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Originally posted by emopunk emopunk wrote:

What kind of Swiss Army Knife do you people take with you in order to not have troubles with police etc.? Victorinox has a very broad catalogue and I find it quite confusing to choose one to carry with us in our photographic activities.


You need to check you local laws.

In the UK anything with a blade over 3.5cm or of a locking type is in the offensive weapons category. Only way you can get away with that is if its a work tool and you are traveling to or from work.

Do you need the blade? Because Leatherman do bladeless multi-tools!
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Originally posted by TheRuttmeister TheRuttmeister wrote:

Originally posted by emopunk emopunk wrote:

What kind of Swiss Army Knife do you people take with you in order to not have troubles with police etc.? Victorinox has a very broad catalogue and I find it quite confusing to choose one to carry with us in our photographic activities.


You need to check you local laws.

In the UK anything with a blade over 3.5cm or of a locking type is in the offensive weapons category. Only way you can get away with that is if its a work tool and you are traveling to or from work.

Do you need the blade? Because Leatherman do bladeless multi-tools!


Well, I can't say I do need a blade but I can imagine that in some situations it may come handy.
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Originally posted by emopunk emopunk wrote:

What kind of Swiss Army Knife do you people take with you in order to not have troubles with police etc.? Victorinox has a very broad catalogue and I find it quite confusing to choose one to carry with us in our photographic activities.


I would assume this depends on what country you are in. Here in the U.S. the only times I've ever been concerned about carrying a pocket knife are when I'm flying or going into a high-security building, such as a court house. Oh, and going into a school.

I think we have gone a bit overboard on this. When I was a kid I always carried a pocket knife, even to school. In those days switch-blades were considered weapons, normal pocket knives were not. I fact, in the eighties, I always had a pocket knife in my brief case, which I carried on to airplanes.

Edited by PHCorrigan - 08 September 2010 at 17:46
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Originally posted by PHCorrigan PHCorrigan wrote:

Originally posted by emopunk emopunk wrote:

What kind of Swiss Army Knife do you people take with you in order to not have troubles with police etc.? Victorinox has a very broad catalogue and I find it quite confusing to choose one to carry with us in our photographic activities.


I would assume this depends on what country you are in. Here in the U.S. the only times I've ever been concerned about carrying a pocket knife are when I'm flying or going into a high-security building, such as a court house. Oh, and going into a school.

I think we have gone a bit overboard on this. When I was a kid I always carried a pocket knife, even to school. In those days switch-blades were considered weapons, normal pocket knives were not. I fact, in the eighties, I always had a pocket knife in my brief case, which I carried on to airplanes.


I agree with you that it's a bit overkill when we need to worry about a pocket knife and where we take it too. But I guess that's one other result of the hard times we are living in.. Things are not that easy as they used to be..
Anyway, I was looking for example at the Victorinox Cybertool 34, which carries mainly screwdrivers and tools for ITers. But I am afraid that in countries like UK this could be identified as weapon (!!!) because of the small blade they carry.

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And I got my numbers wrong, its 8cm in the UK. Most swiss army knives are under that limit though!
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Originally posted by TheRuttmeister TheRuttmeister wrote:

And I got my numbers wrong, its 8cm in the UK. Most swiss army knives are under that limit though!


That is already sounding better. Do they make some rule if the blade, altough shorter, is lockable?
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Does anyone know if it is possible to find a remote control that can calculate and exercise exposures in bulb mode (more than 30 sec.)?
Until now I have done the calculation manually and used a stop watch to do this, but a specialized remote control would make everything easier...
BTW, I use a850 and a700.
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I've never seen a remote that'll do the calculation of the exposure. I think you need a light meter for that. For the timing i use an Aputure timer remote. It keeps track of the time on long exposures, too and is absolutely indispensable for time lapse work...
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I think I have every accessory known to man but the one thing I find most useful (for a number of purposes) is simple...gaffer tape!

Here is the stuff I prefer:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/354356-REG/Permacel_Shurtape_Gaffer_Tape_Professional.html



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Originally posted by funnybeep funnybeep wrote:

Does anyone know if it is possible to find a remote control that can calculate and exercise exposures in bulb mode (more than 30 sec.)?
Until now I have done the calculation manually and used a stop watch to do this, but a specialized remote control would make everything easier...
BTW, I use a850 and a700.


My Hahnel Wireless T Pro will do timed bulb exposures though obviously it won't calculate the correct exposure time. I use an app for my iPhone called PhotoBuddy and get the camera to do a basic exposure at e.g. f/2.8, ISO6400 and then use the app to calculate the correct shutter speed when I change it to f/8 and ISO400. It's usually a good starting point and can be refined with experimentation.
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Originally posted by funnybeep funnybeep wrote:

Does anyone know if it is possible to find a remote control that can calculate and exercise exposures in bulb mode (more than 30 sec.)?

Until now I have done the calculation manually and used a stop watch to do this, but a specialized remote control would make everything easier...

BTW, I use a850 and a700.


maybe you can try LCD Timer Remote ,but it just for a700

http://www.linkdelight.com/R8E9-LCD-Timer-Remote-for-Sony-A900-A500-A700-A350.html
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When I saw how much the Sony remote cord costs(40+GBP),I trawled ebay and got a Minolta RC1000L for 5GBP.

A good result It`s surprising how many are for sale too.
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Here is something I find indispensable on cold days-a pair of framer's gloves. They keep your hands warm but leave your thumb and two fingers free to operate your camera:

http://www.amazon.com/Custom-LeatherCraft-140L-Framer-Glove/dp/B0000DYVHL
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I carry a survival blanket which doubles asa reflector, a notebook and pencil (pens always dry out when you need them) a pair of filter wrenches, an LED torch a small pocket calculator and microfibre cloths
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