Gear to Bring to Israel and Petra, Jordan

Roger Hicks said:
What's the marginal weight and size penalty of an M-body and an X1? Small enough, in my view, to carry two Ms. If you can walk 10 miles with an M and an X1, surely you can walk 10 miles with a couple of Ms and three lenses.

Cheers,

R.
Click to expand...

Not much of a difference, certainly, but two bodies and 3 lenses starts to feel surprisingly heavy after 10 miles in the sun, with your water bottles, hitch-hiker's guide and towel.

Also -- just my personal, non-pro experience obviously -- is that fewer choices in the field make for better photos and fewer missed opportunities. If I'd carried two cameras with me at once, I probably would have spent as much time screwing around with settings as shooting, and likely would've ended up dropping one camera off a cliff while changing gear. :)

::Ari
 
Quite some time ago someone here said to travel with lenses that roughly double or halve in focal lengths. For me that works out as 15 28 50 and maybe a 90. Pack light, Have fun and Safe Travels. Joe
 
kermaier said:
Raid, I'm guessing you meant "donkey back"? :D

I spent 2 weeks in Israel this past August. For transport, I brought a Billingham Hadley Pro, and used a LowePro PhotoSport Sling 100 AW as my daily bag. I had a Fuji X100 and an Epson R-D1 with Canon 25/3.5, Elmarit-M Asph 28/2.8, Nikkor-W 35/1.8, M-Rokkor 40/2, CV 50/2.5 Skopar and M-Hexanon 90/2.8. I did a mix of hiking, touring and city walking. I only carried one camera on any given outing, and never more than two lenses with the R-D1. About 75% of my pictures were made with the X100. On the R-D1, I used the 28mm most, followed by the 35mm, 25mm, 50mm and 40mm (in descending order). The 90mm never fired a shot.

My advice: Take the X1 and the M9, with your 15/28/50 lens line-up. The P&S couldn't hurt as a carry-everywhere backup. But don't carry both the X-1 and M9 at the same time. Use your judgement when changing lenses in the field. There will be dust everywhere. Bring a bulb blower and lens brush, and a shaving brush for the exterior of your gear. Clean everything at the end of each day. Keep a few heavy duty 1-gallon ziploc bags in your camera bag, in case you end up in a non-camera-friendly situation. Use lens hoods religiously, and consider good quality UV filters.

Enjoy!
::Ari
Click to expand...


Ari: that would have been weird to be on "monkey back"!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom