How many cameras do you take on a long trip?

[NIKON KIU]

Recetly a member asked about which camera to take on a long trip and the Thread got closed before any replies to his question. Gave me th idea of posting this.
How many cameras do YOU take on a Long trip, say 5 or more days...to a far destination, say Russia.
I know I always take more than one camera body, normally 2 to 3 with lotts of lenses.
Folks, when I ask camera or camera bodies I count all of them as long as they are capable of taking pictures, so your daughters digicam counts.
Thanks,
Kiu

 

[peterc]

I usually take 2. Where I'm going and what I plan to shoot determine which two.
Recently I've taken the following combinations on trips:
dSLR and film SLR.
RF with 2 lenses and P&S digicam

Peter

 

[Andy K]

I take two. My OM-1 and lenses and whichever RF I'm currently using, usually either my Voigtlander Vito CLR or QL17 GIII.

 

[JimG]

A P&S for color film, A BessaR with 3 or 4 lenses, and a Zeiss folder that's always in my camera bag.

 

[furcafe]

I haven't traveled as much recently as I would like, but I generally carry 2 bodies w/2 lenses that can be used on either body. That way I can mix up film types, speeds, etc. while not going crazy w/tons of gear. Occasionally I'll use 2 cameras w/different formats (e.g., a 35mm & a 120, or a 35mm & a 1/2-frame 35mm), but even then I'll try to vary the film types, speeds, & lens focal lengths.

 

[Socke]

On longer trips it used to be a Yashica FX-D and a Rollei 35, later a Contax 167mt and the Rollei and since 2002 it's a Canon D60, a Contax G2 and a Contax TVS. On shorter trips where I mostly stay in one town, I take two Contax Gs. The TVS was mostly a stopgap until I got a second G body.

 

[jorisbens]

A fed-2, a praktica super TL-1000 and the super agfa click 1

Joris

 

[BrianShaw]

Always only 1 body. I generally try traveling light. If I take an SLR, I'll take every lens I have for it (not travelling light). Sometimes I get somewhere and wish I had different camera with me, but that just makes planning the next trip more thought-provoking.

 

[Silva Lining]

I always take 3. Recently these three have been

Leica M3
Panasonic Lumix LX1
Voigtlander Perkeo II

The leica & Perkeo are usually loaded with Fuji ACROS, and the LX1 is used as a colour P&S cos I like it's wide aspect.

 

[ch1]

Partly it depends on what one means by "long" trip. But I find that I generally plan on three bodies: a RF, a SLR and a dSLR. Lenses for all (often wide plus tele zooms that the SLRs can "share").

Also depends on mode of travel. If driving I'll likely carry more gear than if flying and carrying etc.

 

[Scotsnapper]

On a recent hiking trip to Namibia, on which we were self suficient for 8 days, i took a digi SLR(D2X) a compact digi(Canon S70) and my newly acquired Xpan. With hindsight i should have left the digi SLR behind because of its weight, but for non-backpacking trips i would still take 3 cameras,probably take more if i had 'em!

 

[Joe Vitessa]

I try to pack light and tight, no matter how long the trip. If I'm traveling in a city, I'll bring
a rangefinder -- the Contax G1 or Bessa R2 with lenses. For outdoor/scenic trips, a medium
format Minolta Autocord. No matter where I go, though, my Holga rides along...

 

[EmilGil]

6 weeks in China and Tibet last year: two Nikon SLR (F90X+F3HP) and 20-35/2.8+85/1.8

3 weeks on Cuba last winter: As above + digital Ixus

Next trip: M4-2 + 50/2

I'm pretty glad I don't have a 80-200/2.8 or so, I would have taken it to China and carried it around (heavy stuff...). I would like to go on a trip where I could bring my Hasselblad with two lenses+mags+stuff but then I would need a separate backpack and that might be slightly too bulky in many places.

 

[wlewisiii]

For a long trip, by car, train, or other land based travel, I'd probably take three these days.
The CL w/ 50, 90, & 135 as my daily carry.
Canon FTb-N for longer stuff.
Speed Graphic to do real landscape work with.

If flying, the little CL bag would be it. It stays with me; nothing goes in cargo.

William

 

[zanydave]

I take:- M7, R8 & Olympus E1 & OM4 but might have to cut down in future as the missus is complaining that they're getting too heavy for her.

 

[Ronald M]

About 20 years ago I attended a Leica sponsored program featuring the recently decesed photographer Fred Maroon. He did a fashonl shoot in Mongolia requiring models and support personel. They traveled across the Atlantic, Europe, Eastern USSR to Moscow, and Trans Siberian Railway to Mongolia.

When he got there, not a single Nikon worked, but all the Leicas did.

So the answer is enough so you can get the job done no matter what.

I carry a min of 2RF Leicas and two or three R series or or the reverse depending. Extra batteries and light meters.

 

[srtiwari]

Take 1 or 2 bodies in Contax- Rx and/or 167MT; 3 lenses- 28/2.8, 85/1.4 and the 135/2.8; a P&S that has flash - Rollei AFM35.

 

[DougK]

I carry only one camera and if it's an SLR, usually only one or two lenses go along. For most of the trips I've been on, I've chosen something small like an XA or Stylus Epic. This allows me to make my kit disappear into various pockets and such around my person without being marked as a "photographer". Also, I prefer to travel carry-on only and there isn't a lot of room left for excess items. Given the choice of devoting more space/weight to another camera or film, I usually choose film.

 

[Duncan Ross]

Just the Kiev comes along. If it went wrong I'd switch over to disposables.

 

[simonankor]

Two rangefinders, two lenses. One 35mm and one 50mm. 🙂