kbg32
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I'd take more than is necessary. One roll a day for two weeks? Nah. Better too much then too little.
how much film would you take on holiday?
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rjstep3
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Fascinating to see what people are saying.
I too was budgeting on one roll a day plus contingency so was taking twenty.
However, it made me think of holidays in the past, when I would take far fewer shots, and only take half a dozen rolls with me. Of course, in those days, it was easier to buy film at the destination, so you didn't have to worry about running out.
rjstep3
I too was budgeting on one roll a day plus contingency so was taking twenty.
However, it made me think of holidays in the past, when I would take far fewer shots, and only take half a dozen rolls with me. Of course, in those days, it was easier to buy film at the destination, so you didn't have to worry about running out.
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Sid836
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I will be spending my holidays at home with family. All of my film will be there with us 🙂
20 or more (a lot more)
20 or more (a lot more)
John Bragg
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Make your best guess at usage, than add 50% as a safety margin.
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
I have to go on vacation for three weeks soon, will see...
Can't really ignore, because I would have to process it all by myself. So, bw negatives for me. I could do color at home, but...
I do print from bw, can't print in color. And since I started to print regularly, rolls count down significantly.
Can't really ignore, because I would have to process it all by myself. So, bw negatives for me. I could do color at home, but...
I do print from bw, can't print in color. And since I started to print regularly, rolls count down significantly.
traveler_101
American abroad
Are you shooting film only?
Are you alone/with a photography buddy OR are you travelling with your family?
On a two week vacation with the family and shooting digital for colour and film for b&w I've used as many as eight and as few as three rolls.
If it was film only and I was doing photography I could see at least two rolls a day.
Are you alone/with a photography buddy OR are you travelling with your family?
On a two week vacation with the family and shooting digital for colour and film for b&w I've used as many as eight and as few as three rolls.
If it was film only and I was doing photography I could see at least two rolls a day.
Spanik
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With 120 film and 6x4.5 size I'm at about 1.5 rolls a day. But then I'm not going some place I'll probably never come again! So for Sri Lanka I'd take double at least. Ine 135 that would be a bit more than a roll a day.
FrozenInTime
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Throwing in a digital compact - e.g. Ricoh GR for snaps, panoramas and mundane shots probably halves the volume of film needed.
rjstep3
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Film only - just me and my wife. Plenty of opportunities for photography, limited only by my wife's patience 😀
KenR
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Medium format?
Medium format?
And what about us medium format shooters? I generally shoot 3 rolls of 120 per day which is 1 36 exposure roll equivalent. The most I ever shot of 120 was 53 rolls on a 12 day trip across England. The inconvenience factor held me back from shooting more, as it was such a pain to change film while hiking that it made me much more parsimonious with the film than I would have been with either 35mm or with digital.
Medium format?
And what about us medium format shooters? I generally shoot 3 rolls of 120 per day which is 1 36 exposure roll equivalent. The most I ever shot of 120 was 53 rolls on a 12 day trip across England. The inconvenience factor held me back from shooting more, as it was such a pain to change film while hiking that it made me much more parsimonious with the film than I would have been with either 35mm or with digital.
Kent
Finally at home...
I have voted for 6-10, but then I read that your destination is Sri Lanka.
And thus I would opt for more, 20 rather than 10.
Why?
1. I guess you won't be going there again soon, perhaps just once in a lifetime. It's a fascinating country, so don't be too frugal with shots.
2. It's a hot and humid country, so you won't know how the films that you can buy there have been stored.
If your holiday was a trip though the States or Scandinavia etc., you could always buy more film.
And thus I would opt for more, 20 rather than 10.
Why?
1. I guess you won't be going there again soon, perhaps just once in a lifetime. It's a fascinating country, so don't be too frugal with shots.
2. It's a hot and humid country, so you won't know how the films that you can buy there have been stored.
If your holiday was a trip though the States or Scandinavia etc., you could always buy more film.
mfogiel
Veteran
If you are going alone, I'd say 2 rolls x day so 30 should suffice. If you go with your wife, divide this amount by 10. 😀
varchs
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Bill Clark
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Marek, for me, if my wife were along it would be amount times ten!
I know I'm getting better because she likes, every so often, a photograph I make of her!
I know I'm getting better because she likes, every so often, a photograph I make of her!
rjstep3
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ChrisPlatt
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I *never* want to spend my whole trip squinting through a viewfinder, so I normally allot only about one roll per day.
But for me Sri Lanka would be the trip of a lifetime, and I'm not sure if film is easily available there, so I'd probably double that amount at least.
I'd probably tend towards the slowest films practical; I hear airport X-ray scanners can be pretty potent in some places overseas.
Enjoy your trip!
Chris
But for me Sri Lanka would be the trip of a lifetime, and I'm not sure if film is easily available there, so I'd probably double that amount at least.
I'd probably tend towards the slowest films practical; I hear airport X-ray scanners can be pretty potent in some places overseas.
Enjoy your trip!
Chris
rjstep3
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Thanks - I am taking Velvia 100, so no problem with the X-rays AFAIK, that only cuts in with 800 ISO or above I think.
rjstep3
ashfaque
Learning
Don't worry about X-rays. So long the films are in your hand luggage and NOT in your check-in luggage, they are safe.
As to the query, at least 1 B&W and 1 colour negative/slide roll per day (, assuming you'll take two cameras for Colour and B&W). You don't want to regret for either later.
If you are rolling your own, then 24 exp/roll is probably a more flexible option (at least in my case).
Bests,
Ashfaque
As to the query, at least 1 B&W and 1 colour negative/slide roll per day (, assuming you'll take two cameras for Colour and B&W). You don't want to regret for either later.
If you are rolling your own, then 24 exp/roll is probably a more flexible option (at least in my case).
Bests,
Ashfaque
Leica All Day
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8 rolls per day, that's my general rule
Cheers, michael
Cheers, michael
telenous
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I'd take fourty rolls, as in thirty B&W and ten colour slide. I expect some B&W would come back (somewhere around five rolls?) but it's better to have some reserve film in a trip rather than not.
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