 1 SU400 (the controller flash)
The rest: CF cards, charger, mini tripod manfrotto (super convenient, it must be ca 15 cm and troubleshoots a failure to take a real walk), 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, 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 after recording it.
If you're only wearing a baggy trousers pocket also enables its objectives in their pockets, time to weigh the bags, it may seem a bit silly but having done this several times avoiding problems. Always keep enough to ensure your report, do not hold to that which is not absolutely essential!
During the marriage I used a Lowepro CompuTrekker home for the rest of the holidays 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, self bailing card, purchase massive memory card, and finally decide to turn towards a netbook, first reactions was hot in the video below.
Note that since my purchase of the Samsung N510, others came out with a netbook Compaq Mini 311c which 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 images "tourist" in Bali, a little of everything, this is clearly a country that I love again with a real photographic approach and a real subject!
December 17th, 2009 at 6:36
actually, now netbooks are toptoptoptop to unload / etc check. side return / price
December 17th, 2009 at 6:40
Thank you for this interesting feedback, Ben.
It's nice to know the material 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
Hi, very nice reporting ...
by cons, you took what company to have issues bag photos? Personal, I have a Lowepro Vertex 300 I filled the cleat when I travel, and I never had no problems (though not in business class ..)
Bali I plan on a future trip, I'm interested to know if you had "em ... .." with that
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David
December 17th, 2009 at 7:11
Hi Benjamin,
Beautiful images 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 "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 full power, something compact and it rolls
Fred: It is certainly very good, I had the opportunity to use it under water with a bag ewa and it's very close to the D3
Davidon: I remember more but I have a joke with many companies
JF: Yep it looks great, it's always a question of waiting or not and choose what you need
December 17th, 2009 at 11:05
Here! it's true that I never thought the netbook to begin editing the field. And that the area at times almost as fast as 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 my camera gear in London and I do the did not regret 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 working in a captured image 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 stories. For this I would 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 on subjects you have not yet processed ...
for the d700, I agree, you ought to look a little above, much lighter and discreet in reporting that the d3, and the studio is enough to associate the mb-d10 ... on the other hand, if I had the d3, I would say maybe not the same!
I drool issue netbook now on 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 suits me perfectly: two boxes, three or four objos and a macbook + lots of accessories, all with open main ridge to avoid pickpockets ... and what comfort women m'ssieurs !
at + ben!
December 17th, 2009 at 11:18
Test of Samsung very interesting and very nice set, varied, colorful, and 2-3 looks very striking ...
Quick question on image processing and calibration screen. Were no surprises on the color rendering and contrast of images, once back at home? Depending on the settings of the machine performance, the brightness of the screen seems much change, it may be a little disturbing to process photos? Well, you tell me, if just for the "Trimming" and the backup is not very annoying ...
A +
December 17th, 2009 at 11:44
Julien Dorol: Yep quite surprised of the machine
William: Mac or Pc Custom I tape 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 have clearly taken the mac.
To give you an example, to reduce the bag, I did not take a macro lens, I took an extension ring for the 50mm, I did not use rechargeable batteries or the charger, I bought looted the place
For work on C1 is something I intend to do, even if the application seems very easy to access
Roman: For my D700 grip, it allows me to give the batteries of the D3 to eat and avoid lugging my two chargers. Bags for photos, I have 4 bags that match different needs
Ded: The differences are quite large on screen, I just had a "nice" surprise looking at the images to a report 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 a lot of parameters, filters etc, but it can also move deleted files or displaced by a back-up in a predefined archive. So long as you have enough disk space, 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.
Add the ability to backup the same way to a 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's a comparison of the major software demosaicing:
http://www.jrpac.com/blog/2009/comparaison-des-tons-chair-en-fonction-du-logiciel-de-dematricage/
It shows the differences in skin tones 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 have a picture style to you: you're really developing your own benefit and in part to your beautiful images.
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.
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December 18th, 2009 at 9:33
Hello,
Indeed nice photo anyway for a tourist
Otherwise your bag Domke F6, if one had you 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 is going to eat all seen shots that only the canvas. I pray for him every night.
Amen!
December 18th, 2009 at 9:57
still a great series and it makes a nice complement to marriage, my favorite being the seller but (and no bananas
)
by ca cons left me on my hunger rating gear since I'm in Bali you, I'm single and I took the bag light, 1d3 + 16 + 85II-35II ...
I take the vertex is 200 and I will 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 for the dance since you were much too short for the kind of pictures I want to do (200 and can go down a 1 / 30 then finally c is nearly equivalent to the that the 85 can give a reasonable speed) ...
brief confuses with you my all your pretty post
thank you for the pictures!
alain
December 18th, 2009 at 11:19
That said Ben, I tried to take my experience 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 Derusha and save images, advance editing.
The Mac is still quite compact, very strong (see what I could put him at times ...) and next time, I would not hesitate to take him on as long trip. For more stories over and isolated terrain, the unloader card or a nice card stock is the less bulky ...
rhaaaaa these stories ... stuff.
December 18th, 2009 at 1:35
Christophe Sepulchre: The feature list is very similar to SyncBack
I tested has the opportunity, thank you back!
Jean-Romain: For LR, it still relies on ACR, as it not bossent ACR profiles with dedicated application will remain unusable for me
I wanted to leave a how to on your article but how disabled
Blogographies Adrian: I think it's very similar
Dati: It is the coolest Domke, he not protect the masses it's true!
It looks like this
Alain: It depends on the approach of each but knowing your work take your 200, you may be frustrated if you did not!
As for dancing, if you want a true photographic approach, should be invited in local ceremonies, talking to people, I was a personal thing a tourist, it is to see and appreciate but difficult Access photographically
Julien Dorol: Each approach
Personal I 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 also surprised at the responsiveness of the netbook in C1.
Next post, the one on 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 pictures (with the D3 and D700) to see the difference ...
December 18th, 2009 at 2:29
well I'll follow your advice and sacrifice my back to 200
I'll have time to go "in contact" but I am not of illusion: my journey is superficial and I will not pretend to really understand what I shoot, to take pictures full of meaning must know about it and therefore as you say with a real return on a cover ...
Here in Japan I sometimes years before the picture I want to also have j head full of images and the hardest and longest will create the opportunity to make the picture 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 one, for what I have not the right stuff (200 f2 for sumo), for a festival that my best to illuminate a temple once a year here ... there are events that happen n every ten years!
Fortunately, some day I just really bowl
short, now that I measure all the way that I still have to do to really "cover" Japan as I want, I think that Bali it will be very superficial, but never mind j I want to make me happy!
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
the fact you are 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, white balance and then export to the web.
I have nothing against 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 as if you ask a chef cooking and you how? It will answer the question makes no sense, but he wants to explain a particular recipe
Marc: No interest, the D3 and D700 come out the same image (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 , getting started, etc..
About 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 case (which is a minimum, must admit).
After these soft issues, it provides 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 good acquérire automation and achieve specific results.
December 18th, 2009 at 8:49
Benjamin: thank you for your answer. I did not particularly to a video, my comment about 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's interesting to see the efforts of everyone (especially when the fate of each image as you)
After that, 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 in Lightroom, I find that there are still quite striking color differences with Capture NX particular.
Capture NX provides more accurate color on solids clear. LR tends to over-expose and saw these solids to white quickly.
The problem is that I still have not found the ideal solution.
Lightroom is great for the workflow (selection, rapid development, export).
Capture NX is very good for good color fidelity (and bof the accent a little too sharp for my taste)
Later, in cataloging / métatdonnées management (add, search, delete), I do not like RS, must try IViewMedia.
But now, the goal of RS was to have a single software except that it does not do all that he does not have a good integration of other tools (see Noise Ninja) results, we return to same problem at the time: segmenting its workflow software by several distinctions 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 n'st not obvious sometimes .... .
I have personal memories of 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 images, after what has been said above, shown on my website with some images.
...
There remain small differences, but it's not really crucial for me ... I get to the results that I believe 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 manipulation with the C1 is as much! Because it allows to see the responsiveness of this software when you move the color temperature: ie, immediate!
With NX2, you touch the color temperature and the time you see the effects on the screen, you can go to cut a sandwich, you have time ... (and MacPro even with 5GB of RAM).
So I will test C1 as 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 After shooting last weekend 9 hour wedding.
December 20th, 2009 at 7:47
I also have a D3 and a D700, I assure you that there is absolutely no difference in picture quality between the two.
Advantage for the D700: the built-in sensor cleaning because dust matter on the sensor, the D3 arises 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 95% of my images I set the white balance, contrast, and in the exhibition with a C1 Export for the 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 according to the purpose of the images
Jimmy: We agree
DED: Actually the problem of skin tones home I notice a series of long hot trend for this requires some images and 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 image!
amanda: D3 and D700 share the Same sensor, in terms of the image 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 is 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 good too! I sometimes use them to cool backgrounds, a very convenient tool, more efficient and faster than Photoshop for this manip there!
But when he must go soon ... it's over, NX2 is to gun down, and in this he is not 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 beautiful photos, as well as those of marriage that you share with us!
Currently I have a D80, so I'll switch back yard!
Me right now, I hesitate between D300 and D700
Question budget, I am closer to the D300 as the D700, but it remains to verify that my goals will go to the D 700 so 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, in fact, c is a 85mm F0.95 IS AF with a compet that I need to dance here
c is a horror, the movements are slow so false you have to work quickly, and they do it really a dark night 
worse than the geishas, not bad!
and c is beautiful and it s good ... Popcorn
you really well run the lights, I find it not at all clear to have nice lights during the day, it shakes hard and strong, even the sunsets are not evident a chopper
let me know to Tokyo!
alain
December 29th, 2009 at 4:03
Benjamin,
You work with Capture One, but with the normal version or Pro?
Do you use a charter to do your 18% balance of blans under certain conditions? Or you do it by eye?
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: Yep I clearly warned you
for the rest I will re-contact 
Julien: Pro, but that does not change much, the Pro includes a few tips as well as the management of vignetting and a finer grained colors but nothing really essential. For the charter no I do not always go around with a charter
Fred: The mini tripod is a Manfrotto 709B, it looks like this and it helps support a D3 with 14 2.8 above
December 30th, 2009 at 4:08
Thank you for your answer but in fact my question was rather on the tripod you see in the picture has caught your bag. Conpact certainly less than that which you speak but I already have a tripod table: Trek-Tech T'Pod (I will highly recommend it for that matter)
Thank you in advance,
Fred
December 30th, 2009 at 5:46
Fred: big tripod is a Digipod which basically is a copy of a Benro who mated with a manfrotto, very good value, I must have bought 3 years ago, quite 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 is worth a look but it is difficult to combine a true story and holidays. Having gone there with friends this summer is frustrating side photo.
Well I hope if shooting a post on the hairstyle. I love the background that you did it created the first image of the slide show host, ca does not look like a classic snoot.
If not level stuff, can you tell us or find the Volna and what you've taken him away a wide-angle zoom lenses in your choice of lenses, I consider a switch to Nikon and I not find my children.
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
Hi Benjamin,
Great photos of Bali and marriage! It must have been a great experience ...
January 9th, 2010 at 9:12
Hi 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, so that you leave a picture of just under 6 megapixels? ? Is it not too t'handicapes if you have to go out / deliver enlargements?
January 11th, 2010 at 12:30
the omoseb: Yep
that will come I would do an article on it, for it is an optical volna 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 volna 
for the wide angle side that comes mostly from my love for the fixed 
Delphine: It's going to come
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
Hi Benjamin,
A report with full color photographs really once more. 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 atmosphere palpable, blood, sweat, ...
For the backpack, I'm also stupid dilemmas such as strap or backpack? Back pain 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 tilt is great that! What you see as limiting the trick?
January 15th, 2010 at 11:43
I tested the ring on the barrel of a friend, it works pretty good ... He had a Zeiss Biometar screwed over a bit more expensive than the Volna, Arsat and others ...
) ...
Personally, in terms of limitation, not much to complain about ... Especially knowing that this solution back 10 times cheaper than Nikon PC-E shift ... No, that flip-flop, but it would be enough ... And then all manu , AF, expo, expo after tilt correction ... But I think there's some way to have fun for cheap! And lighter, PCs and PC-E weigh their weight ...
My ring is controlled for some time, and 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 story. I have some questions privately to ask you because I plan to move heavy Nikon
Beautiful short story, the bouncer card, I still took a mac book. Maybe the Apple tablet this week pro will also be a good solution to do.
Enfin, pour les voyages en avion, je prends toujours mon matos en cabine jamais en soute à cause du choc thermique :http://www.obturations.com/2009/01/tech-proteger-son-boitier-contre-loxydation/
Comme ça j'ai aussi mon matos toujours avec moi, en cas de soucis avec la valise.
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janvier 27th, 2010 at 7:59
C'est décidé je pars à Bali bientot !
février 11th, 2010 at 4:19
Salut Benjamin,
Ton travail est vraiment remarquable, je me suis toujours demander comment c'était possible d'avoir aussi bon gout pour l'esthétisme et paradoxalement s'habiller aussi mal. Tu as peut-être une piste?
Bravo encore!
février 19th, 2010 at 8:16
Que dire….Magnifiques prises de vues….Les couleurs, l'ambiance ressortent de façon surprenantes : on a envie de plonger dans la photo !
Question, tu parles de l'asus eeepc 1201N très prometteur…As tu au jour d'aujourd'hui pu le tester pour la meme utilisation que celle du samsung n510 ? Le fait que sa dalle soit brillante n'est pas un handicap ?
Merci pour ta réponse
Friends
février 21st, 2010 at 10:54
Hello,
Je me pose une question simple (à noter que toutes les autres ont trouvées une réponse parmi toutes celles soulevées par les messages précédents).
J'utilise un D200 au quotidien et je viens de le mettre en vente pour passer au plein format.
Je suis curieux de savoir quel post-traitement tu utilises pour un résultat aussi intense en couleur. Est-ce la dynamique du plein capteur qui donne ce rendu ? Utilises tu des courbes particulières ou accentues-tu les contrastes et saturations ?
Amitiés,
Philippe
mars 17th, 2010 at 2:21
netbook community
Gute Testberichte zum Thema findet du auf http://www.netbook-community.de .
Hab dort sogar gute Berichte über das Asus Netbook gefunden gerade das ist im Bereich netbook forum ja ein richtiger Newcomer.
Schaut es euch mal an viele hat das iPad überzeugt.
so muss jetzt weiter
mai 16th, 2010 at 6:22
c'est un régal pour les yeux !!!