Vacation: Which camera & lens will/did you take

For Vegas a few weeks back I brought my Contax T3 with Ektachrome and my Pany GF1 with the 20mm. Shot the Pany almost exclusively, one roll through the T3.
 
If traveling to a city: Ricoh GR1v or Fuji Natura loaded with Portra 400 or Ektar 100.
If traveling anywhere else: GW690iii and Portra 400.
 
Going to Maine in October.
I think I'm just bringing the X100 and a fly rod.
But I may break down and bring one of my Nikons. Maybe.
 
I had with me a very small camera bag that barely held a Leica M6 with the 35mm/1,4 Summilux (very small), plus the light Bessa T with a CV 25/4(also tiny). The Heliar 50/3.5 was tucked away in the bag. I did not have to change lenses, and the 25+35 combo worked out very well for me.
 
séamuis said:
I could never imagine being able to actually utilize that much gear on vacation. I would despise traveling with so much. will you actually use all of that? I mean maybe I’m just not a gear nut or something by why in the world would you honestly need to carry two 35s and two 50s? 4 lenses for two focal lengths? I just can’t imagine. I use less equipment when I’m doing a journalism assignment! god forbid I try and enjoy a vacation while hauling around so much gear!
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Yes I'll use it all. I plan my day with 2 cameras and 3 lenses unless one is the ltm then I'll carry 2 m and 2 screw lenses. It might not make sense for you but it works for me.
 
Since my Canonet is constantly failing I decided to take my Eos 7d and 4 lenses plus Speedlite and stuff to the french atlantic coast this year. It was a whole lot of fun, but I could have easily gotten away with only the 35 1.4 and the body.
SayCheese
 
Headed to northern Minnesota to catch the fall color.

Taking the big stuff for panoramics and scenics----Fujica 690/Linhof 617/Noblex 150.

Texsport
 
Last trip was a Canon 50D because I had to take lots of shots (climbing) and needed 200mm. But the next two trips will be with Bronica RF645 with 45mm and 100mm, Bessa R4A with ZM 25mm and a Canon D10 underwater digicam. Portra, Ektar and Acros. And this list will probably change 5 times as I ponder taking a Hasselblad instead of the Bessa...
 
jcrutcher said:
Leaving this afternoon, this is what's in my bag.

Leica M's

M9-P and M3 DS

28 cron asph
35 cron asph
35 lux (version 1)
50 Elmar-M (late model)
50 lux (pre-asph E46)
CV 75 Heliar Classic
90 Macro-Elmar

Leica Barnack

Black IIIc

35 Elmar 3.5
50 Elmar 3.5
50 Summicron

Film

Kodak Portra (new style) 160 & 400
Ilford FP4 & HP5
XP2
CW400cn


Happy shooting!
Jim
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Forget that noise. Not for me...
 
I posted earlier that I had taken a bunch of cameras for two weeks in Colorado this summer. I actually took eight cameras but I had secure lodgings and usually went out with just one of them and a lens or two. Mostly I used a IIIc just back from service and a 50mm Elmar and a Nikkor 35mm f2.5 with Nikon zoom finder. Light, compact and worked well. I could probably travel with just that but I had fun using the other cameras too. I found out that my Leica 1a makes lovely images with Ektar and a good lens hood. Pack light and have fun. Joe
 
I ended up using a Canon P with 135mm 3.5, Jupiter 3 and CV 21mm for most shooting and an Autocord for a few trips out. I took a few other pieces but they remained in the hotel room.

The Yashica CCN came along as a backup 35mm camera (and auto exposure if I didn't want to deal with manual). I'm glad I had it but never felt the need to take it out. I had a 35mm lens but preferred taking the 21mm and 50mm to give me a greater amount of variety (I could have taken the 35mm instead of both but wanted the speed of the J3 and my 35mm is a f/2.8). I also took a folding medium format camera, thinking the Autocord would be too bulky and that I'd want to carry medium format and the 35mm at once. Didn't really happen.

If I were do do this trip again, I probably would take only the Canon P with 135/50/21 and the Autocord. Of course, that trip I'll end up wanting to shoot in rapidly changing light the whole time and will wish I had something automatic with me.
 
cameraand leses on vacation

cameraand leses on vacation

Last one to vietnam MAR APR 2010, nikon 90 zoom, nikon f55d 70/300AF lens Very hazy and the weather humid. Next one I will try the HIMATIC 7S R/F I might do better. jack
 
Maui - GF1 + 20mm + 14-42 zoom (for the wide end).
NYC - M9 + 35mm.
Philippines - M9 + 35mm & LX5 (for the wide end).
Vancouver - GF1 + 20mm + 14mm pancakes.

Lesson learned? I'll use a 28mm more than I would a 50mm (as I was yearning for a 50mm)... now I wish I didn't sell that 28 Biogon to you, Joe! :)
 
Just did two weeks in France (about 1800 mile driving trip), and took my M9, four lenses, two batteries, one charger, and about 8 cards. No problems, and it was a perfectly-sized kit.

On previous trips I've carried more and less -- went to Vienna for Christmas a couple of years ago and brought a Hasselblad Super Wide C, as well as my Contaflex TLR kit. That turned out to be too much stuff, and that Contaflex weighed a ton. However, we went to the Caymans last year and I just took my Olympus E-P2 and two lenses, plus a Nikonos III for when we went snorkeling, and that was perfect.

Guess it depends on where you're going and what you're going to be doing, yet I seem to be wanting to carry less and less stuff. Too much of a physical and psychological burden, and can get in the way of actually enjoying the vacation (at least for me!).
 
Next, maybe the X100 and one M with a 50 Summicron. Last, an M5 with that 50 and the Skopar 25. But in Christchurch in '09 and in the hills above there, an A&A ACAM1100 carrying M6, M2, 25 2.8 Biogon, Summicron 35 and 50 (hardly used that one) and the Elmarit M 90. Very easy to carry up hills all day.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardgm2/sets/72157618991545830/
 
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Richard G said:
But in Christchurch in '09 and in the hills above there, an A&A ACAM1100 carrying M6, M2, 25 2.8 Biogon, Summicron 35 and 50 (hardly used that one) and the Elmarit M 90. Very easy to carry up hills all day.
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Sounds like the kind of kit I could carry -- did you use the 90 much?
 
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