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  1. jflorez

    what Camera option are people using

    I always shoot in Raw (+jpeg) format and correct the RAW DNG image file in post-process. You can't get around the limitations of such a small sensor in a mobile phone, but you can get the most out of your photos that way. You can find the setting to enable Raw format in your settings under...
  2. jflorez

    what Camera option are people using

    First Camino in '18 I took my Canon 6D full frame with 18-35mm. Ugh - too heavy and not terribly discrete. I returned home with more photos from my mobile. Second Camino in '21 I just took my mobile (S21+) and the DJI Pocket 2 for video/vlogging, and was extremely happy with the results. I've...
  3. jflorez

    A word of warning on trail runners or light weight shoes.

    FWIW, I wore the Altra Timp 3's (4 is the most current) which is purposely constructed as a "high" cushioned shoe vs the Lonepeak's which Altra consider "moderate" cushioned. The Timp stack height is 29mm vs 25 for the Lonepeak. While I did feel the stones more than the Salomon X Ultra mid 3...
  4. jflorez

    The Perfect (almost) Backpack?

    Although I definitely see the benefits of an ultralight, I could never with a 28L. Just too small for me. I like multiple changes of clothes, vlogging gear, etc, and I prefer a hydration bladder sleeve, and various entry points into the pack. It's just my personal preference, which, of course...
  5. jflorez

    Short gaiters with trail runners on CF

    Interesting reading of all those wearing gaiters on the CF. Maybe I've forgotten, and perhaps that is indicative of the [lack of] impact (for me), but walking the CF twice I never had issues with pebbles or rocks in my shoes, either with long pants or shorts, wearing Merrill Moab Mids or low...
  6. jflorez

    Water on the Frances Camino

    I find that I don't drink enough water or I drink inconsistently when I carry individual water bottles. I took a 2L bladder on my first camino, but on my second found the 1.5L to be just perfect. I still enjoyed an Aquarius or Kas Limón/Naranja here and there, though. And, I agree that it is a...
  7. jflorez

    Why doesn't my iPhone like the QR code on the sign in front of Pilgrims Office in SDC? (And a work around)

    When I got to Santiago in October of last year, I had no idea there was a sign outside the pilgrims office with a QR code to read. Friends who had arrived a day earlier messaged me that I should bring up the Pilgrims Office website on my mobile and fill out the form before getting to the...
  8. jflorez

    It becomes harder to find germans on the camino

    Deuter backpack for sure. I walked last September/October ('21) and met a couple from Germany on day 1. We would spend the next 36 days walking together. As a result I think I met every other German who was walking the same 'schedule'. I even began to pick up some of the language here and...
  9. jflorez

    Sleeping bag weight

    I have the previously mentioned REI Helio bag. packs to smaller than a football (American, not proper football ;)). Weight is 1.5lbs (680grams) which isn't too much, and was purchased for $45 on sale. But, as you mentioned you aren't in the US, though I can't imagine something similar being...

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