Prague Packing List Tips by dinhyen

Photo Equipment: - A tripod for night-time and interior shots. I bought an antique, used Gitzo for the trip; it cost way too much but the tripod paid for itself. It fits inconspicuously in my backpack. I only pulled it out when needed. I saw a pro lugging a backpack that must have weighed 50lbs with a Bogen 3001 strapped to the side, and felt pretty good about my light load.

- For roof tops and spires, I think a long zoom lens and (circular) polarizer are useful. Bad things that can happen:
- The polarizer causes vignetting at wide-angle, despite precise, printed claim otherwise.
- My telephoto refused to focus, auto and manual, at the shorter zoom end, actually since Cesky Krumlov. The day after we left Prague, the front internal element FELL loose altogether. Thanks a lot Nikon. I'm blaming it for all of my out-of-focus shots :) It's in the shop now. Somewhere bct341 is laughing his head off :)