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25th of April is my last day in London before my world trip! I must say I'm starting to get rather scared. 2 years of saving and planning my route is set.

South Africa
Mozambique
Namibia
Riga
Russia
Mongolia
China/Tibet
Australia - 6 months
New Zealand
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Mexico
USA

Check List
Black Leica M6
Black 50mm F2
Black 28mm F2.8
Filters
Billingham bag
Samsung NV10 for snaps
Ipod
Palm T/X

Film to see me to China
35 boxes of Fuji Neopan 400
35 boxes Fuji Provia 100F
5 Boxes of Kodacroma 200 (for South Africa)
What other film shall i take?

Anything kit wise i've missed off you would take with you?
I might take my Mamiya 7 II to South Africa. what do you think?


If anyone wants to meet up on the way please get in contact. Be great to go out shooting with some of you.
 
Congratulations on the trip! Most of us will only dream about doing that. Kit-wise, I'd think about taking a back-up body. Redundancy seems a good thing for such a long trip. If you don't have another Leica, maybe a Bessa or FSU body to fit your lenses?

Good Luck!
Don
 
the trip...

the trip...

man, awesome is the only word. i do a LOT of traveling with an ricoh gr1, m6ttl, 50mm 'cron and 35mm 'cron (and occasionally a 75mm color heliar) have never needed more. the bag choice is great as it doesn't scream CAMERA IN HERE! i use an old army surplus bag. what i do recommend is to pick up a few of the spare odd's and sodd's. extra lens cap or two, extra battery cover... that sort of thing. i have three extra len's caps in my bag these days. haven't lost one in a while but damn! the last time i did i was stressing until i found a suitable cover.
as well, one of those small leatherman type all-in-one tools and the small screwdriver set for eyeglasses and such. THOSE WILL COME IN VERY HANDY believe me!
i'd also reccomend a box or two of glad freezer bags, and a couple of black markers... you know, marking your cannisters.
are you going to mail your cannisters back or pack them with you?
drop me a line if you get anywhere near toronto, canada. i'll gladly go down a few pints with ya!
have a blast!!!
john
 
A small roll of gaffers tape would be good! I had none and a dang lens hood that wouldn't stay straight. Someone else in my group had some and a few strips later it was back in business!

I'd also recommend going as light as possible! I found a bottle of water waaaaay more important to me than my big telephoto zoom lenses were.. Not such an issue with a rangefinder but you get the idea!

Those funny bags that you can put stuff in and then smush and the air goes out of them are great. They save lots of room when you are trying to just get your dirty socks out of the way for more important stuff!

Other than that the others have given great ideas as well. Let me know if you end up in the southern california area at some point!

EDIT: Don't know if you are backpacking or not but if so, two other things I found very useful and you will laugh once you hear them. A nice metal cup that you can use for drinking and also to cook instant soup and stuff for a quick and cheap meal, and the most important thing, toilet paper!!! For obvious reasons 😛
 
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Enjoy your trip! Bring a second body.

If you're planning to stop by Canberra at any stage let us know. I'll be happy to take you out to one of the local watering holes.

Most importantly, enjoy yourself and post pictures when you get back 🙂
 
Why Kodachrome specifically in South Africa?
I spent two weeks there this january and only shot Velvia 100F with my M6 TTL.

Have all used film developed at good labs in larger towns and send them home to your family with Fedex. Kodachrome is more difficult than other films to have developed.

Upload your digital snapshots to a server space regularly.

/Erik
 
Tiny 4" tripod, or beanbag.
Cleaning cloth
Freezer bags
Air blower (little rubber and brush to get dust away).
M6 body cap in case you need to stuff it away or hide it etc.
I take 1. a neck strap, 2. a hand strap, 3. a sling finger strap. Different methods different times.
You might want a longer lens in South Africa if you are doing the safari thing.
You might want a Solio charger for your ipod/palm.
Consider an Abrahammson rapidwinder.
small cable release.
Take photos of all your kit before you leave, for insurance purposes.
If you are travelling with a rucksack, it might be difficult to maneuver both it and the billingham unless you pack it? I carry a 70L and any sort of camera bag just gets in the way, personally.

I'll be travelling the trans-sib this June, same route as you, as you probably realised this means taking lots of food with you or crossing fingers.

Use rough guide, not lonely planet.
 
I hope you really enjoy your trip. About the only things that I would add might be some ND filters to be able to shoot wider apertures in bright sunlight situations and possibly a backup body as has already been suggested.

Bob
 
Hi guys, thanks for the tips. You have pointed out some things that i would have missed off my list. Shoppping trip tomorrow, but i'm not sure if the budget will stretch to another body. I'll defo meet up with some of you in the USA once I get there.

Cheers
 
Backup body (if you can swing it)
Extra batteries (obviously)
A small handheld meter
Small ziplock bags
Dessicant packs (some humid places you're heading)

If the M6 RF alignment can be tweaked without sending it for repair, take whatever tool you need to do that.

Enjoy and Good Light.
 
wlewisiii said:
If you haven't read this article: http://www.dantestella.com/technical/travel.html I'd suggest to check it out. He has lots of very good travel advice that I nearly completely agree with. And he certatinly explains it better than I can 🙂

Good luck, great light & safe travels,

William
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Hi William,
Thats a great link. He has lots of good advice on there.


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clintock said:
No Kodachrome 64?
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I have got a few rolls of it. I've never used it before so i might take it to South Africa as well and get it processed in the UK when before I get my flight to Riga. I have Kodak Pre Pay on it.
 
IMHO

* An OM-1 and a 180/2.8 Zuiko lens. Just to have something to reach out to places you can not get close to.

* Either a Minolta TR-1 or a Leitz Table top tripod with an large ball head.

* A cable release

* Two sets of extra batteries

* A list of everything with serial numbers (two copies) put into different bags you are carrying.

* CV 15/4.5 lens and finder. I bet you will find a use.

Have a wonderful time, wish I could do something like that here in the US, way too much to see and enjoy. Be safe, be smart, come home and share.

B2 (;->
 
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leather money belt with inside zipper

and a couple of copies -- one to take and one to leave home -- of all your credit cards and other travel documents -- in case you lose them, you'll have the numbers... [ stash inside your money belt]...

copies of your passwords, if you later decide to visit a cybercafe to get your email... [ in your money belt]
 
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I just thought of something. All this film I'm taking, I'm not going to have room in my carry on bag so my question is:

Can film that has not been exposed fog if its goes though an xray machine? as i'm going to have to put a bulk of it in my main luggage.

I should have enough room for all my exposed film in my carry bag so that shouldn't be a problem.
 

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You are forgetting one thing...

You are forgetting one thing...

I am not included in that list!
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You need someone to lug all that around for you!
Seriously..
If you are familiar with those films then why worry at this point about bringing films you aren't familiar with.
Bon Voyage!
Brian
 
samdj1210 said:
Can film that has not been exposed fog if its goes though an xray machine? as i'm going to have to put a bulk of it in my main luggage.
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Don't even think about it 🙂

If you put film in your main baggage, it will be ruined. In properly equipped airports, you can safely take film under IS0 800 through carry-on baggage x-ray without a hand inspection. My understanding is that Heathrow is currently taking the position that film over ISO 800 can also be x-rayed in their carry-on machines, and that they insist, no exceptions, on doing so.

Each country has its own rules that you need to check. The following applies only in the US, but it is worth reading to give you an idea: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1035.shtm
 
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