Perfect Travel Kit

back alley said:
most economical/efficient would be one body and a 35mm lens. this could easily cover 90 to 95 of your shooting needs.
or 2 lenses, a 25/50 combo - this is becoming a favourite for me lately.

for me...the r4m with the 15/finder along with zi and 25/50 would likely be my kit if i were packing today.

joe
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I stand with Joe on this topic with one body, except replacing the 25 lens for a ZM 28. I am heading on a fly fishing trip up to Northern BC next week and I will take a 50, 28 and my 15 for landscape shots. I may take a 40 instead of the 50...just depends on if I can get used to estimating the 40's compostion with respect to my m2's 35 framelines in a short time.
 
I've tried almost every combo I can think of. The trips to just one destinatiion (or, as in my case on a boat) I can take it all! I did a car trip around five nat'l parks out here in the west with ALL my gear and that was fun. I've gone to France for three weeks with just a Rollei TLR... Great fun! Spent two weeks in Paris with the Contax IIIa and a 50 and a 35... never used the 35. Did another one like that with just the M3 and a 50. Great! It does seem that the more I take, the more confused I become. Lately I seem to like the Leica & 50 for primary and IIIa & 50 & 35 for backup. I only bring the 35 cause it's so small. I LOVE to travel and shoot!
VS
 
for city breaks, i tend to favor either my xpan with its 2 in 1 45/24mm lens and either my Hexar RF or M2 (if i feel nostalgic) with the 28 ultron, 40 cron and 85 nikon. Reasons? 2 cams so one for the gf, we pick one each in the morning. The fast lenses means that i simplify by just shooting provia100 or astia all the way. The xpan normally has some form of slide film in it although i do occasionally do tri-x with it. Lots of film and at least 4 sets of batteries for 2 weeks.
 
I have just returned. R4a with 28 and 35mm lenses, Canon G7 and external flash. I am still getting used to shooting with the G7, but it is a nice camera and in good light an excellent imager.
 
Am currently on a family road trip: Bronica RF645, M6, Hexar RF, Yashica T4. 120 B+W 100asa, B+W 400asa, slide film, colour neg film, respectively.
 
Came back from Tanzania two weeks ago: M6 + 35 + 75, and
OM4 + 300mm Zoom (I needed that there ...)

Today in Tokyo with M6 + 35 + 50, just for trial ...

Don't think (anymore) spares are necessary, but than this is just a hobby ...

Roland.
 
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One body (M2), 35 f2, 90 f2.8. The 90 rides in a lens pouch on the belt, the body with 35 (hood off) go into a Lowepro accesory pouch with a shoulder strap. There's room in the lens pouch for a couple of spare rolls and a filter as it's quite a bit longer than the lens. The only backup is the digi compact Sylvia carries.
 
ClaremontPhoto said:
One body and one medium wide lens.

We buy these expensive high quality cameras then we take a back up?

If I bought a Bentley I would not buy a back up car.
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If one could afford a Bentley, then one ought to snag a Ferrari for backup, no?
 
Anyone who would actually drive a Bentley is certainly a fool 😀, thats what you hire people for! And if you appreciate driving a high performance car Ferrari > Bentley 😎
 
For travel by air I gave up taking multiple bodies and half a dozen lenses after a month long European trip many years ago. It is too tiring and totally unnecessary on a family vacation and that is a two person family. I now take only one body with a 21VC, 35 and 90 if using an RF. My wife has an Oly C5050 and it is good enough for a back up camera. If you are doing it professionally it is an entirely different ball game. For travel in North America by car I take as much as I want as the car does the work.

Bob
 
I am in Iceland at the moment, the purpose of which is in good part photography. I brought a lot.

Ebony 45ti view camera with 110 and 210 lenses, plus all the other junk that goes with it...changing tent, boxes of film, 6x9 back, grafmatic back, 6 film holders, loupe, meter, dark cloth

Mamiya 7II, 43mm, 65mm and 150mm lenses.

Leica M8, 15, 28, 35, 50 and 75 lenses.

Gitzo 2540.

It's way too much, I'll be happy to admit. But I figure I am strong enough to carry it, I own the stuff, and I'd rather have the choice. The sensible kit would be either the large format kit alone with the M8 and 28 or 35, or the Mamiya 7 kit plus the M8, 15, 28, 50.
 
back alley said:
...and my grd for an extremely small & light backup.
now that would be a lightweight package to carry about.
joe
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We are close again Joe- the T2 fills this bill in my bag. I went to a wedding where a bunch of disposable cameras were handed out- there was also a 4-pack of Kodak 200 that I got half of since only one other person had a film camera.
 
Wow, you guys sure carry alot for a travel kit.
All I would need would be a M body, 28, 50.
Backup would be an Olympus XA.
Thats all.
 
I take one M3 with a 50 'cron and the CV 21mm. The 21 finder stays on the camera pretty much all the time. Oly XA is my pocket cam/35mm lens/backup. If I'm feeling extravagant, I'll add a 90 (Elmarit-M), and maybe a small flash if I'm plannig to photograph people. I'll carry 5 rolls of film/day, and generally shoot about half that. If Katie is along, she'll carry a Yashica T4 Zoom. I'm always trying to find ways to carry less, and very often travel with just the M3 and 50mm, and a pocket full of film. But invariably I want the lens I left at home for a shot or two.
 
I came home with thoughts of a backpack. Even though my kit was relatively small compared to others I see are being lugged around, I think a backpack would be a good carrying option.
 
I took the F6 and it is a great size. I lug a lot of stuff, family llama guy, so a photo backpack with some area to stuff the stuff would help my back.
 
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