How many cameras do you take on a long trip?

How many cameras do you take on a long trip?

  • 1 camera

    Votes: 93 14.4%

  • 2 cameras

    Votes: 313 48.4%

  • 3 cameras

    Votes: 173 26.7%

  • 4 cameras

    Votes: 39 6.0%

  • 5 cameras

    Votes: 13 2.0%

  • more

    Votes: 16 2.5%
  • Total voters
    647
copake_ham said:
There are no "normal persons" on THIS website! 😀
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Speak for yourself, George. 🙂

I don't take long trips. My husband does, though, once a year, and he inevitably takes just one P&S, these days digital.
I, on the other hand, spent two-and-a-half days in Suffolk and Norfolk last month and took - and used - seven cameras: the Nikon FE, the Ricoh Gr1s, the Canonet QL17 GIII, the Great Wall, the Yashica Mat, and two cheap Polaroids. I could have pared the list down to five if absolutely necessary - if I had had to literally CARRY them all, for instance - but each of these cameras is unique in how it communicates what I see.

And I'd rather have an aching back than regrets. Heh.
 
copake_ham said:
There are no "normal persons" on THIS website! 😀
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I know that 😀

Just that this wouldn't make your camera more susceptible to failure, on the other hand I was thinking that everything is vulnerable to failure, one day or the other, everything like cellphones for example, toothbrushes, houses, pens, even hand bags, mp3 players...Imagine when people start to buy spare houses 😀

I'm just kidding, it's the idea of how people prepare themselves for the worst, to have the perfect conditions, and you never know what happens next. It's not like this is necessary but i always feel it's some sort of self-assurance, that everything is going to be fine, no great and perfect...

Just a thought...
 
depending on destination, way to travel, alone or not, personal mood in the last minute. I' m try to "learn" to travel light, one camera and one lens. But difficult! so asking my wife to bring her camera ! Sometimes I brought with me two srl, 1 rf,and two polaroid ! Last summer only the pinhole ! I m flexible...maybe too much ! Of course on serious travelling to a destination where is difficult to return another time I would bring at least two cameras. Well, I realise I am not able to give a correct answer, sorry, ciao
rob
 
nomade said:
Just that this wouldn't make your camera more susceptible to failure, on the other hand I was thinking that everything is vulnerable to failure, one day or the other, everything like cellphones for example, toothbrushes, houses, pens, even hand bags, mp3 players...Imagine when people start to buy spare houses 😀
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Some tghings I can live without when they fail, like toothbrushes, pens, mp3 players, car, etc. And other things I simply assume to withstand the rigours of time, like my house (I live 5 meters under sea level all the time but we don't have tornadoes or earthquaks here in Holland). My camera, however, is one thing that I "need", like my wife and kid (though they come even before my camera 😛 ).

Yes, it's how people prepare for the unknown. We all set our priorities, sometimes based on silly or irrational reasons.
 
I would be more worried about my ipod failing and me having nothing to listen to on a 19 hour flight sitting in the middle of 2 400+ pound people in coach (each sharing there life story) . I would be more tempted to bring say a personal cd player as a backup ot my ipod than another camera. I dont really go anywhere too hot or too cold and theres is no chance in heck im gonna drop my baby so im just not worried.
 
Generally 3. Just returned from vacation in Hawaii yesterday, and took along a Contax II with 4 lenses, a Canon 20D with a couple of zooms, and a waterproof P&S for snorkeling. This is a pretty typical loadout for my travels.
 
Sometimes when I am stuck on long flights and don't feel like talking to the people next to me I'll pretend I don't speak English. This can sometimes cause problems if I want to read on the flight.

For a long trip I'll assume I'd be moving around a lot and would probably only bring one camera, my M3, unless I was going somewhere that I thought I'd have a good chance of damaging it. In that case I'd bring either my Canonet or my Olympus 35 SP.

Last month I took a trip to Puerto Rico for a conference and brought my M3 only. Then I took a trip home (NoVA) for my brother's wedding, and took three cameras: the M3, the Rolleiflex, and my D70s. I might do this again for a long trip that didn't require a lot of moving around. I prefer not to check bags so that would be the deciding factor.
 
One of the primary reasons I got into the rangefinders (aside from image quality) is that they are relatively light and compact. I backpack a fair amount and my DSLR was staying at home because of the bulk/weight. I now pack with an M6 and two lenses although this Summer in the Sierra Nevada I may take 6x6 MF and two lenses instead.
In town I'll usually carry just the M6 w/2 lenses or Nikon F3 w/105mm macro + 50mm.
 
if driving I will take my Bessa bag [domke 6 with 2 R bodies, 25/35/50/75 mm lenses] and my Canon DSLR bag [Domke 3X with a Rebel XT + 50mm f1.8 prime and 18-55mm 28/70mm & 70-300mm zooms and the battery pack for the Rebel]

the Bessa's will be loaded with B&W film and for low light shots, the rebel will be for color
 
I also tend to take more equipment when going on a longer tip since I see it as a trip with a higher probability of encountering interesting things to photograph.
 
I think that if I were going on a long trip and wanted to travel light, but wanted lots of versatility, I'd buy an Xpan and 45mm lens. Then I'd have two very useful formats for travel photography - panoramic and standard. I really think that would be about right.

Of course, the RF645 and two lenses is real tiny too - about the same as M3 + 50 + 135. But, I'd rather not be swtiching lenses on and off - just one lens. With the Xpan, you get the normal view and a very wide view with the same lens - and on the same roll of film.

I almost bought one of these this weekend, but someone outbid me by a good margin. . . .I'm glad they did. I'm crazy.
 
XPAN. It's a nice camera George. It's not available new (in EU) any more.

The only thing that stopped me from getting an XPAN was not being able to scan those big negs.
 
MelanieC said:
Sometimes when I am stuck on long flights and don't feel like talking to the people next to me I'll pretend I don't speak English.
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you sure talk a lot with your computer screen...(not sure which expression sign I should put here)
 
Hi,

I voted 1 camera, though that's a lie. I forgot that I took my 28mm P&S as well, but I can just forget about it until I need it and then it's always there. Aside from that, my "real" camera was always an SLR + 28-50-90. On a 45 day backpacking trip through Japan, I ended up buying a 200mm and shooting about 20 shots with it, which was less than the number of rolls I shot in total and most shots were done to test the lens after buying it :-S No more of that for me. SLR-28-50-90 is the most versatile. If my new work would involve travel again, I'd probably just take an LTM body + Summitar 50/f2 and a light meter. Much more pocketable when I don't need all that flexibility. Maybe I'd grab my P&S as a spare just in case, it's tiny anyway.


Peter.
 
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Peter: I am tempted to take the M3 plus 50mm Summicron and the Natura. A minimal but superb combo for lots of walking.
 
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