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I think camera bag choice is very personal, if you like shoulder bags, I recommend Domke F3x. It fits a body and 3-4 small lenses easily. It is a canvas bag so you can compress it if you travel light.

Edward Thanks for confirming that. I am still waiting for Gitzo to get back to me. Too bad this particular tripod has some sections stay put, some extend by gravity, makes it hard to use, as I need to remember which locks to tighten. Andrew After using a Gitzo for several years, I am used to all legs stay in place when locks are loosen, so when I need it in a hurry, I don't need touch the locks. But I understand this is personal preference, I had an Aluminum tripod that extends all sections. Each has its own merits and flaws. BTW, there is not much information on the net about the new mountaineer series. This is why I got 0542 as well. I found the new eXact tubing isn't that much stiffer than 6x, but the new g-lock is smoother and has a rubber ring to prevent sand from getting into it. The diameters of the legs in new 0 series are only slightly thinner than the traveller, make it no difference on stiffness of the two. It looks like the new 0 series is comparable to the old 1 series, the new 1 is the old 2 series in terms of load capacity. I wonder what they will do to the current traveller, make it beefier too?

Well I have a GT0542 (the new mountaineer series) with me for comparison, it doesn't do that either. So of three Gitzo tripods I have, only GT1542T does that. Unfortunately that is the one I intend to keep. I guess I will give Gitzo a call and what they say.

I just got a new Gitzo traveller tripod. Some section of the legs, when g-lock is loose, extend by itself from gravity. Is this normal? The other Gitzo tripod I have does not do that. I normally leave all g-lock loose, legs stay in place until I extend them. Wonder how other Gitzo tripods behave in this regard? Thanks

<p>Love the color.</p><div></div>

<p>I was told that you can have private events in this cavern. Literally we saw tables and chairs in one of the big chambers.</p><div></div>

<p>With onboard flash, I caught this little bat hibernating in Longhorn Cavern. They are loners. We counted, 38 bats during one hour walk. Without the guide, I probably wouldn't have even found one.</p><div></div>

<p>Shun, it is indeed focus in infinity and on tripod.<br> Guys, thanks for your responses, they are kind of what I thought, I just need to hear them.<br> 16-35mm is really a nice lens, I will be selling my 20mm but keep the 28mm.</p>

<p>I recently acquired a new Nikon 16-35mm F/4. I did a comparison on my other wide angle lenses, a 28mm AIS f/2 and a 20mm AFD, and found out the zoom is not as wide as these fixed focal lenses when I set it at respective focal length (just slightly). I wonder if anyone else has similar experience and is this considered normal for this lens?<br> Thanks</p>