Simpler Better?

[Mute-on]

Both bodies. Drop the 135. One lens mounted on each, and one in the bag for each.

I never change lenses so I'd just take the 21 and the 35. The 50 can come along for the ride as a short Tele "in case".

No matter what, you'll have a great trip. In general, think less, shoot more 🙂

 

[ktmrider]

If there is one thing Iceland has besides thermal energy, it is lots and lots of waterfalls. The tripod and ND filters for those time exposures of waterfalls. If not for that one subject, the tripod would stay home.

 

[Santtu Määttänen]

If there is one thing Iceland has besides thermal energy, it is lots and lots of waterfalls. The tripod and ND filters for those time exposures of waterfalls. If not for that one subject, the tripod would stay home.

Not only for waterfalls, also for rapids and other forms of moving water with in the scene (ocean anyone?) 🙂 Also those might be nice way to get away with shooting around tourists, making them disappear using long enough exposures..

 

[MCTuomey]

If there is one thing Iceland has besides thermal energy, it is lots and lots of waterfalls. The tripod and ND filters for those time exposures of waterfalls. If not for that one subject, the tripod would stay home.

And ice caves. With blues to die for. Bring color film (or the M9). And get a guide to be safe.

 

[ktmrider]

So, I am now thinking M9 for color and I may leave my M2 at home. She and I can swap cameras. It would also reduce the amount of film. For lenses, 21/50/90 from here. They all take 39mm filters. And the C-Biogon is already on her M2 which is my standard travel lens.

Had not thought about the ice caves or making people disappear due to long exposures-techniques I have never used. Thanks for the ideas.

 

[MCTuomey]

perfect 😀

 

[mdarnton]

When I take a lot, I always resent having to carry it and take care of it after a while, so I usually try to intentionally limit myself on trips. I've done things like take a Fed, 50/3.5, and 15 WA Heliar with Tri-X, or a Nikon FG, 24 and 50, things like that. I'm about to take off for a bit and am considering a 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 Graflex SLR with an 8-1/2" lens (about a 70mm in 35mm film terms) and my cell phone as my only cameras. There have been plenty of great pictures shot by photographers who only had one lens to use, I remind myself, and most of my best was done with a 50mm, anyway, so. . .

 

[ktmrider]

I am waiting to catch a flight back to Texas so I thought I would update the Iceland trip. I was there with a couple young friends (22 years old) who wanted to learn some fundamentals of photography. I loaned one of them an M2 with 15 and 35 and an incident meter. I think she was catching on by the end of the trip when she was not using her i-phone and she wants to buy a film camera.

I carried an M9 with 21/50/90 /135 lenses using the 50 about 90% of the time followed by the 135 and then 21. I do not think I even mounted the 90. And it was the first time traveling with a tripod and ND filters for the waterfalls.

Now, I know that was too much gear. My next trip to Asia is in two months and I think it will be M2 with just the 50 or 35/90 combo and TriX.