stevieh

"Better to live for one day as a Tiger, than for a thousand years as a lamb"

Steve Holcroft

42 / Male

Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria, United Kingdom

About stevieh

Respected Member | Member since 27th May 04

Citizenship: United Kingdom
Marital Status: De Facto
Occupation: Tour Operator
About stevieh:

Gave up engineering to travel for a year with partner and two kids. Came home and settled in Cumbria to set up a UK travel company.

Hobbies:

Walking, Motorcycling

Favourite places:

China, Japan, Oz, NZ,
Lake District, Glencoe

Activity : photos (6) forum (601) guide (646) blog (2) diary (0) trips (18)

Latest Blog Entry

Camera Choice

Posted by stevieh | 25th May 2007

'Small' and 'Light' are two words that help describe the ideal camera for the traveller, or at least the vast majority of us. And the current state of the art in digital compacts allows us to use one for almost any kind of 'snap' we could ever imagine, or even a camera-phone.
But what about those with more than a passing interest in the photographs they're taking, and when do you need something more capable?

The two other most popular categories of camera right now are Digital SLRs and 'bridge' cameras - those with an 'ultra'-zoom lens and whose size is typically between compact and DSLR.

SLRs used to be the preserve of professionals and enthusiasts, but diminishing sizes and prices have brought them into the reach of mere mortals, whether we need or understand all of their features or not. Ultimate image quality and interchangeable lenses are their two most important features.

A bridge camera is possibly the most flexible of all-rounders - at its heart is a compact camera,

Continued | Travellerspoint Photoguide

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USA

31 Jan 2003

A week in Hawaii. Wasted really, as we were running out of money and couldn't travel. But the buses are only $1 a go, so we saw Pearl Harbour etc. Waikiki a bit of a let-down after Australia's beaches.
Very expensive place to stay - hotels at least. Second only to Japan, we found.

Followed this with 3 weeks in California, travelling in a 32 foot, 8 tonne RV - first LHD vehicle I'd ever driven! Picked up in LA rush hour - at night, and driven to Disneyland.
Seven of us fit into this quite comfortably. Highly recommended and good value if you fill it like this and remember that it's both accommodation and transport.
Five days in Vegas. Didn't think it was my sort of place but loved it.