Standardised holiday kit, what's yours

[kram]

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]

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

 

[Mcary]

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]

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.😀

 

[soultheworld]

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.

 

[Mablo]

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]

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]

One camera and one lens and one type of film. That keeps me happy.

 

[kram]

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]

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

 

[Joe Vitessa]

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.

 

[wakarimasen]

Last year it was a Nikon F3 (with B&W film), an FE (with slide film) with 28-35-50-105mm lenses

 

[Ben Z]

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.

 

[Livesteamer]

When in doubt, just take an M6 .72, 35 Summilux and a few rolls of film. I like to keep it simple. Joe

 

[Bingley]

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.

 

[Bill Clark]

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.

 

[jonmanjiro]

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

 

[2WK]

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]

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

 

[the hoarder]

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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