Description
Now we’ve installed this interesting tent on the roof of our car, and here’s how it feels:
A whole new world and a sense of freedom have opened up. You can drive wherever your eyes take you, and when it gets dark, you can always find a place to sleep. I admit, the first time was a bit scary — it felt like we might not find a spot — but now I can say that in Spain, and probably across Europe too, there are plenty of safe campsites with security, water, and electricity, and often even a swimming pool. You can meet new people, stay as long as you like, and just pay when you leave.
The tent itself is very comfortable and spacious, like a big bed. Sleeping in it is actually really nice, but most of the time the kids slept there, and I slept in a regular tent on the ground — haha. Maybe one day I’ll make a review of all our camping gear, because we’ve got some pretty interesting stuff.
Thanks to this approach, we’ve had a ton of real, vivid experiences — swimming in pools, lakes, rivers, and at various Mediterranean and Atlantic beaches. Every new day brings a new place and new emotions, even if there are no adventures (although they do happen quite often, and you have to be ready for them).
There’s a lot more I could say, but that would make this description way too long...
We visited Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, the Spanish desert, and Mini Hollywood — a place where many famous films were shot. We also drove through a large number of beautiful but lesser-known spots. Spain turned out to be incredibly diverse, and each place was beautiful in its own way — especially when you’re driving past majestic mountains next to the ocean during the golden hour!
I thought I might get overwhelmed by happiness from all these stunning places. But I realized it’s impossible to capture it all on camera — sometimes you just have to live in the moment. So this really turned out to be a small but vivid escape from the routine.
LENSES:
A little brief review of my lenses used with Sony and BMPCC 4K:
The Canon 70-300mm
looks great on both cameras but shakes a lot at long focal lengths on the BMPCC 4K because there’s no stabilization. Maybe it would work better with a Metabones Speed Booster instead of the Viltrox. On the Sony, the lens and in-body stabilization work well together, so you can shoot handheld. It’s a nice, budget-friendly lens for travel but only as a secondary lens — it’s far from being versatile.
TTArtisan 17mm f/1.4 MFT
I only use it with the BMPCC, but I’m not very happy with it anymore — the image is too harsh (sharp and contrasty). I don’t want to use it anymore and will look for an alternative.
TTArtisan 40mm f/2.8 Macro MFT
Also only with the BMPCC. I still like it for its versatility (you could shoot an entire film on just this lens), but it’s a bit harsh too. I want to find something with a softer image but not too expensive. We’ll see...
The LAOWA 60mm Anamorphic
works really great with Sony, but I had some issues using it with the BMPCC 4K — the image was too soft, most likely because of the adapters. I was using the SIGMA MC-11 + a Viltrox adapter. Yeah, it sounds like a bit of a torture test, sorry, but I didn’t have any other option on hand ;))
A camera: BMPCC 4k
B camera: Sony FX30
Lenses: Canon 70-300mm, TTartisan 40mm, Laowa 33mm T1, Laowa Anamorphic 60mm T2.9. Artisan 17mm.
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