Your travel setup, your input?

[sepiareverb]

Depends on if there is a travel companion (my wife) or not. When we travel together I bring the GR-D and maybe an M. If just me I will usually bring the 667W or a Rollei, a film M and either an M9 or the GR. My plan moving forward is to bring a film MF camera, a film M and the X1D when traveling alone.

 

[narsuitus]

My preferred vacation travel setup:
Canon digital compact
Battery charger
Extra Battery
Extra memory Cards
Polarizing Filter
Pocket-size tripod (not shown in image)
Cell phone for backup (not shown in image)

Please note: the Canon G15 replaced the Canon G11 shown in the image. I gave up the articulating screen on the G11 for the faster lens on the G15 (f/1.8 verses f/2.8).


Travel Camera by Narsuitus, on Flickr

 

[KarlG]

Depends on where I'm going and how I want to shoot, as well as with whom I am travelling.

Europe with my girlfriend over Christmas - I took my Leica Q and M240 +35mm/50mm. Used a single camera the whole time (mostly the Q) and left the other wherever we were staying.

Tokyo by myself for a photography trip, I took my MP with a 28mm (B&W only) and my Mamiya 7 + 80mm (Portra 400 only).

It's different every time depending on where I'm going.

 

[dp13]

Fuji X-E3 with 23/1.4
Olympus Pen F with 12/2
Olympus 45/1.8
All in Tenba DNA 8 bag

 

[BLKRCAT]

Id take the digital and film bodies and the 35 and 75.

 

[jsrockit]

My travel setup is your XT2 and the 18-55mm lens. But my serious photography isn't done while traveling.

 

[mike rosenlof]

I tend to prefer slightly longer than normal lenses for most of my work. I did a trip to Japan quite a while ago and took an OM-1 with the 100 f2.8 lens. worked out well for me. that's the lighest I'e done, and it was a solo trip that I could dedicate to photography as much as I wanted.

Recent trip to Hawaii, Leica r6.2 with 50 summicron and 90 elmarit. And a decent tripod.

Europe a few years ago with Hasselblad and the 120mm macro.

Pick something you like to use, and keep the kit relatively light, especially if you are walking a lot.

Have fun!

 

[wjlapier]

Going to Italy next week, first time ever doing one camera, one lens. Hasselblad 501c/80mm and bergger pancro 400.

I, too, think you should do one camera one lens. DC is pretty good, but you can do it with that setup.

And if the camera breaks down? I had two Leicas jam on me while on two different vacations. MP and M7. Luckily I had another camera. I agree on the one lens though.

iPhone as a backup. My 7 plus takes amazing photos. Fuji-like imo.

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

I just got back from a few weeks in Malaysia (KL, Brinchang and Penang). Technically I was there to get married, but I managed to get a bit of time shooting 🙂

- M2
- VM 28mm f2
- 90mm f2.8 'fat' Tele Elmarit
- 8 rolls HP5+ (ran out in Penang and managed to track down an extra couple rolls of APX400)

I was mainly shooting street and used the 28mm 95% of the time (in a lot of cases I only had the M2/28mm in the bag). It was nice having the 90mm available for a few shots I had in mind though, and I ended up with good shots from both.

 

[chasfreeland]

Depending on the trip, duration, and willingness to carry lots of film:
Either a Mamiya 7ii, 2 bodies + 65mm and 50mm lenses. Used this on a trip to New Mexico.

Or,
Mamiya 7ii, 1 body with 65mm lens + Hasselblad 903 SWC + 2 backs; used this on a 2 week trip to Japan recently.

Or,
Leica M, 2 bodies, 35mm and 28mm; used this on a recent trip to Portugal.

Or,
Leica M, 2 bodies, 21mm / 24mm / 35mm + Hasselblad Xpan. Used this kit on a trip to Greece last year.

I prefer medium format, but carrying enough film can be bulky.

Used to carry a tripod, (used with Hasselblad 503) but not anymore.

 

[agoglanian]

So in most cases now I travel with my wife and my trips are not exclusively photography-based. As such I prefer NOT to carry around a lot of gear because it’s cumbersome and I’d rather just shoot with what I have instead of always swapping cameras or lenses around. My Leica kit is exactly what I want it to be with three bodies and three lenses (21, 35 , 50 for me) but when I travel it’s one of the bodies and the 35mm. Film or digital is my only choice at that point.

If it is a photography-centric trip then I’d bring more but the point for me is not to have every variable available, but rather specific tools for specific jobs.

 

[mdarnton]

I usually take something like a Leica M4, 50, 21, and Tri-X, or if I'm in a SLR mind, Nikon FG, 50, 24. For color and movies, I rely these days on my cell phone (Samsung Note 5) which does a sufficient job on those, so sometimes I don't even take a camera on a trip if space is an issue. It's really astounding how much my phone does for me these days, photographically, and its RAW images are amazing. I'm someone who has hardly in 45 years left the house without a camera+Tri-X on my shoulder, and I'm a bit unsettled that I'm shooting a lot of color, on a cell phone, too! And usually still carrying the camera. 🙂

 

[pyeh]

congratulations

congratulations

I just got back from a few weeks in Malaysia (KL, Brinchang and Penang). Technically I was there to get married, but I managed to get a bit of time shooting 🙂

- M2
- VM 28mm f2
- 90mm f2.8 'fat' Tele Elmarit
- 8 rolls HP5+ (ran out in Penang and managed to track down an extra couple rolls of APX400)

I was mainly shooting street and used the 28mm 95% of the time (in a lot of cases I only had the M2/28mm in the bag). It was nice having the 90mm available for a few shots I had in mind though, and I ended up with good shots from both.

Congratulations, Nick, on your wedding. and also on taking in such interesting parts of Malaysia.

 

[ktmrider]

"If the Leica breaks down"? There are lots of camera stores in DC.

 

[David Hughes]

My input is that a lot of these outfits are heavy...

Regards, David

 

[Deleted member 65559]

one or the other was left in the hotel or air bnb

IMG_2697 by Greg Yavorsky, on Flickr

 

[kknox]

Thank for all the input. I took my M262 and M2. Shoot only 2 rolls of film the rest was on the M262. Shot with a 35 1.4 fle and a 24 mm. The 75 stayed in the bag.

Thanks everyone.

 

[raid]

I hope that you have enjoyed the trip.

 

[kknox]

Thanks Raid. Go home in the morning. Great trip.

 

[Bingley]

I've made many, many trips to D.C. over the years, mainly for work, and typically take just one camera and one lens. Probably my most used camera for D.C. travel has been an Olympus XA, which supports the idea of a digital Leica M and a 35mm lens. I think the 35 focal length (or equivalent) works very well in D.C. Sometimes I've taken a Rollei 35 or a Barnack Leica with a small 50, but I keep coming back to the Oly XA.

I concur with the recommendation about using the Metro. But I would advise against carrying so much equipment that you need a camera bag. One camera/one lens avoids the need for a camera bag; if you need a bag at all I'd recommend something, like a knapsack, that doesn't look like a camera bag. Most of the people you see on the streets of D.C. these days carry knapsacks to and from work. Blend in and don't call attention to your camera gear.

EDIT: Ha! I should have read to the end of the thread before posting. Glad you had a great trip.