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tom's hiking faceTwo-Heel Drive is a blog for hikers, campers, backpackers and nature cravers in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. Need someplace to go? I've hiked all the best Bay Area trails: check out my favorite hikes or read the park profiles I wrote for the San Jose Mercury News.


So, how’s your lens envy?

Dan Mitchell says his equipment measures up.

Lenses: I try not to succumb to Lens Fever, so I use a small set of good Canon lenses: EF 17-40mm f/4 L, EF 24-105mm f/4 IS L, EF 70-200mm f/4 L, and 50mm f/1.4. While I may take all four on some hikes, more often I take a subset. On pack trips where weight becomes a significant issue I may take only the 17-40mm and the 24-105mm lenses.

Actually, Dan has a nice description of a serious shutterbug’s outdoor photography set-up. I’m too lazy to set up my Gorillapod, but those of you with ambition will have some good points for comparison.



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