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Hello All,

I'm traveling to Indonesia next month for work and hoping to get some good travel pics while there. I've been traveling a lot lately, basically all for work, and still trying to figure out the best way to go about things gear wise. I have a couple different set-ups available. In any case I use Fuji Velvia 100F as my emulsion of choice.

Possible Equipment:

Canon FTb with FL 28/3.5, 35/2.5, 50/1.4, 135/2.5, 200/3.5; ext. tubes

Canon EOS-3 with 24-105/4 L, 70-200/2.8 L IS, 1.4 Extender, 550EX flash

Voigtlander Bessa I w/ 105/3.5 Color-Skopar

Thoughts:

I'm trying to decide if I should just be happy with what I have or if I need to examine some other options. I realize a RF kit could replace the FTb and probably save some space/weight; but how much and at what cost? The EOS-3 is quick and accurate, great for wildlife and fast-action, but conspicuous and the body+2 lenses takes up as much room or more as the whole FTb kit.

Shooting the Bessa I makes me wish I had a Bessa II so that I could more accurately/quickly focus at short distances/wider apertures. I love the 6x7 slides it produces and it's about as compact as it gets. This makes me wonder if I should look at a Mamiya 6 or 7 which would sort of combine aspects of the FTb kit with the format of the Bessa. The Bessa will probably go along with either of the 2 35mm kits.

Thoughts? Advice? If you've been to Indonesia, are they camera-friendly? Anything I need to be certain I don't miss? Will likely be seeing a lot of the country...

Thanks in advance!

-analogangler
 
analogangler said:
Hello All,

I'm traveling to Indonesia next month for work and hoping to get some good travel pics while there. I've been traveling a lot lately, basically all for work, and still trying to figure out the best way to go about things gear wise. I have a couple different set-ups available. In any case I use Fuji Velvia 100F as my emulsion of choice.

Possible Equipment:

Canon FTb with FL 28/3.5, 35/2.5, 50/1.4, 135/2.5, 200/3.5; ext. tubes

Canon EOS-3 with 24-105/4 L, 70-200/2.8 L IS, 1.4 Extender, 550EX flash

Voigtlander Bessa I w/ 105/3.5 Color-Skopar

Thoughts:

I'm trying to decide if I should just be happy with what I have or if I need to examine some other options. I realize a RF kit could replace the FTb and probably save some space/weight; but how much and at what cost? The EOS-3 is quick and accurate, great for wildlife and fast-action, but conspicuous and the body+2 lenses takes up as much room or more as the whole FTb kit.

Shooting the Bessa I makes me wish I had a Bessa II so that I could more accurately/quickly focus at short distances/wider apertures. I love the 6x7 slides it produces and it's about as compact as it gets. This makes me wonder if I should look at a Mamiya 6 or 7 which would sort of combine aspects of the FTb kit with the format of the Bessa. The Bessa will probably go along with either of the 2 35mm kits.

Thoughts? Advice? If you've been to Indonesia, are they camera-friendly? Anything I need to be certain I don't miss? Will likely be seeing a lot of the country...

Thanks in advance!

-analogangler
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Where exactly in Indonesia ?
 
Possibly Jakarta, Duri, Balikpapan, Badak. Going as part of a team so may not get to all of them and there may be places I don't know about yet...just have to go with the flow.
 
It depends on what kind of picture you looking for...
Keep your gear minimize and you dont have to worry bout anything..
I think eos kits will covered everything...
Just bring enough film.. Its hard to find film here in Indonesia
 
analogangler said:
Possibly Jakarta, Duri, Balikpapan, Badak. Going as part of a team so may not get to all of them and there may be places I don't know about yet...just have to go with the flow.
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Are you in the oil/gas field, mate?
Agree with acroolite, bring your EOS system, if you need to rent some gear, we got a pretty good selection of EOS system in Jakarta, and should you run out of film, shoot me or acroolite a message, and we'll be able to fix your cravings at least for a day or two :p :p
 
Thanks - Cancelled

Thanks - Cancelled

So I was getting super excited for the trip only to find out it's not going to happen - change of plans.

Thank you to everyone who posted - especially the pictures, helps get some sort of sense of the place. I'll keep the advice in mind if things change back that way!

Thanks & Regards

-AnalogAngler
 
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