fotomeow
name under my name
Paul, all in all, I don't think you can go wrong with whatever you choose.
I subscribe to the 2nd body theory only b/c It gives a quick option for a 2nd focal length. E..g I travelled around Asia for 2 months with an M6 and a 15/28/50/90. Although the 28 and 50 got the most action, I wish I had had a 2nd body in my bag with another mounted lens, I just got so tired of switching out lenses. IMO, 2 bodies and 3 lenses would have been best for me.
That said, I understand you Mamiya 6 GAS. I had one with the 75mm for 5+ years and recently sold it. Its a bomb, stealthy, device. I did take it travelling as well. I love the square format, and found that the Mamiya 6 and a RF worked together. But thats just me. In a more extreme situation, I read about a gent who took 3 Mamiya 6/7s all mounted to 3 different lenses in his bag. A touch too heavy for me. (If you must have the Mamiya, get the 7: the film rewind mechanism has a better reputation than the 6, unless you find a 6 with a recent CLA).
My travel buddy in Asia had a RF with a 35/90 combo and a Rolleicord Vb 50mm. His main tool was the smaller-and-lighter-than-a-Rolleiflex Vb, and he went home with some incredible medium format images.
I've also spent a month in Asia with a backpack, a Yashica T4 zoom, and a Canon S70 (when it was the latest and greatest P&S), and came back with some great pics. The point being, its good, and necessary, to experiment with YOUR travel kit to find what works for you.
You already sound prepared, b/c you have a good understanding of what your options are, and how to change setups even in Asia.
No need to OVERprepare...........make sure to post some pics on RFF!
I subscribe to the 2nd body theory only b/c It gives a quick option for a 2nd focal length. E..g I travelled around Asia for 2 months with an M6 and a 15/28/50/90. Although the 28 and 50 got the most action, I wish I had had a 2nd body in my bag with another mounted lens, I just got so tired of switching out lenses. IMO, 2 bodies and 3 lenses would have been best for me.
That said, I understand you Mamiya 6 GAS. I had one with the 75mm for 5+ years and recently sold it. Its a bomb, stealthy, device. I did take it travelling as well. I love the square format, and found that the Mamiya 6 and a RF worked together. But thats just me. In a more extreme situation, I read about a gent who took 3 Mamiya 6/7s all mounted to 3 different lenses in his bag. A touch too heavy for me. (If you must have the Mamiya, get the 7: the film rewind mechanism has a better reputation than the 6, unless you find a 6 with a recent CLA).
My travel buddy in Asia had a RF with a 35/90 combo and a Rolleicord Vb 50mm. His main tool was the smaller-and-lighter-than-a-Rolleiflex Vb, and he went home with some incredible medium format images.
I've also spent a month in Asia with a backpack, a Yashica T4 zoom, and a Canon S70 (when it was the latest and greatest P&S), and came back with some great pics. The point being, its good, and necessary, to experiment with YOUR travel kit to find what works for you.
You already sound prepared, b/c you have a good understanding of what your options are, and how to change setups even in Asia.
No need to OVERprepare...........make sure to post some pics on RFF!
tim_n
Member
To the original poster: You already know that you "see" mostly with 35mm lens perspective. I wouldn't add a lens unless you are already "seeing" pictures you are missing by not having that focal length. The preview frame lever of your M is designed to help you with exactly this issue. If you are shooting color, a second M body would enable you to have fast film in one body and slow in the other. When in the diverse unplanned situations of extended travel, if I had a single M with color film, I always found myself going from street to indoors and back, and wishing I had the "other" film in my camera. I was much happier with a "fast" and a "slow" M. You can shoot fast color both indoors and outdoors, but the quality improvement with slow color is much greater than with BW, so it is worth it when possible. To me, one of the greatest advantages of having switched mostly to digital is leaving behind this juggling of different speed films. Of course, if your medium is TriX in all situations, this is not an issue.
julescasablancas
Well-known
I will suggest a leicavit or rapidwinder or the motor...well sometimes i find myself having to shoot multiple frames fast in a trip
but then maybe it's just me
but then maybe it's just me
I think adding a very small camera to your kit may be the way to go... there will be times where you don't feel like carrying your main camera.