Camera hacks (170 pictures)

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• Pictures of the Olympus D-510Z camera (3 pictures)
• Pictures of the Olympus C-2100UZ camera (5 pictures)
• Pictures of filter setup (9 pictures)
• Pictures of external flash setup (41 pictures)
• Pictures of battery and media setup (16 pictures)
• Pictures of camera straps (11 pictures)
• Pictures of camera bags (45 pictures)
• Pictures of tripod setup (12 pictures)
• Pictures of lens extenders (4 pictures)
• Pictures to show filter effects (4 pictures)
• Pictures of the Olympus E-1 camera and lenses (13 pictures)
• Other pictures (1 picture)
• Pictures of the Olympus C-8080WZ (1 picture)
• Pictures of Olympus DSLRs (E-1, E-510, etc.) (5 pictures)

Pictures of the Olympus D-510Z camera (3 pictures)

Picture #1: Olympus D-510Z camera 800x616, 48,636 bytes (47.5K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 20.0mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 108.6mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 00:19:30 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 11:48	Picture #2: D-510Z camera open 800x616, 46,456 bytes (45.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 17.9mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 97.2mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 00:20:13 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 11:49
Picture #3: Back of the D-510Z camera 800x616, 36,862 bytes (36.0K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 19.3mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 104.8mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 00:22:27 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 11:49

Pictures of the Olympus C-2100UZ camera (5 pictures)

The Olympus C-2100UZ good points were the 10x stablized zoom, it used smartmedia and I could share media with the D-510Z, it uses 3rd party flashes with the appropriate cable, and it uses the standard color space so no conversion is needed. The Dimage 5 seems to have a slightly better lens (though at 7x zoom with no stabalization), a focus ring on the lens barrel instead of using buttons, USB mass storage support, and 2048x1536 resolution. One of the things that I thought I was giving up by going with the C-2100UZ instead of the Dimage is the ability to print great 8x10's, but I have made some 8x10's from walmart.com, and the quality of the prints blew me away. I looked briefly at the Olympus C-700UZ, but in April, it was the same price as the C-2100UZ, did not have image stabalization, and I was wanting a camera that was more 35mm SLR-like.

In addition, the loyality of the C-2100UZ users seemed to indicate that it was a fun camera, and it sure is. Part of the fun of the camera is its hack-abilty (note, I'm using hack in the sense of making modifications to something, and not in the sense of breaking into computer systems). The rest of this page shows some of the hacks that I have done. Note, my camera is always a work in progress.

Picture #1: Olympus C-2100UZ camera 800x616, 57,543 bytes (56.2K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/4.1, ISO 200, flash, 1/60 sec, 12.5mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 81.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 00:46:34 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 11:52	Picture #2: Back of the C-2100UZ 800x616, 49,501 bytes (48.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.5, ISO 200, flash, 1/50 sec, 8.3mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 53.8mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 00:47:54 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 11:54
Picture #3: C-2100UZ with DPS-9000 battery, eyecup, wrist strap, and Hoya multi-angle lens hood 1280x976, 132,143 bytes (129.0K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2005, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 14-54mm lens f/5.6, ISO 100, ext. flash, 1/160 sec, 37.0mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering, -2 contrast, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 74.0mm Extra equipment used: Promaster 5750DX flash Taken by Michael Meissner on May 29, 2005 21:41:30 Last modified on August 28, 2005 at 11:47	Picture #4: C-2100UZ with Tcon-17 tele-extender and DPS-9000 battery 1280x976, 209,563 bytes (204.7K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2005, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 14-54mm lens f/3.3, ISO 100, 1/30 sec, 37.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering, -2 contrast, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 74.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on July 01, 2005 07:26:51 Last modified on July 08, 2005 at 22:00
Picture #5: Dinosaur camera (C-2100UZ) 1000x816, 70,947 bytes (69.3K), (html file) Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 14-54mm lens f/8.0, ISO 100, FL-50 flash (+0.7 flash compensation), 1/80 sec, 38.0mm, aperture priority, SHQ, matrix metering, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 76.0mm Extra equipment used: FL-50 flash, Demb Flip-it Programs used: gimp Taken by Michael Meissner on October 15, 2007 09:30:33 Last modified on October 15, 2007 at 09:30

Pictures of filter setup (9 pictures)

The 49mm lens hood is also from Ritz and is meant to protect the lens from sun flares. When used with the 49mm UV filter, I get some vignetting when the camera lens is in the full wide angle position. If I zoom out slightly, it goes away.

I was in Walmart and saw they had a cheap ($15) Kodakgear (aka Tiffen) set of 52mm UV filter, 52mm circular polarizer, 52mm lens cap, lens cord, and 49mm to 52mm step up ring. I had been wanting to get a circular polarizing filter, and this seemed to be cheaper than buying a standalone filter. The polarizing filter deepens blue skies, reduces the amount of light reaching the lens by 2 f-stops, and eliminates glare and reflections. I no longer use this filter set, since the vignetting with the 49mm->52mm step-up ring is worse than using 49mm filters.

I was in a local Ritz store and they had a clearance sale on the A series Cokin portrait starter kit that included a 52mm holder, diffuser filter, sepia filter, and a spot filter with orange and yellow spots outside of the center spot. Unlike round filters that you screw in and need to get different sized filters based on the lens, the Conkin system uses only 3 different sized filters (A, P, and X-Pro), and use different holders to match each lens. The filters seem to be cheaper than buying the screw mounted filters, especially as you go up to the larger sizes, and you can change them fairly quickly. Because they don't have a ring around the filter, I have noticed that I am more likely to get finger prints on the filter. Other than trying out the filters, I haven't done anything with the Cokin filters, and am contemplating selling them. I like the Cokin system in theory, since it saves you from having to buy multiple filters, but the set I have is the Cokin A series, and I would need to get the Cokin P series in order to share the filters between the normal lens, the A-200 tele-extender zoom lens, and if I ever get a wide angle tele-extender.

After going on a trip to the Sterling Renaissance Faire in New York (which on the day we went was rather dusty) and having to keep the filters clean, I picked up a Sima lens pen to clean the filters.

After getting a generic 49mm lens hood from Ritz, I was looking around for a better hood. I found the Hoya Multi-Angle lens hood that is much larger than the Ritz hood. It has 3 positions of depth, so that I can better reduce flare when shooting. At the Sterling Renaissance Faire during the final show, the sun sets behind the stage, and I could see a dramatic difference the lens hood made when I was taking pictures and raised/lowered the hood. I first discovered the Hoya Multi-Angle lens hood from "The Filter Connection" (http://www.2filter.com).

I discovered that the Hoya 49mm lens hood is 72mm on the outside, and the lens cap from the A-200 tele-extender fits perfectly on it. When I was rumaging through the camera store, I picked up the OP/tech USA 72mm lens cap that doesn't dangle from a lens leash, and now use it at the end of the lens hood.

After experiencing vignetting with the Kodakgear 52mm filter set, I went out and bought a Promaster 49mm linear polarizer filter. I also have bought a 4 point star filter but haven't yet used it, and a used +3 close-up filter. The close-up filter came with a +1 and a +2 filter too, but the filters were jammed together and I couldn't separate them. I also bought a set of lens caps to keep the filters together.

I found that using the filter stack caps to change filters was taking too much time, so I got some Tamrac filter wallets. The large 8 filter wallet fits nicely in the side pocket of my Ritz bag, while the small 3 filter wallet fits on top of the Lowepro TLZ mini bag when I need to reduce the weight.

Picture #1: 49mm lens hood, 49mm UV filter, 49mm cap with lens leash 800x616, 49,745 bytes (48.6K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/60 sec, 15.2mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 82.5mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 00:49:57 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 11:56	Picture #2: 52mm UV and polarizer filters + accessories 800x616, 68,636 bytes (67.0K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 16.2mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 87.9mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 01:45:56 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 20:50
Picture #3: 52mm UV and polarizer filter stacked 800x616, 29,011 bytes (28.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 26.2mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering, macro 35mm equivalent focal length 142.2mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 01:48:02 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 20:52	Picture #4: Cokin portrait starter kit 800x616, 67,328 bytes (65.8K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/60 sec, 16.2mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 87.9mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 20, 2002 09:28:47 Last modified on June 20, 2002 at 11:01
Picture #5: Sima lens pen for cleaning filters 600x830, 60,770 bytes (59.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/100 sec, 22.3mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 121.1mm Taken by Michael Meissner on July 20, 2002 02:00:56 Last modified on July 20, 2002 at 11:54	Picture #6: Hoya multi-angle lens hood and OP/tech USA 72mm lens cap 800x616, 104,152 bytes (101.7K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 400, flash, 1/80 sec, 17.3mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 93.9mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2002 02:10:13 Last modified on August 13, 2002 at 15:39
Picture #7: Hoya multi-angle lens hood and OP/tech USA 72mm lens cap #2 800x616, 106,846 bytes (104.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 400, flash, 1/80 sec, 17.3mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 93.9mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2002 02:10:37 Last modified on August 13, 2002 at 16:00	Picture #8: 49mm filter stack (polarizer, star, +3 closeup, filter caps) 800x616, 85,418 bytes (83.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/125 sec, 31.1mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering, macro 35mm equivalent focal length 168.8mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2002 12:14:55 Last modified on August 13, 2002 at 16:21
Picture #9: Tamrac filter wallets 600x816, 87,961 bytes (85.9K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/40 sec, 9.7mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 52.7mm Taken by Michael Meissner on October 05, 2002 01:26:08 Last modified on October 05, 2002 at 01:52

Pictures of external flash setup (41 pictures)

Both the cables are ~$40 each and the bracket is ~$60. The advantange of the FL-CB01 and FL-BK01 approach is that you can upgrade to the Olympus flash, FL-40, which works better with the camera, but is ~$300. However, I was starting to run into my budget amount and couldn't go with the Oly bracket.

The first flash that I bought (Sunpak 144PC), the pc-sync cable did not match with the FL-CB04 cable, and I eventually went out and got another flash (Kalimar 175A) at a local camera store that did work great.

The first bracket I got was a generic L bracket from B&H, and the cold-shoe on the bracket was screwed in the frame. Over a few weeks, one of the screws came out, and the other two were lose, so I went and got the Promaster bracket, which is real solid.

After I got the Lowepro vidcam3 bag and started carrying the camera in it all of the time, it became a chore to take flash pictures, since I had to reconstruct the bracket, screw in the camera, take the picture, and undo all of that. Also, the Promaster bracket has the flash off on the side instead of over the camera, which means you get shadows to the left. I searched through the brackets at the local camera store, and found the Stroboflip VH2000 which is small enough that I can leave it on the camera all of the time without the flash, and centers the flash over the lens, and the whole rig fits in the bag. It also flips the flash from horizontal and vertical position like most Stroboframe flashes (though it rotates the flash and not the camera unlike the higher end Stroboframe brackets). In the C-2100UZ case, since the tripod hole is off center, the flash is also slightly off center.

I discovered that the Sima SVR quick release is small enough so that it fits on the camera and does not have to be removed in order to change the batteries. I now have two of the quick release mechanisms, one that sits on the camera and the bracket, and the other one for my two tripods, so that I can move the whole bracket assembly to either the Ultrapod mini-tripod or the Vivitar full sized tripod easily.

One of the concerns I had about the Stoboflip flash bracket is the flash is fairly close to the lens. I found a no-name mini-ball head extender at the photo store that raises up the flash and allows me to better position the flash. Unfortunately the screws eventually came out of the flash head, just like my first bracket. I replaced it with a Hakuba strobe extender that I picked up in a local camera store that allows me to position the flash at any angle and it is longer and more solid than the mini-ball head extender it replaced.

After playing around with the Stoboflip, I was still getting green eyed monster cats in some cases where it was impractical to bounce light off of the ceiling (either outdoors, or in our dining room with its 2 story cathedral ceiling). I ran across the Lumiquest MidiBouncer that attaches to the outside of the flash. You aim the flash straight up, and the light bounces off the white vinyl and towards your subject, giving a much softer, diffuse light. Unfortunately, when I was at the store, the salesguy didn't ask what size flash I had, and the MidiBouncer is made for the larger flashes like the Vivitar 285HV. It works on my flash, but I could have gotten the pocket bouncer, which is smaller (they were within a $1 or $2), and would fit easier in my camera case. The MidiBouncer does add a lot of height to the camera, and it does reduce the distance the flash supports by 2.5 times, so I tend to use it when I can't bounce the light. However, when I upgraded to the larger Promaster flash, the midi-bouncer fit perfectly.

Eventually I became dissatisfied with the distance limitations of the Kalimar 175A flash, and I also wanted to upgrade to a flash that supported TTL (through the lens) metering. So I bought a Promaster 5750DX flash. This flash is powerful enough that I can bounce light off of the 25 foot cathedral ceiling in our house (at f/2.8). You can read more about the Promaster flash in my Olympus Flash FAQ. I got the Olympus adapter (part number #9901) for the flash, and it works well as a TTL flash. I eventually got the standard adapter (part number #71177) as well to play around with manual settings and to work with multiple flash setups.

I got a Wein peanut slave to play around with multiple flashes. I got the non-digital version, so I will have to use one of the flashes in non-TTL mode. So far, I cannot reliably get the Kalimar flash to fire off of the Promaster, though using the Kalimar to fire off the Promaster works fine in my tests.

I did a photo shoot for a storyteller convention and became unhappy with the amount of light I was getting out of the Midi-bouncer, so I went and got a Lumiquest mini-soft box on the recomendation of one of the local camera retailers. It acts as a diffuser instead of a bouncer to produce softer light.

I wanted to start playing around with reflected light, so I bought a gold and white Photoflex reflector at a local camera store.

Picture #1: Kalimar 175A flash, Olympus FL-CB04 cable 800x616, 54,400 bytes (53.1K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/60 sec, 15.2mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 82.5mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 00:52:05 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 11:58	Picture #2: Promaster flash bracket 800x616, 53,620 bytes (52.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/60 sec, 13.4mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 72.7mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 00:52:35 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 11:59
Picture #3: C-2100UZ with external flash 800x616, 71,973 bytes (70.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.4, ISO 200, flash, 1/40 sec, 7.6mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 49.3mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 00:57:45 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 12:01	Picture #4: Detail of C-2100UZ flash setup 800x616, 48,422 bytes (47.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.9, ISO 200, flash, 1/60 sec, 10.9mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 70.6mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 00:58:34 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 12:03
Picture #5: C-2100UZ with external flash #2 600x816, 70,108 bytes (68.5K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.9, ISO 200, flash, 1/60 sec, 10.9mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 70.6mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 00:59:03 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 12:06	Picture #6: Stoboframe Stoboflip VH2000 bracket in horizontal orientation 600x830, 69,967 bytes (68.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.7, ISO 100, flash, 1/50 sec, 8.9mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 57.7mm Taken by Michael Meissner on July 20, 2002 01:19:09 Last modified on July 20, 2002 at 11:41
Picture #7: Stoboframe Stoboflip VH2000 bracket in horizontal orientation #2 800x616, 68,453 bytes (66.8K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.5, ISO 100, flash, 1/50 sec, 8.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 51.9mm Taken by Michael Meissner on July 20, 2002 01:19:26 Last modified on July 20, 2002 at 11:44	Picture #8: Stoboframe Stoboflip VH2000 bracket 600x830, 65,419 bytes (63.9K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 20.7mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 112.4mm Taken by Michael Meissner on July 20, 2002 01:48:19 Last modified on July 20, 2002 at 11:49
Picture #9: Lumiquest Promax MidiBouncer and flash mini ball-head extender 600x830, 87,397 bytes (85.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 400, flash, 1/60 sec, 14.7mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 79.8mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2002 02:09:07 Last modified on August 13, 2002 at 15:23	Picture #10: Promaster 5750DX flash 600x816, 92,463 bytes (90.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/30 sec, 7.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on September 20, 2002 23:16:01 Last modified on September 20, 2002 at 23:50
Picture #11: Promaster 5750DX flash on camera, rear view 600x830, 90,815 bytes (88.7K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.7, ISO 100, flash, 1/50 sec, 8.9mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 57.7mm Taken by Michael Meissner on September 20, 2002 23:10:14 Last modified on September 20, 2002 at 23:52	Picture #12: Promaster 5750DX flash on camera, front view 600x830, 90,820 bytes (88.7K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.7, ISO 100, flash, 1/50 sec, 8.9mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 57.7mm Taken by Michael Meissner on September 20, 2002 23:10:36 Last modified on September 20, 2002 at 23:52
Picture #13: Promaster 5750DX vs. Kalimar 175A 600x830, 88,639 bytes (86.6K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/50 sec, 11.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering, bias -0.7 35mm equivalent focal length 59.7mm Taken by Michael Meissner on October 03, 2002 23:44:43 Last modified on October 03, 2002 at 23:51	Picture #14: Promaster 5750DX flash + Olympus 9901 module 800x616, 95,792 bytes (93.5K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/50 sec, 10.7mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 58.1mm Taken by Michael Meissner on October 05, 2002 10:48:14 Last modified on October 05, 2002 at 22:01
Picture #15: Promaster 5750DX flash, Olympus adapter, standard adapter, and Stoboflip bracket 800x630, 104,170 bytes (101.7K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/20 sec, 12.7mm, auto mode, SHQ, cloudy, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 68.9mm Taken by Michael Meissner on November 28, 2002 09:36:35 Last modified on November 28, 2002 at 10:08	Picture #16: Kalimar 175A flash with Wein peanut slave trigger 600x830, 75,907 bytes (74.1K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/100 sec, 22.3mm, auto mode, SHQ, cloudy, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 121.1mm Taken by Michael Meissner on November 28, 2002 11:00:57 Last modified on November 28, 2002 at 11:13
Picture #17: Flash accessories 800x616, 64,143 bytes (62.6K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2003, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/8.0, ISO 100, 1/2 sec, 7.0mm, aperture priority, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on April 09, 2003 13:25:39 Last modified on April 09, 2003 at 13:36	Picture #18: Flash extender 800x616, 44,466 bytes (43.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2003, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/50 sec, 11.3mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 61.3mm Taken by Michael Meissner on April 09, 2003 12:13:40 Last modified on April 09, 2003 at 13:54
Picture #19: Mini softbox 600x816, 42,879 bytes (41.9K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2003, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/30 sec, 7.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on April 09, 2003 12:15:58 Last modified on April 09, 2003 at 13:55	Picture #20: Photoflex reflector 800x616, 73,667 bytes (71.9K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2003, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/80 sec, 13.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, sunny, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 70.6mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 27, 2003 13:26:40 Last modified on August 27, 2003 at 13:57
Picture #21: Using the flash on a secondary tripod + using TV output 800x616, 75,999 bytes (74.2K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2003, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/30 sec, 5.6mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 36.3mm Taken by Michael Meissner on September 17, 2003 12:58:32 Last modified on September 17, 2003 at 13:14	Picture #22: Using the flash on a secondary tripod + using TV output #2 600x830, 66,902 bytes (65.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2003, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.9, ISO 100, flash, 1/60 sec, 10.5mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 68.1mm Taken by Michael Meissner on September 17, 2003 12:58:49 Last modified on September 17, 2003 at 13:15
Picture #23: Savage economy background stand and background paper 600x830, 59,175 bytes (57.8K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2004, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/30 sec, 7.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on February 09, 2004 13:37:12 Last modified on February 10, 2004 at 09:09	Picture #24: Photoflex flash/umbrella clamp and Photoflex 45" white umbrella 600x830, 58,811 bytes (57.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2004, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/30 sec, 7.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on February 09, 2004 13:19:13 Last modified on February 10, 2004 at 10:56
Picture #25: Setup for pink fluffy bunny shot from the 2004-04 album 800x616, 67,684 bytes (66.1K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2004, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, 7.0mm, shutter priority, SHQ, cloudy, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on April 10, 2004 17:34:12 Last modified on April 11, 2004 at 08:34	Picture #26: C-2100UZ with Stroboframe Pro-RL fully extended 960x1296, 85,703 bytes (83.7K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2005, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 14-54mm lens f/3.5, ISO 400, 1/80 sec, 27.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 54.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2005 11:33:36 Last modified on August 13, 2005 at 12:14
Picture #27: C-2100UZ with Stroboframe Pro-RL flash at the lowest position 960x1296, 86,489 bytes (84.5K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2005, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 14-54mm lens f/3.2, ISO 400, 1/60 sec, 27.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 54.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2005 11:34:12 Last modified on August 13, 2005 at 12:18	Picture #28: Promaster 5750DX flash, E-1 adaptor, ST adaptor, and 5 pin adaptor 960x1296, 102,334 bytes (99.9K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 14-54mm lens f/4.0, ISO 100, FL-50 flash, 1/160 sec, 52.0mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 104.0mm Extra equipment used: FL-50 Taken by Michael Meissner on January 01, 2006 20:59:30 Last modified on January 01, 2006 at 21:05
Picture #29: Samigon flash bracket, landscape mode, minimum flash height 600x830, 61,379 bytes (59.9K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/50 sec, 12.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, cloudy, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 65.1mm Extra equipment used: Promaster 5750DX flash Taken by Michael Meissner on July 26, 2006 08:27:13 Last modified on July 26, 2006 at 08:47	Picture #30: Samigon flash bracket, portrait orientation, minimum height 600x830, 62,430 bytes (61.0K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/60 sec, 14.3mm, auto mode, SHQ, cloudy, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 77.6mm Extra equipment used: Promaster 5750DX flash Taken by Michael Meissner on July 26, 2006 08:28:23 Last modified on July 26, 2006 at 08:47
Picture #31: Samigon flash bracket, back view, minimum height, SHLD-2 600x830, 64,782 bytes (63.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/60 sec, 16.2mm, auto mode, SHQ, cloudy, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 87.9mm Extra equipment used: Promaster 5750DX flash Taken by Michael Meissner on July 26, 2006 08:32:04 Last modified on July 26, 2006 at 08:47	Picture #32: Samigon flash bracket, landscape mode, maximum height 600x830, 57,135 bytes (55.8K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/40 sec, 9.4mm, auto mode, SHQ, cloudy, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 51.0mm Extra equipment used: Promaster 5750DX flash Taken by Michael Meissner on July 26, 2006 08:33:56 Last modified on July 26, 2006 at 08:47
Picture #33: Samigon flash bracket, 45" umbrella 800x1216, 132,671 bytes (129.6K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/4.0, ISO 100, 1/30 sec, 7.0mm, aperture priority, SHQ, cloudy, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Extra equipment used: Promaster 5750DX flash, Flip-it Taken by Michael Meissner on July 26, 2006 08:40:46 Last modified on July 26, 2006 at 08:47	Picture #34: Samigon bracket diassembled + EMS bag for storage 1280x976, 244,029 bytes (238.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 14-54mm lens f/3.4, ISO 100, FL-50 flash, 1/100 sec, 49.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 98.0mm Extra equipment used: FL-50 flash Taken by Michael Meissner on July 26, 2006 12:15:17 Last modified on July 26, 2006 at 12:18
Picture #35: Olympus C-2100UZ in Stroboframe Pro-rl bracket, landscape orientation 1280x976, 142,633 bytes (139.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2007, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 14-54mm lens f/5.6, ISO 100, FL-50 flash, 1/100 sec, 51.0mm, aperture priority, SHQ, matrix metering, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 102.0mm Extra equipment used: FL-50 flash Taken by Michael Meissner on April 07, 2007 22:05:19 Last modified on April 07, 2007 at 22:05	Picture #36: Olympus C-2100UZ in Stroboframe Pro-rl bracket, portrait orientation 1280x976, 113,073 bytes (110.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2007, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 14-54mm lens f/5.6, ISO 100, FL-50 flash, 1/100 sec, 50.0mm, aperture priority, SHQ, matrix metering, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 100.0mm Extra equipment used: FL-50 flash Taken by Michael Meissner on April 07, 2007 22:05:43 Last modified on April 07, 2007 at 22:05
Picture #37: Olympus C-2100UZ in Stroboframe Pro-rl bracket, portrait orientation #2 960x1296, 135,119 bytes (132.0K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2007, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 14-54mm lens f/5.6, ISO 100, FL-50 flash, 1/100 sec, 50.0mm, aperture priority, SHQ, matrix metering, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 100.0mm Extra equipment used: FL-50 flash Programs used: rotate Taken by Michael Meissner on April 07, 2007 22:07:02 Last modified on April 07, 2007 at 22:07	Picture #38: Promaster ring flash on E-510, 50mm lens 900x1216, 127,155 bytes (124.2K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2008, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 14-54mm lens f/8.0, ISO 100, FL-50 flash (+0.7 flash compensation), 1/60 sec, 33.0mm, aperture priority, SHQ, matrix metering, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 66.0mm Extra equipment used: FL-50 flash Programs used: RAW, gimp Taken by Michael Meissner on March 16, 2008 19:11:47 Last modified on March 16, 2008 at 19:28
Picture #39: Promaster ring flash on E-510, 50mm lens #2 1280x976, 148,322 bytes (144.8K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2008, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 14-54mm lens f/8.0, ISO 100, FL-50 flash (+0.7 flash compensation), 1/40 sec, 22.0mm, aperture priority, SHQ, matrix metering, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 44.0mm Extra equipment used: FL-50 flash Programs used: gimp Taken by Michael Meissner on March 16, 2008 19:34:12 Last modified on March 16, 2008 at 19:49	Picture #40: Picture of the FL-36, FL-50, Promaster flash shoes 656x522, 82,381 bytes (80.5K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2008, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 50mm lens f/16.0, ISO 100, Promaster flash (+1 flash compensation), 1/100 sec, 50.0mm, aperture priority, SHQ, matrix metering, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 100.0mm Extra equipment used: Promaster ring flash Programs used: RAW, gimp Taken by Michael Meissner on May 21, 2008 09:15:33 Last modified on May 21, 2008 at 09:25
Picture #41: C-2100UZ and Promaster ring flash 656x508, 52,114 bytes (50.9K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2008, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 50mm lens f/5.6, ISO 100, FL-36 flash, 1/100 sec, 50.0mm, aperture priority, SHQ, matrix metering, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 100.0mm Extra equipment used: FL-36 flash Programs used: RAW, gimp Taken by Michael Meissner on May 23, 2008 07:04:44 Last modified on May 23, 2008 at 07:13

Pictures of battery and media setup (16 pictures)

After buying the Radio Shack holder, I discovered CompUSA had a larger media holder from Case Logic for ~$6 that allowed me to hold 4 smart media cards, my 49->52mm step-up ring and 52mm polarizer. I did move over the ring and media case from the Radio Shack holder to the Case Logic holder. I can't find this particular case on the CompUSA site.

When I was in a local camera store, I saw the media holders from OP/tech USA that can hold 2 batteries or media cards. I bought the 2 that they had to add 4 more batteries on the camera strap. However, I'm not sure I would trust the somewhat fragile smartmedia cards in this holder. The optech link is available here.

As I was looking over various web sites, I saw one media or battery holder that had an indicator of whether the item was full or empty. This seemed like a good idea, so I made up a set of paper inserts to fit in the plastic smartmedia case to indicate the storage amount and whether it empty or full.

I use a Rayovac 1 hour charger to charge the batteries that I got at Walmart. I like the fact that unlike other chargers, it has separate sensors for each individual battery being charged, instead of having one sensor for groups of 2 or 4 batteries. Note, the batteries do get hot in the Rayovac charger.

I use Linux as my primary operating system, and the C-2100UZ does not act like a removable hard drive when plugged into the USB bus like newer cameras (including the D-510Z). The Omniflash reader supports both read and write operations in Linux. I got my reader from Compuapps.

After seeing the slim Case Logic media holders in the store, I decided to buy one. I've moved all of my media cards to this, and put a third set of batteries in the other Case Logic I bought previously.

I occasionally got corruption on my smart media cards after using the Omniflash reader, even if I tell the OS to mount it read-only. So when I was in Microcenter, I noticed that the Dazzle pcmcia card was fairly cheap, so I got it. It works well to copy the data, though I do have to swap out my wireless pcmcia card when copying the data (the builtin wireless ethernet in my laptop seems to have stabality problems, so it is simpler to use a wireless pcmcia card to connect to the network). I did some tests, and the pcmcia card is about 40% faster than the Omniflash USB card if the system is running off of the wall current, and somewhat slower when running on battery power.

The Image Bank is a portable hard disk that runs on either batteries, auto current, or wall current. When you place a smartmedia or compactflash card in the appropriate slot, and press the copy button it will copy the contents of the media card to a new directory on the hard disk. Each time you do the copy operation, it creates a new directory. Later when you plug the USB cable into the Image Bank and connect it to a computer, it acts like a normal USB hard drive. I find that Linux (through revision 2.4.22) does not deal with the Image Bank, and I have to boot my machine into Windows to do the copy. I bought the older system with a 3.2 gigabyte disk.

I discovered that Drifter Sport and Travel Bags makes a nice canvas battery case that holds 4 AA batteries, and has a Velcro (R) belt loop holder that is nice for attaching the batteries to the strap of my camera bags.

In February 2003, I took a vacation to the Grand Canyon, and planned to take my Image Bank with me. I found it immediately shut down when I attempted to copy media cards, though it would work fine as a USB disk. After the trip, I replaced it with the Vosonic X-drive II. I discovered later, that the Image Bank would go brain dead like mine if you used it as a USB disk and created new directories (which I had done). The original firmware of the X-drive II has a bug in it that any vibration of the unit while the copying is going on will immediately abort the transfer (but at least it tells you the transfer was aborted, unlike the Image Bank which just shuts down to signal an error). The firmware upgrade process is extremely clunky, and Vosonic doesn't provide support for their products, so if you are in the market for a portable hard drive, you might think about other models. Linux version 2.4.21 and above has support for the X-drive II.

Also on the February 2003 trip, I discovered that the power cord to my Rayovac charger had been cut somewhere along the way. I decided to buy a Lightning 4000N charger from Ripvan100.com. One of things I like about this charger is that it can deal with electrical currents around the world with a simple plug converter, and the plug fits into the base, so I can easily put it in the camera bag. At the same time, I bought 8 Sanyo 2100 maH batteries.

Picture #1: Radio Shack flash card/battery holder 800x616, 55,827 bytes (54.5K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 20.0mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 108.6mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 01:13:16 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 12:07	Picture #2: Homemade empty/full indicators for smartmedia 800x616, 74,781 bytes (73.0K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 20.7mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 112.4mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 01:16:07 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 12:09
Picture #3: Rayovac 1 hour charger + 4 Nimh batteries 800x616, 42,818 bytes (41.8K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 24.2mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 131.4mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 01:18:13 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 12:11	Picture #4: Omniflash Uno! smartmedia USB reader 800x616, 54,980 bytes (53.7K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/60 sec, 15.2mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 82.5mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 02:05:51 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 21:00
Picture #5: Case Logic battery and media holder 800x616, 93,785 bytes (91.6K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 13.4mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 72.7mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 12, 2002 09:15:32 Last modified on June 12, 2002 at 12:40	Picture #6: Op/tech USA media holster 800x616, 79,615 bytes (77.7K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 14.3mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 77.6mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 12, 2002 12:53:59 Last modified on June 12, 2002 at 12:58
Picture #7: Case Logic media holder 600x816, 97,322 bytes (95.0K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 24.2mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering, macro 35mm equivalent focal length 131.4mm Taken by Michael Meissner on September 02, 2002 10:04:48 Last modified on September 02, 2002 at 11:08	Picture #8: Case Logic media holder #2 600x816, 74,272 bytes (72.5K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 16.8mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering, macro 35mm equivalent focal length 91.2mm Taken by Michael Meissner on September 02, 2002 10:06:55 Last modified on September 02, 2002 at 11:09
Picture #9: Dazzle pcmcia smart media reader/writer 600x830, 81,206 bytes (79.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/100 sec, 24.2mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 131.4mm Taken by Michael Meissner on October 04, 2002 23:56:55 Last modified on October 05, 2002 at 01:12	Picture #10: Image Bank portable media storage 800x616, 102,557 bytes (100.2K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/50 sec, 11.6mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 63.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on October 05, 2002 01:17:56 Last modified on October 05, 2002 at 01:44
Picture #11: Components of the Image Bank 800x616, 89,455 bytes (87.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/60 sec, 13.4mm, auto mode, SHQ, cloudy, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 72.7mm Taken by Michael Meissner on November 22, 2002 22:15:17 Last modified on November 22, 2002 at 22:21	Picture #12: Drifter Bags battery cases 800x616, 107,006 bytes (104.5K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/8.0, ISO 100, 1/60 sec, 15.7mm, aperture priority, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 85.2mm Taken by Michael Meissner on December 21, 2002 12:27:03 Last modified on December 21, 2002 at 12:35
Picture #13: X-drive II 800x616, 62,211 bytes (60.8K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2003, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/80 sec, 16.8mm, auto mode, SHQ, sunny, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 91.2mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 27, 2003 13:24:12 Last modified on August 27, 2003 at 13:53	Picture #14: Lightning 4000N charger and Sanyo 2100 maH batteries 800x616, 75,592 bytes (73.8K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2003, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/80 sec, 18.6mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering, macro 35mm equivalent focal length 101.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 27, 2003 14:00:16 Last modified on August 27, 2003 at 14:32
Picture #15: C-2100UZ with DPS-9000 battery attached on the side 1280x976, 107,833 bytes (105.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2005, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 14-54mm lens f/5.6, ISO 100, ext. flash, 1/160 sec, 33.0mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering, -2 contrast, +2 sharpening, manual focus 35mm equivalent focal length 66.0mm Extra equipment used: Promaster 5750DX flash Taken by Michael Meissner on February 22, 2005 09:00:22 Last modified on August 28, 2005 at 11:50	Picture #16: Lots of electronic gear to carry on trips 1280x976, 127,903 bytes (124.9K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2005, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 50mm lens f/2.0, ISO 100, 1/50 sec, 50.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering, -2 contrast, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 100.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 29, 2005 22:33:54 Last modified on July 06, 2005 at 09:21

Pictures of camera straps (11 pictures)

Any way, I liked the idea of interchangable straps, so I got Tamrac N-17 (normal strap) and N-11 (two small straps that are meant to attach to D-rings on a backpack) straps which have the quick release facility. I can now quickly change the strap from being on the camera itself, to being on the camera and flash bracket, to being on the camera bag to being off completely when it is on the tripod. I do wish I had sprung for the extra money and went for the N-25 or N-27 straps, which are wider and have neoprene shock absorber.

Originally, I used a small dog collar for attaching to the flash bracket, but that wasn't tight enough, so I then used two layers of velcro straps to make it fit better. Eventually the adhesive on the velcro wouldn't stick to the dog collar, so I got a velcro strap with a D-ring from a computer store (it was meant to keep cables together) and stapled another velcro strip on the inside, which mates with the velcro strip that was glued around the top of the flash bracket.

I used a velcro strip to wrap around the flash to keep the pc-sync cable in the flash, and to keep the pc-sync cable attached to the FL-CB04 cable.

I am rather nervous about having the camera accidently falling, so I also added a wrist strap for holding the camera when I don't have the neck strap on. I originally bought the Tamrac N-15 hand strap but it is a hand strap and not a wrist strap (ie, it isn't tight around my wrist, so the camera could still fall off). I first made a wrist strap out of a small dog collar and attached one of the N-11 straps to it. Now, when the camera is on my neck, I detach the wrist strap using the quick release mechansim, and when I'm holding the camera, I attach it back again.

When I was in a camera store looking for camera bags, I saw the OP/TECH USA gotcha wrist strap, which uses velcro to attach, rather than a clasp. The velcro is a lot easier to attach and detach than the clasps of the dog collar, particularly on my right wrist, since I am right handed, and it meant doing it with my left hand. OP/TECH uses a female quick release connector while the Tamrac straps use a male connector, so I can't use the same strap for both. The OP/TECH USA web site for the gotcha strap is located here. I find I use the wrist strap much more than I use the neck strap these days.

I used velcro strips to keep the pc-sync cord attached to both the flash and the FL-CB04 cable, since it would come out every so often until I upgraded to the Promaster flash, which provides its own cord.

I got some twist rings from the local hardware store so that the straps won't get twisted, but they are not easy to remove. I was in the outdoor store REI and they had some zipper pulls by the cash register. I got these and now use them instead of the twist rings, because they are easy to attach and detach, and when detached, they don't leave bits still on the camera.

At the Sterling Renaissance Faire in 2003, I visited the Potomac Leather company booth and had them make me a leather wrist strap for carrying the camera. I can attach the strap one handed, and it feels like it will hold the camera more reliably than the OP/TECH strap will, and it is now my main wrist strap.

Picture #1: Tamrac N-11 strap + dog collar as wrist strap 800x616, 49,754 bytes (48.6K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 20.7mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 112.4mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 01:21:05 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 12:14	Picture #2: Tamrac N-17 strap with dog collar to attach to flash bracket 800x616, 75,666 bytes (73.9K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 17.3mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 93.9mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 01:22:03 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 12:16
Picture #3: Shoulder and wrist straps on C-2100UZ 800x616, 77,237 bytes (75.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.7, ISO 200, flash, 1/50 sec, 9.3mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 60.3mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 01:36:53 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 12:18	Picture #4: Shoulder and wrist straps on C-2100UZ with flash bracket 800x616, 80,086 bytes (78.2K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.5, ISO 200, flash, 1/50 sec, 8.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 51.9mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 01:40:29 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 12:20
Picture #5: Connecting the straps with twist rings 800x616, 89,522 bytes (87.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/4.1, ISO 200, flash, 1/60 sec, 12.5mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 81.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 10, 2002 01:11:07 Last modified on June 10, 2002 at 09:44	Picture #6: Connecting the straps with twist rings #2 800x616, 95,974 bytes (93.7K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/2.8, ISO 200, flash, 1/30 sec, 5.6mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 36.3mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 10, 2002 01:11:31 Last modified on June 10, 2002 at 09:47
Picture #7: Velcro strap holder and velcro pc-sync cable holder 800x616, 59,681 bytes (58.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/25 sec, 7.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering, macro 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 20, 2002 12:37:18 Last modified on June 20, 2002 at 20:40	Picture #8: OP/TECH USA gotcha wrist strap 800x616, 94,784 bytes (92.6K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.2, ISO 100, flash, 1/40 sec, 7.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 45.4mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 23, 2002 23:46:53 Last modified on June 24, 2002 at 09:49
Picture #9: Zipper pulls on neck/wrist straps 800x616, 109,137 bytes (106.6K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/8.0, ISO 100, 1/60 sec, 14.7mm, aperture priority, SHQ, cloudy, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 79.8mm Taken by Michael Meissner on November 28, 2002 09:32:59 Last modified on November 28, 2002 at 09:54	Picture #10: Custom wrist strap 600x816, 35,235 bytes (34.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2003, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/100 sec, 21.5mm, auto mode, SHQ, sunny, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 116.7mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 27, 2003 13:22:16 Last modified on August 27, 2003 at 13:41
Picture #11: Custom wrist strap #2 800x616, 45,221 bytes (44.2K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2003, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/80 sec, 16.8mm, auto mode, SHQ, sunny, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 91.2mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 27, 2003 13:22:48 Last modified on August 27, 2003 at 13:41

Pictures of camera bags (45 pictures)

I bought a Case Logic bag from CompUSA that the C-2100UZ fits in rather nicely. I put it in sitting on the back with the lens up in the air. I must admit since I've gotten the flash bracket and straps setup, I tend not to use the case all that much.

My family and I go to Renaissance Faires in costume as part of our vacation, and at the Georgia Renaissance Faire I picked up a large pouch (sporran model) from Dreamshoes.com that is just the perfect size to hold the C-2100UZ, though it doesn't hold the falsh or bracket well.

After getting some more equipment, I got tired of having all of the other equipment spill over the shelf, so I went looking for a new camera bag. I decided on the Lowepro vidcam3 bag, which is large enough for the camera and all of my current stuff (though it is somewhat of a close fit), with the flash and bracket in the bottom compartment, the batteries, filters, and smartmedia cards in the side pocket, and camera and A-200 lens in the top compartment. The web site for the vidcam3 bag is located here.

Eventually, the Lowpro bag wasn't enough space, particularly to store the new Promaster 5750DX flash, so I went to Ritz and bought one of their large Quantaray QG-BL bags. It measures 8"(W) x 12"(L) x 8"(H).

After buying the large bag and doing a day trip to Faneuil Hall, my shoulders were aching. So I remembered that a lot of people said the Lowepro TLZ mini bag seemed just made for the C-2100UZ, and the C-2100UZ fits real well in it. It allows me to carry just the camera, some smartmedia cards, 1 set of batteries, and a few filters, so that I can more easily take the camera on expeditions.

For my birthday, my sister and brother-in-law gave me a Rio Bravo fishing vest that I now use quite a bit when I'm going out to take pictures. My Olympus C-2100UZ fits in one of the large pockets, and the flash fits in the other. I distribute batteries, media cards, and filters in the other pockets.

Picture #1: Olympus case for D-510Z 800x616, 58,744 bytes (57.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 12.3mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 66.8mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 00:28:53 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 11:51	Picture #2: Case Logic camera bag 800x616, 80,283 bytes (78.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 9.7mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 52.7mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 01:50:35 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 20:53
Picture #3: Case Logic camera bag #2 800x616, 85,006 bytes (83.0K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 10.7mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 58.1mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 01:51:00 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 20:54	Picture #4: Case Logic camera bag #3 800x616, 80,743 bytes (78.9K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, 10.7mm, manual mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 58.1mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 01:51:43 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 20:55
Picture #5: C-2100UZ in Case Logic camera bag 800x616, 81,648 bytes (79.7K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.8, ISO 200, flash, 1/50 sec, 10.1mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 65.5mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 08, 2002 01:53:38 Last modified on June 08, 2002 at 20:57	Picture #6: Renaissance Faire pouch for C-2100UZ 600x830, 80,031 bytes (78.2K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/4.0, ISO 200, flash, 1/60 sec, 11.7mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 75.8mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 14, 2002 00:53:36 Last modified on June 14, 2002 at 01:02
Picture #7: Renaissance Faire pouch for C-2100UZ #2 800x616, 90,843 bytes (88.7K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.8, ISO 200, flash, 1/50 sec, 9.9mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 64.2mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 14, 2002 00:54:24 Last modified on June 14, 2002 at 01:03	Picture #8: Lowepro vidcam3 bag 600x816, 118,222 bytes (115.5K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/30 sec, 5.6mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 36.3mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 23, 2002 23:56:54 Last modified on June 24, 2002 at 10:00
Picture #9: Lowepro vidcam3 bag #2 600x710, 96,389 bytes (94.1K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/30 sec, 5.6mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 36.3mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 24, 2002 00:00:45 Last modified on June 24, 2002 at 11:08	Picture #10: Lowepro vidcam3 bag #3 800x616, 120,293 bytes (117.5K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.4, ISO 100, flash, 1/40 sec, 7.8mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 50.6mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 24, 2002 11:19:11 Last modified on June 24, 2002 at 11:24
Picture #11: Packing the bag #1, Lumiquest bouncer underneath, Promaster flash on side 800x630, 68,347 bytes (66.7K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/30 sec, 5.6mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 36.3mm Taken by Michael Meissner on September 12, 2002 00:04:18 Last modified on September 12, 2002 at 00:21	Picture #12: Packing the bag #2, camera in bracket, A-200 on top of flash, memory cards on side 800x630, 100,997 bytes (98.6K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/30 sec, 5.6mm, auto mode, SHQ, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 36.3mm Taken by Michael Meissner on September 12, 2002 00:05:10 Last modified on September 12, 2002 at 00:22
Picture #13: Lowepro TLZ mini camera bag 600x830, 97,107 bytes (94.8K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/60 sec, 14.3mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 77.6mm Taken by Michael Meissner on October 05, 2002 01:22:48 Last modified on October 05, 2002 at 01:50	Picture #14: Ritz Quantaray QG-BL Large bag 800x616, 101,175 bytes (98.8K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/30 sec, 5.6mm, auto mode, SHQ, cloudy, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 36.3mm Taken by Michael Meissner on November 06, 2002 23:11:25 Last modified on November 06, 2002 at 22:50
Picture #15: Ritz Quantaray QG-BL Large bag #2 800x616, 69,204 bytes (67.6K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2002, All rights reserved Olympus D-510Z camera f/3.0, ISO 100, flash, 1/30 sec, 6.2mm, auto mode, SHQ, cloudy, spot metering 35mm equivalent focal length 40.2mm Taken by Michael Meissner on November 06, 2002 23:13:20 Last modified on November 06, 2002 at 22:51	Picture #16: Rio Bravo fishing vest 600x816, 42,781 bytes (41.8K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2003, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/50 sec, 11.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, sunny, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 59.7mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 27, 2003 13:10:00 Last modified on August 27, 2003 at 13:33
Picture #17: Lowepro Nova 1, E-1, 40-150mm lens, FL-50 flash 800x616, 76,339 bytes (74.5K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2005, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/40 sec, 9.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, cloudy, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 48.9mm Taken by Michael Meissner on December 23, 2005 08:58:14 Last modified on December 23, 2005 at 09:05	Picture #18: Lowepro Nova 1, E-1, 40-150mm lens, FL-50 flash #2 800x616, 73,101 bytes (71.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2005, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/40 sec, 9.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, cloudy, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 48.9mm Taken by Michael Meissner on December 23, 2005 08:58:42 Last modified on December 23, 2005 at 09:05
Picture #19: E-1, lenses in Quantary bag 800x616, 121,259 bytes (118.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/40 sec, 9.4mm, auto mode, SHQ, cloudy, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 51.0mm Extra equipment used: Promaster 5750DX flash Taken by Michael Meissner on January 19, 2006 09:50:46 Last modified on January 23, 2006 at 23:04 In the first row is the E-1, with the 14-54mm lens attached. In the second row, is the 50mm macro lens, and a Stroboframe folding bracket with a FL-CB05 cord attached. In the third row is the 50-200mm lens and the FL-50 flash. The FL-50 flash has a Flip-it attached. In the top pocket is a Hoya SMC slim polarizer, Expocap, and a RM-CB1 wired shutter release.	Picture #20: One camera bag, two cameras 768x1040, 173,818 bytes (169.7K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Canon S1 camera f/3.1, ISO 100, flash, 1/60 sec, 8.5mm, Superfine, center weight metering 35mm equivalent focal length 55.7mm Taken by Michael Meissner on June 07, 2006 10:13:31 Last modified on June 26, 2006 at 20:22 In my Quantarray QBL bag, I have: Olympus E-1 with 14-54mm lens attached Olympus C-2100UZ camera 11-22mm lens (underneath C-2100Uz) 50mm lens (underneat E-1) 50-200mm lens with EC-14 teleconverter FL-50 flash with Flip-It flash modifier Promaster 5750DX flash with attachment for C-2100UZ Both compact flash and smartmedia memory cards Batteries for both cameras Miscellaneous other gear
Picture #21: National Geographic NG-2475 bag 768x1040, 148,591 bytes (145.1K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Canon S1 camera f/5.6, ISO 50, flash, 1/60 sec, 5.8mm, Superfine, center weight metering, bias 0.7 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2006 11:32:25 Last modified on August 13, 2006 at 12:04 E-1 with 14-54mm attached in main side, 50-200mm with E-14 attached in left lens compartment, 50mm macro and 11-22mm lenses in right lens compartment.	Picture #22: National Geographic NG-2475 bag #2 600x830, 74,289 bytes (72.5K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Canon S1 camera f/5.6, ISO 50, flash, 1/60 sec, 5.8mm, Superfine, center weight metering 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2006 11:33:33 Last modified on August 13, 2006 at 12:04 Inner cover, partially zipped.
Picture #23: National Geographic NG-2475 bag top view 1024x784, 129,102 bytes (126.1K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Canon S1 camera f/5.6, ISO 50, flash, 1/60 sec, 5.8mm, Superfine, center weight metering 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2006 11:34:13 Last modified on August 13, 2006 at 12:04	Picture #24: National Geographic NG-2475 bag partially closed 1024x784, 86,798 bytes (84.8K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Canon S1 camera f/5.6, ISO 50, flash, 1/60 sec, 5.8mm, Superfine, center weight metering, bias -0.3 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2006 11:34:53 Last modified on August 13, 2006 at 12:04
Picture #25: National Geographic NG-2475 bag top view #2 1024x784, 104,882 bytes (102.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Canon S1 camera f/5.6, ISO 50, flash, 1/60 sec, 5.8mm, Superfine, center weight metering, bias -0.3 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2006 11:35:53 Last modified on August 13, 2006 at 12:04	Picture #26: National Geographic NG-2475 bag #3 1024x784, 130,458 bytes (127.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Canon S1 camera f/5.6, ISO 50, flash, 1/60 sec, 5.8mm, Superfine, center weight metering, bias -0.3 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2006 11:37:23 Last modified on August 13, 2006 at 12:04 E-1 with 50-200mm + EC-14 teleconverter attached, 14-54mm + EX-25 in left lens pocket, 11-22mm + 50mm lenses in right lens pocket.
Picture #27: Adorama Slinger 1024x784, 104,697 bytes (102.2K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Canon S1 camera f/5.6, ISO 50, flash, 1/60 sec, 5.8mm, Superfine, center weight metering, bias 0.7 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2006 11:40:21 Last modified on August 13, 2006 at 12:04 E-1 with 50-200mm with EC-14 teleconverter on right side. 11-22mm lens in the middle. 14-54mm and 50mm lens on the left side. FL-50 in the front pocket.	Picture #28: Adorama Slinger with contents outside 1024x784, 101,639 bytes (99.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Canon S1 camera f/5.6, ISO 50, flash, 1/60 sec, 5.8mm, Superfine, center weight metering, bias 0.7 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2006 11:40:53 Last modified on August 13, 2006 at 21:35 E-1 with 50-200mm with EC-14 teleconverter on right side. 11-22mm lens in the middle. 14-54mm and 50mm lens on the left side. FL-50 in the front pocket.
Picture #29: Adorama slinger 800x616, 91,912 bytes (89.8K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Canon S1 camera f/5.6, ISO 50, flash, 1/60 sec, 5.8mm, Superfine, center weight metering, bias 0.7 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2006 11:41:56 Last modified on August 13, 2006 at 12:04 E-1 with 14-54mm lens attached on the right side with 50mm lens underneath it. 11-22mm lens in the middle. 50-200mm lens with EC-14 teleconverter on the left side. FL-50 flash in the front pocket.	Picture #30: Adorama Slinger with contents outside #2 1024x784, 75,071 bytes (73.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Canon S1 camera f/5.6, ISO 50, flash, 1/60 sec, 5.9mm, Superfine, center weight metering, bias 0.7 35mm equivalent focal length 38.7mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2006 11:42:37 Last modified on August 13, 2006 at 21:42 E-1 with 14-54mm lens attached on the right side with 50mm lens underneath it. 11-22mm lens in the middle. 50-200mm lens with EC-14 teleconverter on the left side. FL-50 flash in the front pocket.
Picture #31: National Geographic NG-2475 with side attachments 800x616, 88,271 bytes (86.2K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/40 sec, 8.4mm, auto mode, SHQ, cloudy, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 45.6mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 15, 2006 07:58:13 Last modified on August 15, 2006 at 08:01	Picture #32: National Geographic NG-2475 inner flap rolled up 768x1040, 113,330 bytes (110.7K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2006, All rights reserved Canon S1 camera f/5.6, ISO 50, flash, 1/60 sec, 5.8mm, Superfine, center weight metering, bias -0.3 35mm equivalent focal length 38.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on August 13, 2006 13:07:25 Last modified on August 18, 2006 at 22:59
Picture #33: National Geographic NG-5162 backpack 800x616, 73,110 bytes (71.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2007, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/60 sec, 13.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 70.6mm Taken by Michael Meissner on February 13, 2007 09:05:40 Last modified on February 13, 2007 at 09:05 Top divider has 14-54mm lens, 11-22mm lens, EX-25 teleconverter. Middle divider has E-1 camera with SHLD-2 portrait grip, EC-14 teleconverter, and 50-200mm lens attached. Bottom divider has FL-50 flash.	Picture #34: National Geographic NG-5162 backpack #2 800x616, 71,880 bytes (70.2K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2007, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/50 sec, 11.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 59.7mm Taken by Michael Meissner on February 13, 2007 09:06:24 Last modified on February 13, 2007 at 09:06 Bag has all of the gear shown in the previous picture in the bottom compartment.
Picture #35: National Geographic NG-5162 backpack #3 800x616, 73,692 bytes (72.0K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2007, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/40 sec, 8.4mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 45.6mm Taken by Michael Meissner on February 13, 2007 09:07:27 Last modified on February 13, 2007 at 09:07 This shows the laptop compartment. It is too small (13x9.5") to hold my laptops.	Picture #36: National Geographic NG-5162 backpack #4 600x830, 61,770 bytes (60.3K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2007, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/50 sec, 11.3mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 61.3mm Programs used: rotate Taken by Michael Meissner on February 13, 2007 09:10:12 Last modified on February 13, 2007 at 09:10 This shows the top compartment, and the two side bags suitable to hold a water bottle.
Picture #37: National Geographic NG-5162 backpack #5 600x830, 68,782 bytes (67.2K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2007, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/50 sec, 9.9mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 53.7mm Programs used: rotate Taken by Michael Meissner on February 13, 2007 09:13:15 Last modified on February 13, 2007 at 09:13 This shows the dividers in the bottom section without any camera gear in it.	Picture #38: National Geographic NG-2475 shoulder bag & NG-5162 backpack 800x616, 71,635 bytes (70.0K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2007, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/50 sec, 9.9mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 53.7mm Taken by Michael Meissner on February 13, 2007 09:17:50 Last modified on February 13, 2007 at 09:17 National Geographic NG-2475 medium shoulder bag fully loaded on the left, National Geographic NG-5162 medium backpack on the right.
Picture #39: National Geographic NG-2475 folded up 1280x976, 127,335 bytes (124.4K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2007, All rights reserved Olympus E-1 camera with Olympus 50mm lens f/2.0, ISO 100, FL-50 flash, 1/100 sec, 50.0mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering, +2 sharpening 35mm equivalent focal length 100.0mm Taken by Michael Meissner on February 13, 2007 14:57:15 Last modified on February 13, 2007 at 14:57 The lens in front of the bag is the Olympus 14-54mm lens for comparison. The lens bag in the back can be squished for better packing.	Picture #40: National Geographic NG-2475 bag #4 600x830, 63,517 bytes (62.0K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2007, All rights reserved Olympus C-2100UZ camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/60 sec, 13.8mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 74.9mm Programs used: rotate Taken by Michael Meissner on February 14, 2007 10:22:12 Last modified on February 14, 2007 at 10:22
Picture #41: Adorama Slinger bag 768x1040, 104,255 bytes (101.8K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2007, All rights reserved Canon S1 camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/60 sec, 8.3mm, Superfine, Evaluative 35mm equivalent focal length 54.4mm Programs used: rotate Taken by Michael Meissner on February 23, 2007 08:40:08 Last modified on February 23, 2007 at 08:40	Picture #42: Camera bags 1000x516, 91,919 bytes (89.8K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2007, All rights reserved Canon S1 camera f/2.8, ISO 100, flash, 1/60 sec, 6.9mm, Superfine, Evaluative 35mm equivalent focal length 45.2mm Programs used: gimp Taken by Michael Meissner on February 23, 2007 08:41:16 Last modified on February 23, 2007 at 09:16 National Geographic NG-5162 medium backpack on left (canvas); National Geographic NG-2475 medium should bag in the middle (canvas); Adorama Sligner bag on the bottom right (gray); Lowepro Nova 1 AW bag on the bottom top (red);
Picture #43: Too many bags 816x628, 103,459 bytes (101.0K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2007, All rights reserved Olympus C-8080WZ camera f/2.8, ISO 50, flash, 1/50 sec, 12.1mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 47.2mm Taken by Michael Meissner on November 24, 2007 21:23:55 Last modified on November 24, 2007 at 20:23	Picture #44: Too many bags #2 816x628, 95,141 bytes (92.9K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2007, All rights reserved Olympus C-8080WZ camera f/2.5, ISO 50, flash, 1/50 sec, 11.9mm, auto mode, SHQ, matrix metering 35mm equivalent focal length 46.4mm Taken by Michael Meissner on November 24, 2007 21:24:20 Last modified on November 24, 2007 at 20:24
Picture #45: National Geographic NG-2475 camera bag 912x700, 165,540 bytes (161.7K), (html file) Copyright, Michael Meissner 2008, All rights reserved Olympus E-3 camera with Olympus 12-60mm SWD lens f/8.0, ISO 100, FL-50R flash, 1/60 sec, 27.0mm, aperture priority, natural color, SHQ, matrix metering, auto + manual focus, noise reduction 35mm equivalent focal length 54.0mm Extra equipment used: Olympus FL-50R flash Programs used: gimp Taken by Michael Meissner on April 25, 2008 09:36:48 Last modified on April 25, 2008 at 09:43 Camera bag is organized as follows: Left camera: Olympus E-510 with 50-200mm lens + EC-14 mounted. Left lens pouch: Sigma 70-210mm manual lens + 2x extender. Right lens pouch: 11-22mm lens, 50mm lens. Right camera: Olympus E-1 with 14-54mm lens mounted. Left front pocket: Extra batteries, memory cards, and filter cleaning cloth. Right front pocket: FL-50 flash, FL-36 flash, Demb Flip-it junior, Demb diffuser. Left top pocket: 67mm expocap, 67mm polarizer. Right top pocket: RM-CB1, RM-UC1 clone, hand straps.

Pictures of tripod setup (12 pictures)

I originally bought a small tabletop tripod from Walmart, but discovered that it wasn't heavy enough to hold the C-2100UZ, let along the camera plus flash bracket without flipping. After seeing some positive reviews about it, I went out and got an Ultrapod II tripod. It is sturdy enough to hold the camera in the horizontal position (but not the vertical position). In addition, it has a velcro strap permanently attached, so that you can lash the tripod to a tree or such. The velcro strap makes it handy to attach to my camera bag as shown.

One of the issues C-2100UZ have with