I learnt to very important things this weekend about outdoor photography

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I need a torch to help me focus at night and I need some bin bags/carrier bags to help keep me dry on wet ground.

Apart from that I had good fun.

Any recommendations for a small bright torch I can use to help focus at night?
 
Can't help with the torch, but an alternative to bin liners, if you are just sitting (rather than lying) on the ground, is a bum mat. They are small pieces of the closed cell foam used for sleeping mats. They provide more comfort if the ground is rough and better insulation.

Dave
 
magirus said:
Fenix do a good range of quality LED torches.
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+ 1 - I have a few Fenix torches and have bought more as presents - you get a lot of well-built and good-performance torch for the money.

The LD20/LD22 models are generally regarded as the 'all-round, general purpose' models in the range. The different output levels will come in handy too - it's surprising how much a torch on full brightness can dazzle when you're looking at a piece of white paper ;) - a low output setting is as important as a high one.
 
Big Andy said:
I would look for a head lamp rather than a hand held torch or a least a torch small enough to hold in your mouth for those fiddly two handed jobs.
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This. I have one from Energiser. Any outdoor shop will stock them. Battery lasts ages, light, bright, and as a bonus, it looks soooooo COOL :lol: Find it very handy when I go to remote location early in the morning.
 
I have a Fenix LD20 and it's awesome. Like others have said a head torch is a good idea - if you're worried about focusing in the dark, then getting to/from location in the dark is also a concern and a headtorch is just much easier. I have a Petzl that cost about £30 and is very bright.

I'm not sure quite how dark you're talking (twilight or pitch black!) but I can focus effectively using LiveView and exposure simulation when it's been dark enough that I've used a head torch to get home after the sun's gone down.

You also get kneeling/sitting mats that are waterproof that you can use instead of carrier bags. Another "must" for me these days is a packet of pocket tissues to clean water spots off my lens/filters. Lens clothes tend to smear the water around and get sodden pretty quickly.
 
I use a lazer pen at night, great if you have the camera on a tripod and your subject isnt a moving one!
 
Tringa said:
Can't help with the torch, but an alternative to bin liners, if you are just sitting (rather than lying) on the ground, is a bum mat. They are small pieces of the closed cell foam used for sleeping mats. They provide more comfort if the ground is rough and better insulation.

Dave
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Any outdoor and hiking shop will sell these.:thumbs:
 
MisterE said:
But the LED Lenser range as above is the current choice for professionals of all trades.
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Debateable, I would say that most professional users (especially in "life and death" professions like police, military, fire, rescue) would choose/use Surefire torches.

http://www.surefire.com/

LED Lenser are one step down, with Fenix offering some similar lights as well. Though in truth, for domestic UK use you probably wouldn't go wrong with any of them.
 
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