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
I usually take my P&S digital and at least one old Russian RF with 50mm lens. My wife usually take the digital and the bulk of the photos with me taking over when the cars full/batteries die 🙂
 
I think I'm going to not be taking my own advice and bringing five cameras with me. 😱

I won't be hauling more than two at the same time, though, when I'm out taking pictures.

Do you think three Leicas, one Rolleiflex and one Canon DSLR is a bit much? 😱

I'm a big advocate of "limit yourself to one, two max. if absolutely necessary", btw.
 
Gabriel M.A. said:
Do you think three Leicas, one Rolleiflex and one Canon DSLR is a bit much?
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It does seem like a lot. Three different kinds of cameras and three different sets of lenses... 😱

I'm thinking exactly the same as last time: two bodies, six lenses and a tripod. Lenses are 24, 35, 50, 75, 90, 135. I'm on the fence about my 15; it is so tiny and light I may bring it as well. 🙄
 
For a recent trip to San Francisco, I took 2 Nikon F3's. I'm glad I did because one failed mid-roll and I switched to the other for the rest of the trip.

Now that I shoot Leica, I don't need anything more than my M6.
Ara
 
No Ara. You'll still need a backup. My mechanical "backup" Leica failed a few weeks ago when an M7 was in the shop. The label doesn't guarantee anything.
 
I'm in the process now of planning a 10 day road trip to Death Valley and other parts of Calif. I'll be taking my Fuji 6x9 for color print film.A Holga for B/W a tripod and lots of film. Plus whatever else I think I might NEED. I usually take too darn much so I'm trying to cut back this time. Regards,Bill
 
On an overseas trip (flying) I will take one DSLR with one zoom lense and a digital point and shoot.

If I am going on a local trip (driving) I will take a DSLR with two lenses and my range finder with three lenses.
 
back alley said:
i think i would take the zi and the cl.
both m mount, each has a meter built in so i would have one les thing to carry.

25 & 50 zm lenses for zi and 40 for the cl.

but who knows?
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this was my answer in may of '06.

today, i would take it all!
but then my kit is small - so both zi bodies and all 4 lenses.
 
Long trip Kiu-San... depends where to.
Business trip Europe - D200 with 18-200 Zoom + Nikon S/S2 with CV 21 and Finepix F11 (Fuji F11 lives permanent on my left pocket)
Business to Africa - D200 w/ 18-200 + F2AS w/24 mm + F11
Holiday Trip only? Whatever fits on the Bags... Last China trip was 2 DSLR + F3T + Fuji F11 + 5 lens from 12 to 400!.. no, is not getting lighter.
 
I usually take three cameras, two film and a digital P&S. The last vacation I took my R3A, three lenses and the Digital P&S. My future travel kit will probably consist of:

R3M with 21/4, 35/2.5
R4A with 50/1.5, 75/2.5
Digital P&S

I like the digital because it very small. I have used it to do test shots and then return with a film camera. I have used it in museums for available light shots.

Mike
 
prior to RF i used to a take 2 slr (FM2 and F3) with 24mm, 50mm, 43-86 zoom
now i take 2 contax II bodies: one with BW the other color slide film with jupiter12 and sonnar 5cm/f2, and medium format plaubel makina 67. all fit neatly into the shoulder bag which used to house my slr gear.
 
I just got back from a 2 week vacation in Israel with my family. It took me hours to agonize over what camera gear I was going to take. I finally settled on a R-D1 with a tri-elmar and a 35mm f1.4 Leica lens. I also took an Xpan with a 45mm and 30mm lens. I figured the Xpan, which is a film camera that takes both panaoramic and standard 35mm formats, would be a good backup if the R-D1 broke. I usually also take a P&S digital camera for my family to use but didn't on this trip, mostly because I didn't feel like carrying the extra charger for it.

Here is my evaluation of the selection after shooting for 2 weeks: The R-D1 worked fine with no problems whatsoever. I deffinitely needed two batteries almost every day ( I had brought 3). The tri-elmar (28-35-50) would have sufficed for over 99% of my photos, especially since in the dark it's so easy to bump the speed of a digital camera to 1600. So, I would judge the fast 35mm lens I took to have been unnecessary, and I probably will only take a tri-elmar, and perhaps a 21mm lens next time.

The Xpan worked great for panoramics, and I never needed to use it in its standrad 35mm mode. The 30mm lens was superfluous for this trip, and I never used it. Probably wouldn't take it again.

What I missed most was not having my digital P&S. Not for me, but for my wife and daughter to use. They have no interest in or ability to use my manual cameras and they missed alot of great shots of me (!), since they were unable to operate my rangefinders. I won't make that mistake again.

/T
 
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xpan (or 124G) and a 35mm (mechanical)...this way I have a back-up and both cameras do something different.
Plus with film it is nice to have one for color and one for B&W.

The girl takes the P&S. 🙂
(just read you post...so I guess this makes three, but we have an understanding that she doesnt use my toys and I dont use hers)
 
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I'm going to make an interrail-tour through europe for July. I'll just carry my Bessa R3A with the Nokton 40/1.4 and the Olympus XA with me. I'd probably also take my Nikon FA with a bunch of lenses with me but I'm afraid there won't be any space in my backpack left 🙂
 
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