Whats your travel setup?

- Voigtländer Bessa III and Leica X1 when weight is not super-crucial, giving me a nice 50mm and 35mm equiv. setup;
- when weight and sturdiness really matter: Contax T3 and Leica X1.

Those three cameras have shown to have superb weight-performance ratios, and the Leica X1 is tough and has outlived all my other digital cameras.
 
Hello Everybody,
As far as travel photography goes, I usually bring a full kit whenever I leave Bangkok, that includes 2 Leica film bodies (m6ttl, m6 classic) and a 15mm, 28mm Elmarit, 35mm 1.2, 50mm 1.4 Summilux and a 90mm Summicron. When I am just out for the day, I usually carry one camera with one lens with me, it can be anything from an M3, M2 or one of my m6's and 2 rolls of film. I try to bring a different focal length with me when I am just out and about town, I like the challenge of having one lens to work with. When I travel around S.E. Asia, I bring a full kit…….

Cheers,
Michael
 
A few days ago I went to a short trip with the family. I had prepared what I considered to be a light kit, DSLR with standard zoom and fast 35mm, Leica M4 with 40mm f2.0, Ricoh GXR with 28mm module, SB910 flash, two radio triggers, a collapsible reflector, smallish tripod and light meter. Quite by accident I asked my wife to move the bag out of the reach of the dog and she screamed at me that I was crazy to bring all that weight with me. For one I decided to listen to her and got only the Ricoh with a spare battery and a Leica CL which was not in the original bag. I guess she was right because the pictures I got were not any worse than usual and I really think I would not have enjoyed carrying around all the weight, not to mention that probably most of the gear would not really have been used and would have been just redundant stuff. Whatever you bring, unless you are on assignment (which you are not for what you say), think that in a trip sometimes less is actually more.

GLF
 
X100 and 6 batteries

or

GX1 with 14/2.5 and 4 batteries

WiFi cards to iPhone via Eye-fi

As well, this is the core of the field work setup. Additions may include D3 and lenses, laptop w external drives, strobes, headlamps and reflectors. Lately we're experimenting with an iPad mini instead of the laptop, using SD cards as backup. We'll see. It's nice to travel light. My preference is the X and the phone.
 
Oh yeah, the iPhone 6+ is an awesome camera.

I bring too much, but on the next trip to Montana, Leica M7 and Nikon 35/3.5 and 50/1.4 lenses. Probably, LX-7 for digital--and the 6+. I'm tired of the huge bag of cameras and trying to decide which one to use when.
 
My travel photography set up, let's see. Usually despite swearing I will never do it again it's a big DSLR, too many lenses and the address of a good chiropractor.
 
For me the going somewhere exciting kit for say a week or more is a Rolleiflex FX-N, and an FW. The going out for the day kit is one of those. My missus is a dab hand with the iPhone, and I guess its a little frustrating that her pics are uploaded usually before we even get home, whereas mine are still safely rolled up in the bag. Still, two months later, when the developing and scanning is done, I can say 'hey hon, remember this?'
 
For a one or two week trip, I'll usually take two cameras, one for backup or as an alternative. And if it's a road trip it's usually medium format. Just today I returned from a drive to San Diego and back to the Seattle area. I took the Leica S2, 100mm and the 35mm. As backup alternative if I got tired of lugging the weight I had a second bag with Pentax dSLR and 21 + 43mm. The Pentax kit did not get used.

Last Fall in Hawaii I had the M240 and used it with 75 Heliar extensively. Also, as a second rig, an M8 that was used a bit.

Generally I like to use the largest camera that will be convenient in the circumstances... I have traveled with Pentax 67II at times, and with Bronica RF645. When out and about I don't carry the bag over my shoulder... it stays in the car or hotel. Just one camera and lens at hand, as otherwise it's a strain on the brain as well as the back. :D
 
RZ67 with GS645 pro as a backup usually, even though the Fuji has sprung light leaks as of late. :(

I guess I like to have a workout with my hikes/trips.
 
Hallo,

for 2 1/2 weeks romania i had a Bessa R2 + 35/2.5II and a mju-II as a backup/evening-flash-camera. Worked out pretty well. Should have stayed with BW-film though. Its not easy to find good colours and good light everywhere... These two cameras are just perfect: lightweight superergonomic and you don´t loose a fortune if something gets damaged or stolen... so you can concentrate on the phtography and the trip and having fun instead of caring for the camera all the time...

Would take the Mamiya 7 + 65/4.0 and even a tripod in addition to that, if photography was the most important part of a trip.

For a super light travel setup (only a 35 liter Backpack and a small canvas tote bag for 3 weeks vietnam) i took just a fuji x100.

schöne Grüße,

Johann
 
All I travel with is a Leica M4-P with a zeiss biogon-c 35. I have owned a lot of cameras, both digital and film but the M4-P is my favorite. I owned the CL, M2, M3, M5 and the M6 but the M4-P has something special to it.
I use a Fjällräven Skule 30 backpack and that's it.
 
  • Zeiss Ikon with 25mm Biogon, 35mm Biogon & 50mm Planar, loaded with 100 film (currently Foma Classic)
  • M6TTL with 35mm Nokton SC, loaded with 400 film (currently Tri-X)
  • Canon Ixus 220 HS for quick digital snaps
This gives plenty of options without being over the top.
 
Either M2 or M9 with 21/35/90. Sometimes both bodies or two M2's. If I get lazy, I take just a 35 or 50.

Funny, but I am happy to use whatever I take so if a couple bodies and various lenses then that is what I use. If I am lazy and only take one body with one lens, I find I am happy with that setup as well.
 
Yeah, if you look at Harvey and Maisel, the axiom which states "the less gear taken the more pictures taken" becomes a proof.
 
Hi, You have an X-T1; so why don't you use that. with the 18-138 as a wheather resistant walk-around combo and your favorite primes ( I would take the 23 and 56, maybe the 18 too) for high quality available light.
This should do the trick nicely.
 
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