Packing for a Short Trip

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I packed up my minimal camera gear set for an upcoming trip. I tried to balance between manageable weight and completeness in terms of meeting likely needs.

Cameras:
1. Bessa T .............. light and functional
2. Horizon 202........... for great panorama images

Lenses:
1. 25mm/4 CV .................... small and light
2. 35mm/1.8 Canon ............ small and light
3. J-3 50mm/1.5..................... very light
4. Nikkor Sonnar 85mm/2.0 ...... not small and not light :D

I feel that the set is "complete".

What is your typical gear for a trip?

Raid

edited: I cheated and added an Olympus XA to the bag.
 
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Please forgive this SLR response but since I just packed my kit for a trip back to Texas for Christmas here it is:

Nikon EM
50mm lens (manual)
Sigma 21-35mm lens (manual)
and a VIvtar 80-200 (manual)

Now I am expecting in the mail my first FED2 and if I had that now and it all works properly I might pack:

Fed2
either a Jupiter 8 or Industar 22 (don't own either yet but trying to decide which I want)
and a Jupiter 12

Happy Holiday!

P.S. I also have a n XA2 in the mix...theme? I am cheap! (edited)
Nancy
 
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I have a 10 day trip coming up on the 30th.

For me it will be:

M2 + R2a
J-8 + VC 40/1.4 + J-9
and huge quantities of film. I always take too much film and end up only using 1/3-1/2 of what I took. I don't know whether that makes me a pessimist or optomist.
 
Bessa R3A (Industar 50 and Tele-elmarit 90)
Horizon 202
Lots of B&W and some slide film.

Not much of a 35mm person, maybe a 15mm suits me more.
 
Travel Kit Lite

Travel Kit Lite

Bessa R + VC 28/f3.5 J-8
Fuji GS 645 folder
Vivltar 35ES
Minolta x300 28mm/45mm:)
 
Leica M2 + Hexar RF.

Hexanon 28, UC-Hexanon 35 and CV 50/3.5.

Digisix light meter, one or two B&W filters for 28, possibly mini tripod.

10-20 rolls of film.

Soft release for M2, lens cleaning kit just in case.

/Håkan
 
M2 + meter
35 'cron
90 thin TE
12585 hood (fits both lenses)
Two yellow filters
One set of caps

Not to mention a lot of film (HP5 and FP4), lens brush, notebook, sheet of sticky labels for recording EI on cassettes, pencil and a sharpie marker. All packed in a Billingham Hadley with plenty of room for paperback book, umbrella, travel papers, etc, etc. Oh and a Fuji F11 digital (sorry).
 
Billingham hadley
Leica m4-p 35mm summicron
Canon 30d 16-35
sekonic l 308s

Waiting to purchase a longer lens though
 
Lately, I just take my Natura S Black (I love the 24mm lens) and a few rolls of film (either Elite Chrome 100 or Kodak ISO 400 C41 B&W; I've got a zillion rolls of the stuff to use up).
 
minimal ? who, never managed ! I would say : bessaR + VC 35/1,7 + VC 75/2,5 + many films. If more place available I would add Nikon FM2 + 50 /1,4. if more place ...uhh it is no more a minimal pack...
robert
 
My regular kit is my minimal- M3, 50mm and a meter. I might also pack a VC 21mm, and if I'm feeling strong, maybe a 90 Elmarit. If I'm not packing light, I'll add another M3 body and a goggled 35 'cron.
 
I'm in the middle of packing for a trip to western NC I was supposed to take today (bloody snow!!!). I was done with my clothes/presents etc last night, but I still haven't sorted my camera bag(s)... I swore after my trip home over the summer that I'd never take so much gear, but it is so hard! I have tried more than once to cut it down from this...

Nicca IIIS & 35/2.5, col. 50/1.9
Nikkormat FT & 21/3.8, 35/2.8, 55-135/3.5, 300/5.5
Bessa L & 15/4.5
Rollei dt4000 (digi p&s)

My contax II & Rolleicord Va are sitting here as well, but I originally wanted to keep my kit limited to what will fit in my Safrotto 803 clone with maybe a little overflow. Decisions, decisions...

Peter
 
if ultralight:

GR-1s
M3 with 50/2
light meter

also light but still manageable:

GR-1S
M3/Bessa L with 21/4 + 50/2
FujiGA645Pro or SWC (if i know that i will be in landscape country)
light meter
 
light kit:
M4 with summicron 50mm (main outfit)
35mm jupiter 12 biogon with M adap
135mm jupiter 11 with M adap

And Sekonic studio master.
PS: second body is a minilux (when you need it, its there fast and light)=
 
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