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geesbert

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Borbarad

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Well, I'm getting near my final kit..... So here we go

 

Bag:

Aunts and Uncles Mr Coacher leather shoulderbag with a Crumpler Banana Bowl M

 

Gear:

M9P

35mm f2 Summicron ASPH

50mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH

90mm f2,5 Summarit

Olympus OM-D with 12-50mm lens

Artic Butterfly 724

charger and small items

 

Further gear

Olympus LS-5 PCM recorder

Moleskine Notebook and pens.

SIGG 1l Waterbottle

 

Optional

iPad

Maps, Papers etc....

 

That's my current travel shoulder bag . The 21mm SE is ordered and I'm looking for M7 as well (both will still fit in)

 

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MarkP

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THERE IS NO PERFECT TRAVEL KIT...just the optimal kit for that particular trip...

 

M9 (+3 batteries)

 

21 28 50 (±90)

...and a fast 35 if I decide I want to go out with just one lens.

The specific lens within each focal length would depend on where I'm going.

 

Small desktop tripod (maybe)

 

Crumpler 5 Million Dollar Bag

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Ralf

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THERE IS NO PERFECT TRAVEL KIT...just the optimal kit for that particular trip...

 

M9 (+3 batteries)

 

21 28 50 (±90)

...and a fast 35 if I decide I want to go out with just one lens.

The specific lens within each focal length would depend on where I'm going.

 

Small desktop tripod (maybe)

 

Crumpler 5 Million Dollar Bag

 

That is exactly the way I handle it, as a bag I use the Domke F- 803 though, allows to throw in the X2 (just in case;))

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swamiji

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THERE IS NO PERFECT TRAVEL KIT...just the optimal kit for that particular trip...

 

I am not sure that is even true. I have taken a lot of short, and medium trips around China. I have kept track of what I took and what I used. After a time I gave up, there was no pattern.

 

The optimal kit for a particular trip is always done in hindsight.

 

Basically either you take everything, or you learn to use what you took. You can guess, but thats all it is. Thats why these questions always comes up.

 

I have come to the conclusion that you should take what you know, and don't worry about it. Your skill/creativity will make up the difference.

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rramesh

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Leaving for the Baltics tomorrow. This is my packing list.

 

  • Billingham Hadley Small
    • Leica M9-P with 2 lenses at any time, one on and one in bag, out of
      • Color-Skopar 21
      • Summicron 35
      • Summilux 50
      • Elmarit-M 90

       

      [*]Spare battery

      [*]Cullmann micro-tripod

      [*]Filters ND 10x, 3x and circular polariser

      [*]Shutter release cable

      [*]Notebook and pen

      [*]Cleaning cloth

      [*]2 memory cards (one in camera and one in bag)

      [*]Canon IXUS 220 compact camera

     

    [*]In suitcase

    • Macbook Air 13"
    • External Solid-state USB hard disk
    • Additional memory cards
    • Olympus FL-36 flash (if needed)

     

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kahveorta

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For my last family trip to Bandung, Indonesia, I packed the following:

 

1. M9 with handgrip

2. 21/2.8 ZM Biogon with vf

3. 50/1.5 ZM Sonnar

4. 2 extra batteries in a ThinkTank battery holder

5. Spare SD cards in a ThinkTank card wallet

 

The above packed into a Fogg Lyre. During transit, the Lyre is packed into a Samsonite backpack which also contained the charger and an iPad equipped with card reader.

 

It works very well for me, and during my next trip to London, this is what I intend to do too, but perhaps with a different set of lenses.

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businessasusual

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For every trip I have taken - I've been heavily weighed down by equipment. (one of which included Canon 7D (with M9) and two prime lenses - sold Canon the moment I returned).

 

Not to mention, not like the "good old days" - we have to add all the battery chargers, laptop, senor cleaning tools. Just too much.

 

Next trip M9, 50mm Summilux ASPH &Vlux 3 (yet to buy) and that will be it. This way I can carry camera bag everywhere without pain and have all the range I need on hand. My Vlux1 is light, believe Vlux 3 even lighter - managed to produce razor sharp images with Vlux 1 - and need autofocus sometimes. M9 is used when I have more than a minute to hit the shutter.

 

So adding to this would just be MPB 17" for processing @ hotel. :)

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Back from 3+ weeks of holidays. Packed the same gear as I always take: M9 with 35 and 75 Asph Summicrons, 3 batteries and around 64 GB worth of cards (in 4, 8 and 16 GB sizes).

 

All packed in a Billingham Hadley Small, together with non-photo paraphernalia (including mosquito repellant...). The M9 charger stayed beside my bed, ready to do its work at nights...

 

Never once wished I had taken anything more.

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NZDavid

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D-Lux 5 is very handy and ultra light, didn't mind taking it in canoe or wading in the lagoon in Rarotonga. Plus M6 or M7 for slides which are still a delight if it is a holiday, or M9. 35/2 Summicron-ASPH is pretty much the ideal travel lens. 24/28 if I need wider and old 50/2 proves its worth.

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algrove

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In my Billingham freebie I will now reorganize.

 

M9P

M9M

35/2, 50/2 or 50/1.4, 75/2 and if needed 28/2 or 21/3.4

 

For special trips where interior or night street shooting much anticipated then

21/1.4 or 24/1.4, 35/1.4, 50/0.95, 75/1.4 and even 135/1.4.

 

For the Mandler trip 28/2.8 E60, 50/1.0 E60 and the 75/1.4 E60. One filter size sounds appealing.

 

Of course extra SD cards

Of course extra batteries

Of course Air and accessories for card reading and backup

all the extra stuff we all seem to bring along in our camera bag

Tripod or monopod + cable release

 

Oh almost forgot, grab the wife and say let's go, "I'm already packed."

 

 

P.S. Time will tell if I can use more smaller f2.0 lenses with the MM while pumping up the ISO somewhat. That would be a welcomed situation since they are lighter too and in this way I might even be able to sneak one more into the bag like the 28/2.

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Megg

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Short trip (weekenders):

M9, 35summarit, cv75, 2 battery, charger

 

Long trip:

M9, 21elmarit, 50cron, cv75, 2 battery, charger, cleaning kit, LX5

 

A small billingham + 4 SDcard all the way. Sufficient enough to survive..

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jlindstrom

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On a recent 2 week trip:

 

M9

35/2 Biogon

50/1.4 pre-asph

90/2.8 elmarit-m

 

- couple of sd-cards, only needed one. rest were backup

- charger

- bare bones bag evolution

- ipad

 

ipad & extras stayed at the appartment. BBB-E worked nicely with the m+3 lenses, bottle of water, sun glasses and wallet. Easy & light to carry all day. And all this in scorching heat, at best +43C in shade!

 

--Juha

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