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Monday, September 28, 2009

THINK TANK STREETWALKER HARDDRIVE

Though I still like my Lowepro bags, I find myself moving more and more into Think Tank system. I sold my Lowepro Fastpack 250 and got myself the Think Tank Photo Streetwalker HardDrive.

Think Tank Streetwalker Harddrive - exterior, originally uploaded by Serge Van Cauwenbergh.

Its almost as big as my Lowepro Computrekker Plus AW. Both of them allows me to load two pro camera bodies with battery grips and lenses mounted. The Computrekker Plus AW still holds significantly more stuff than the Streetwalker HardDrive and it also have thicker paddings, which I prefer. In comparison the Think Tank have thinner padding and the separators are the thinnest I seen so far. Despite that I still bought the bag because I suspect this is the bag I that will reach out for its smaller size and mobility since its not always that I would need to load a lot of stuff and I had my Computrekker Plus AW for that purposes.

Think Tank Streetwalker Harddrive - interior, originally uploaded by Serge Van Cauwenbergh.

The Think Tank is very streamlined and sleek, no protruding compartments and stuff like tripod straps and waist belt can be removed or tucked in when not in use. Speaking of waist belt, I realized when I load up all my gear into the bag it gets heavy enough to belt up and the included waist belt is too thin to help with any weight distribution.

With this bag however, there is a cool option to use the Think Tank Pro Speed Belt from the modular system for it. I have the Steriod Speed Belt which is thicker so and I am not sure if it fits, yet to try but I am now keeping my eyes open for a Pro Speed belt. The compartments, both interiors and the exteriors for accessories and tripod are all very well thought out; made by photographers, for photographers.

A very good review on a popular internet forum:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=676757

Video review:
(First 10 minutes is about iphone, scroll to 10:15 for the Think Tank bag review)

Monday, August 31, 2009

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SINGAPORE 2009

Special Olympics Singapore 2009 Aquatics Event. I was a volunteer photographer. These are the pictures approved by Special Olympics Singapore.

Slideshow:

Direct link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/antonc108/sets/72157622196002116/show/

Learned a lot from the event.

Friday, August 7, 2009

VIETNAM HCM PICTURES

Some random pictures of Vietnam, HCM.

More pics here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/antonc108/sets/72157621829599537/