What sucks about traveling is choosing a camera.

[DougK]

Good point.

 

[raid]

What sucks about traveling is the case when it is not you who does the traveling!

I would add that it is a good idea to get a very light foldable travel tripod that you can throw into your suitcase. The Cullman Magic I or II are unbeatable, in my opinion. They fold flat and you can hardly notice it in the suitacase. The tripod is a must for dim churches and so on, when you cannot use a flash (and you should not anyways). It also is great for family photos so that everybody is included in the photo, without having to ask a stranger to take a photo of you.

 

[ERV]

I'm leaving today for a week with the family and this is it:
m6, 35 cron, 50 elmar-m, summitar, xpan and 45 all in a small pelikan case so I don't have to worry about them.
In my backpack my IIc, meter, hoods. Film in the suitcase, I'm only going to California and can always buy more.
I debated taking the p case but after many travels with people stuffing things in the overhead or having a soft bag under my seat that I have to watch, I thought this would be a good solution. I also take a small shoulder bag in the suitcase for walking around.

 

[sf]

I'm leaving today for a week with the family and this is it:
m6, 35 cron, 50 elmar-m, summitar, xpan and 45 all in a small pelikan case so I don't have to worry about them.
In my backpack my IIc, meter, hoods. Film in the suitcase, I'm only going to California and can always buy more.
I debated taking the p case but after many travels with people stuffing things in the overhead or having a soft bag under my seat that I have to watch, I thought this would be a good solution. I also take a small shoulder bag in the suitcase for walking around.

That's a pretty serious load for a week in Cali. 3 cameras. 4 lenses. I guess if I were in your position, I might be more likely to bring just the Xpan/45 combo since it can be used for both normal and pano frames. I know . . . it's big in comparison with the IIc, but I shoot with a MF RF, so I'm used to it. But if you want the particular look of each lens, you have no choice but to bring 4 lenses/3 cameras.

 

[BrianShaw]

I'm going to my kid's little league (baseball) game in an hour or so. I'll be traveling with wife, two kids, several bags of sports equipment in the family mini-van. Once there I'll also have participate in the sporting event as well as photographing it. (I like baseball, and certain other sports, but don't really enjoy playing them anymore.) I'll probably end up helping the coaches keep the kids playing the game correctly (they seem to get easily distracted), or score-keeping, in addition to my personal quest to get good pics of my kid.

I think I'll take the Nikon F3 SLR with motordrive and leave the RF, MF, and LF at home. I've tried them all before with kid's baseball and they don't work as well as the 35mm SLR. The SLR is rugged, versatile, and requires no additional items such as a lightmeter. I'll bring the RF or MF (and light meter) to a future game!

I guess I shouldn't really bother posting this... it wasn't really much of a decision. It's not like I'm traveling internationally, but the first game of the season is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Truth be told, any camera would have worked but I picked the one that works the easiest and best-est.

 

[raid]

The Fuji Natura will be added to my camera gear in my next trip. It is most likely an excellent camera for candid photos in crowds. Today, I tried it out in an arts festival with thousands of people everywhere. I turned off the flash and added +1 exposure adjustment due to the white sky.

 

[shaaktiman]

what sucks about traveling is LOSING a camera!

not always. I once had to sleep on the floor of a train that was traveling between New Delhi and the Nepali border. (Don't ask.) When I woke up I found my backpack (which I had been sleeping on top of!) slit open and my fully automatic Minolta HTSI with the 28-80 zoom lens gone, never to be seen again. (by me at least.)

So I needed a new camera. No two ways about it.

When I returned to S. Asia a few years after then I took a Bessa R2 with CV 21, 35 and 90 lenses. In the whole 5 weeks I never once wished for a focal length that I didn't have in one of my pockets.

Less is more.

Also, my slides were WAY better this time around. 🙂

 

[Pherdinand]

i know people who would give anything just to be able to travel. I also know some who borrow a camera before going on a trip, since they can't afford both a camera and a trip.
We are some lucky people to have such trouble.

 

[raid]

I agree with you. If we are able to travel and take phots and still worry about how "troublesome" it is to make a decision on which lens out of many lenses we will choose, then we are lucky indeed.

 

[Pherdinand]

i didn't want to put the question down, by the way. I myself thionk about this sometimes when it is the case, having multiple choices. My point would be, pick any working camera and *enjoy* the process of using it, never ever regret that you did not take that "other one".