What cameras do you take on business trips?

I always carry either the little Olympus zoom, or else {blush} the little Kodak d-word hand-me-down.
 
Depends for how long. If it's just a light trip for a few days out, an M4 with 2-3 lenses. If we speak weeks and a luggage bag, saluyt 6x6 and a horizon pano are joining.
 
Since getting into shooting Aerochrome, I've been taking my trusty T4 Super and now a Mamiya 6 + 50/4 lens.

The T4 gets either B&W or E6 while the Mamiya is usually loaded with Aerochrome + orange filter.
 
Hexar AF, or Olympus Stylus Epic.

One day I will also have an M3 + collapsible Summicron 50mm that would fit quite nicely in a small suitcase.
 
My laptop/camera messenger bag is always with me. For every office trip. Depending on the location and season (sunset time?) the bodies are loaded with HP5+/Delta3200/XP2 or Ektar100/Fujicolor200. Nowadays my every-day bodies are Hexar RF plus Bessa-L and a few lenses.

For longer trips with more space in the luggage I will take along the additional SLR case.
 
In certain iconic cities like New York or Paris, I love to bring my M3 or IIIf. It just feels right. However, if I'm traveling with family, it is usually the D700 with the incredible 28/1.4 AFD.

I'm currently on a business trip now in Tokyo, and I brought my brand new X Pro 1 with the 18/2. And since Tokyo is one of those iconic cities for me, I cannot help but to also bring my M3 and the ZM 28/2.8 (framing is mostly guesswork, but oh what fun I'm having).

I will have a free weekend in Tokyo, and will see how the XP1 handles. Planning to photograph the cherry blossoms, the Tsukiji fish market, and random street stuff.
 
When I did travel for work I would take a Nikon FE with a Nikon 135mm 2.8 & a Tamron 28-70 zoom...a small tripod and cable release...I put a lot of miles on that camera...
 
The last 2 trips, I just took along my Nex with kit lens.
But the next time it might be my ZI with the 35/2.8 and fast film...
 
An Olympus Infinity Stylus Epic loaded with Kodak UltraMax 400.

I'm in mens underwear sales from Vietnam to Costco USA.

It doesn't get any better.
 
i hang out in 3rd world countries most of the time,
i have used the following cameras while traveling
for work.... i am a travelling computer salesman...

* Minilux zoom
* Olympus XA <-- most often
* Rolleiflex, to as far as islamabad and kathmandu (on biz trip)
* Leica cl with a wide (2nd most often)
* Minox gte
* bronica rf645 (dhaka)
* Olympus SP (Kabul, also on biz)
* Olympus Pen-FT

most recently experimenting with digital epson r-d1 WITHOUT charger...

raytoei
 
leica M2 + elmarit 28 or hexar af .. maybe the XA
depends on which is blocked with "experimental" film. I don't use stuff I don't know on a trip (anymore)
 
I hate business trips. I feel i am insulting the country I visit by practically ignoring the local culture by seeking the most convenient known choices. I normally bring 1 M (m2 or M6) camera with one lens (in the 28-50mm range) - many times I return without having made a single photograph.
 
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