Camera blogging, and how to be frustrated.

I haven't posted much about the equipment I use yet, so I suppose I should. If you're not into cameras, well, this is going to be a geek post.

My platform of choice at the moment is the Canon Digital Rebel XT, bought about a year and a half ago. I went with Canon rather than one of the alternates largely because the mount for their SLR lenses is the same across the spectrum of low to high-end camera bodies, so when I upgrade I won't need new lenses. Not every manufacturer can say the same.

A while back, I'm not sure when, I lost both my alternate battery and my charger, so I haven't ben doing much shooting. During my last outing with Dad, the battery I do have finally ran outta juice, and I had to borrow one from him. I've been casting about for ideas on whether to replace just the lone battery and charger, or whether to ...um... upgrade somewhat.

Then I made the mistake earlier of looking here. I swear, that's purest camera-geek porn. What I ended up getting is close to the bottom of the page, the "Battery Grip BG-E3", which features an alternate set of camera controls on it and an interchangeable clip that takes two of the (you guessed it) normal batteries used in the camera body, or six AA's. I got it thinking that it had an internal battery pack, and that it came with a DC adapter, which turned out not to be the case. What really frosts me about this is that I know full well as soon as I purchase another battery and a charger (which I could have done anyway), I'll find the one I lost.

Oh, in case anybody's interested, the lens I use most of the time is the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM.