kram
Well-known
Interesting. The 21mm on 35mm, the 47mm on my Corfield with the 6x8 back is near as a 21mm eq. 35-38mm also popular (my Contax T is in a belt pouch) My wife does not like b+w so the colour film in the TVS pleases her. Used to use a Mamiya 7 with 50mm, great lens and still have it, but found I like to have shift facility with wide angle. Most used camera is the Conta x T.
David Hughes
David Hughes
Hi,
Sometimes I leave the slave flash behind; sometimes I take the XA2 instead and sometimes I take the Leica version of this but the mini tripod is an odd shape to carry...
There's also the Konica A4 and Minolta & Pentax do neat P&S's with decent zooms on them. It's all a matter of technique I guess. And not wanting to lug around a case that feels as though it's filled with lead shot.
Regards, David
Sometimes I leave the slave flash behind; sometimes I take the XA2 instead and sometimes I take the Leica version of this but the mini tripod is an odd shape to carry...
There's also the Konica A4 and Minolta & Pentax do neat P&S's with decent zooms on them. It's all a matter of technique I guess. And not wanting to lug around a case that feels as though it's filled with lead shot.
Regards, David
Mcary
Well-known
Depends on how I'll be getting around while at the destination. Walking or using public transportation; M8 28/50/75. Rental car carry on bag M8 28/50/75 plus enough 4x5 film to shoot 8-10 sheets a day. Check bag 4x5 Crown Graphic kit along with tripod and changing tent.
leicapixie
Well-known
Travel,less is more
Travel,less is more
Travel means for me, less is more!
I use Point and Shoot cameras for everyday.
I now travel with only a few Point and shoot digitals.
My cameras all use AA cells. I use rechargeable.
Last trip to Family and Friends in South Africa.
Spare SD cards, one larger capacity SD 16GB.
This SD is a back up of everything incl shots from daughters Nikon DSLR.
I download onto my daughters Laptop, for her to keep.
I don't re-format but use the SD cards as film negatives.
A cheap way to one of back ups!
Travel light unless you are doing a pro shoot for National Geographic!:angel:
Carrying 2 cameras, spare AA, no pain.
Yes! I have prints made to 8x12.
Travel,less is more
Travel means for me, less is more!
I use Point and Shoot cameras for everyday.
I now travel with only a few Point and shoot digitals.
My cameras all use AA cells. I use rechargeable.
Last trip to Family and Friends in South Africa.
Spare SD cards, one larger capacity SD 16GB.
This SD is a back up of everything incl shots from daughters Nikon DSLR.
I download onto my daughters Laptop, for her to keep.
I don't re-format but use the SD cards as film negatives.
A cheap way to one of back ups!
Travel light unless you are doing a pro shoot for National Geographic!:angel:
Carrying 2 cameras, spare AA, no pain.
Yes! I have prints made to 8x12.
soultheworld
Established
i take too much stuff with me but here is my holiday kit :
m240 with 15mm Heliar, 21 color skopar, 35 lux, 50 lux, 90 elmarit.
m240 with 15mm Heliar, 21 color skopar, 35 lux, 50 lux, 90 elmarit.
Mablo
Well-known
My usual travel kit when I'm traveling light is my Rollei 35 and a small light meter. That's all I need. I buy 400 speed colour film on arrival, snap away happily and enjoy my holiday.
presspass
filmshooter
One of two sets. A pair of film Ms, 21, 35, 75, and 135 or two film Ms, 21, 35, 50, 90, and 135. The camera with the 135 is out of the case; the rest of the stuff fits in an A&A bag, along with four rolls of Tri-X or HP5. Extra film in the suitcase.
Vics
Veteran
One camera and one lens and one type of film. That keeps me happy.
kram
Well-known
Ah, Rollei 35, I had one lovely camera but the light meter range was poor. I can see why you use a meter. Contax T film is normally XP2 plus, Corfield Porta 160 but b+w varies Delta 100 or 400. Which means I need to ne on top of the asa settings if I change film type.
robert blu
quiet photographer
It depends...long or short holiday, a place where I can go back frequently or not, a journey with photography as main purpose or simply the pleasure to visit a new place and photography is only a "side effect"...
Since my 60th birthday I tend to travel light, the less is easier philosophy appeals me very much...
A few years ago I manage to make a nice photo work with only my Leica X1 !
Last year in NYC I only had a Zeiss Super Ikonta and the X1, the most interesting photos were the ones taken with the Zeiss....
I'm just back from a week holiday in the Alps and I only shot a Nikon FM2 with a 50mm 1,4 and the 20mm 2,8 AFD...
I brought the X1 which rested in the hotel !
Conclusion: I do not have a fix kit, just like to change it depending on the destination, but most of time not too much weight...
robert
Since my 60th birthday I tend to travel light, the less is easier philosophy appeals me very much...
A few years ago I manage to make a nice photo work with only my Leica X1 !
Last year in NYC I only had a Zeiss Super Ikonta and the X1, the most interesting photos were the ones taken with the Zeiss....
I'm just back from a week holiday in the Alps and I only shot a Nikon FM2 with a 50mm 1,4 and the 20mm 2,8 AFD...
Conclusion: I do not have a fix kit, just like to change it depending on the destination, but most of time not too much weight...
robert
Joe Vitessa
Well-known
Depends on where I'm planning to holiday.
If I think I'll be taking more landscapes or scenics, I'll bring a Mamiya 6 and its three lenses.
For city getaways, I tend to shoot 35mm. For years it's been a Contax G1 or G2 with its three lenses.
Either kit fits in the same small Domke F-5 bag.
If I think I'll be taking more landscapes or scenics, I'll bring a Mamiya 6 and its three lenses.
For city getaways, I tend to shoot 35mm. For years it's been a Contax G1 or G2 with its three lenses.
Either kit fits in the same small Domke F-5 bag.
wakarimasen
Well-known
Last year it was a Nikon F3 (with B&W film), an FE (with slide film) with 28-35-50-105mm lenses
Ben Z
Veteran
I vary my gear for the destination. It would not take a Leica and 21-90 lenses on a wildlife safari (not that great shots can't be taken with it, just not the ones I would want to shoot), likewise I would not take a full-frame DSLR and 400/2.8 for a week in Paris.
Even then, I would refine my lens assortment based on anticipated shooting. Example, for that hypothetical week in Paris I would probably take 21-35-90. If I was spending a week in the Alps or Tuscany I would probably opt for 28-50-135.
Even then, I would refine my lens assortment based on anticipated shooting. Example, for that hypothetical week in Paris I would probably take 21-35-90. If I was spending a week in the Alps or Tuscany I would probably opt for 28-50-135.
Livesteamer
Well-known
When in doubt, just take an M6 .72, 35 Summilux and a few rolls of film. I like to keep it simple. Joe
Bingley
Veteran
I also fall into the "it depends on where I'm going" camp. But in June I'm headed to Stockholm, Amsterdam, and Dublin with the family, and contemplating taking a variation on the kit I often use for backpacking, to minimize weight and bulk:
(1) IIIc + Canon 35/2.0 + Elmar 50/3.5 (weighs less than 2 lbs.)
(2) E-P5 + Zuiko 25/1.8 + Panasonic 14/2.5
(3) Either an XA or a Rollei 35 as film backup, to be left with luggage unless needed.
In 2013, I took an M4-2 + 50 + 35, an XA, and an E-PL1 w/ the Pany 14/2.5 lens to Lisbon, Seville, and southern Portugal. The kit worked pretty well for a mix of street shooting in cities and landscape. The kit I'm contemplating for later this year is similar in function, but with lighter, more compact film camera.
(1) IIIc + Canon 35/2.0 + Elmar 50/3.5 (weighs less than 2 lbs.)
(2) E-P5 + Zuiko 25/1.8 + Panasonic 14/2.5
(3) Either an XA or a Rollei 35 as film backup, to be left with luggage unless needed.
In 2013, I took an M4-2 + 50 + 35, an XA, and an E-PL1 w/ the Pany 14/2.5 lens to Lisbon, Seville, and southern Portugal. The kit worked pretty well for a mix of street shooting in cities and landscape. The kit I'm contemplating for later this year is similar in function, but with lighter, more compact film camera.
Bill Clark
Veteran
For 2014 holiday I used:
M3 with a 50mm Summicron lens.
Canon Mark something full frame sensor with a Canon 50mm f1.4 lens.
That was it.
Black and white film only with the M3 and color only with the Canon.
For the M3 I usually used a Sekonic light meter.
Oni bag.
M3 with a 50mm Summicron lens.
Canon Mark something full frame sensor with a Canon 50mm f1.4 lens.
That was it.
Black and white film only with the M3 and color only with the Canon.
For the M3 I usually used a Sekonic light meter.
Oni bag.
Lately its been this > A&A bag, ZI, 35mm FLE, 50mm Elmar-M, Klasse W, Neopan 400, other stuff.
I took this kit with me to Thailand and Myanmar last November, and its with me now during an extended stay in Australia.
Travel kit by jonmanjiro, on Flickr
I took this kit with me to Thailand and Myanmar last November, and its with me now during an extended stay in Australia.
Travel kit by jonmanjiro, on Flickr
2WK
Rangefinder User
Over the holidays I was in Norway & Germany. I brought my Monochrom with 35 1.4 Nokton S.C., M6ttl with 50 Summilux Asph and the X Vario. I keep it all in an inconspicuous Eastpak backpack with a Crumpler padded insert. It was pretty heavy. I was going to leave the M6 at home but at the last minute before heading out the door I couldn't resist! The bag is just for traveling, wherever I'm at I only take one body & lens with me and leave the other two stashed away.
David Hughes
David Hughes
For many years, the Leica CL and both lenses was my standard travel kit. I often wonder about adding the 28mm lens but these days I seldom go anywhere new and so the P&S outfit (Post 23) works.
Regards, David
Regards, David
the hoarder
Established
I deliberate for ages before finally deciding which two cameras to take, one for colour the other b&w. My husband heaves a sigh of relief when he knows I won't be taking the big Pentax 6x7 'cause he knows he might end up having to carry it
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