We then went to Aperture<\/em> Banawe to get his<\/em> ImageTank,<\/a> and have my<\/em> ImageTank<\/a> warrantied (the batteries were acting up). I must say that the new batch of tanks<\/a> are pretty sexy as they’re now silver instead of the sick blue I have – I wish they’d just replace the unit with a fixed, new batch instead of fixing the same one hehehehe but that’s just my OC-ness on color-coordinatedness talking.<\/p>\n And of course, I just had<\/em> to buy stuff. After all, why go through all the trouble of circling the whole of Metro Manila (Quiapo to Banawe) when you don’t intend to get something out of it![0]: http:\/\/www.tamrac.com<\/a> “Visit website”<\/p>\n “Canon EOS 20D”<\/p>\n “View product page”<\/p>\n “View product page”<\/p>\n I figured that I’d eventually need a modular setup for carrying my stuff. I noticed this on our trip to Iloilo, where I had to bring my Lowepro bag<\/a> with everything in it, just to take photos. It wasn’t a big bag really, but the weight and “unwieldy-ness” (is there such a term?) of the blasted thing just made it a nuisance to lug around.<\/p>\n Then I thought about the upcoming trips and tours we might have, and it suddenly became an urgent concern.<\/p>\n I figured that it would be nice to have a system that can<\/em> bring everything when needed, but also capable of bringing less (when the situation calls for it)<\/p>\n To cut a long story short, I got me these at Aperture (pictures taken from the [Tamrac website][0]):<\/p>\n Well not actually those<\/em> – just the belt that holds them together. I did buy a few of the ones pictured (and not) though. Namely this and this:<\/p>\n The first is a CF\/Battery wallet, for obvious purposes. Next is a medium-sized lens-holder – currently for my 28-135 IS USM<\/a> lens and my prime (as smaller lenses would obviously fit in there)<\/p>\n Lastly, we have the Zoom 19<\/a> as seen below<\/p>\n Funny thing is, that the Zoom19<\/a> already has<\/em> a CF\/battery wallet built-in!<\/strong> I didn’t notice it till I checked the product page again and saw the side zipper. Yet it’s all good since now I have space for the BP511As (the camera’s batteries) as the regular AAs (and CFs) don’t play nice when trying to fit in the same wallet as the BP511As.<\/p>\n My “modular system” is somewhat<\/em> complete, just need another general purpose pouch and a pouch for my flash.<\/p>\n Some people may ask why I didn’t go Lowepro<\/a>. The price<\/strong> baby! The Zoom19<\/a> fetched for about 2.5k, while its Lowepro counterpart easily costs 6k. They both do the same thing and are about the same size – it was a no-brainer decision.<\/p>\n All in all, it was a very productive day as I got a ton of useful stuff and I didn’t even have to shell out more than 5k (which is a great big deal when we’re talking about our “pilgrimages.”<\/em>)<\/p>\n Stay tuned for Ramadan #4, as Nono and I return for my replacement 20D<\/a> (the story of which, is reserved for another post) and hopefully some battery grips.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Canon EOS 20D” “View product page” Nono and I went on another pilgrimage to Hidalgo as I accompanied him to get his 20D and some other stuff. We then went to Aperture Banawe to get his ImageTank, and have my ImageTank warrantied (the batteries were acting up). I must say that the new batch of … ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/66\/180358416_1d5f7d4cb5_o.jpg\")
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