Reportage

[Annibale G.]

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What do you have , or do you bring with yourself for reportage photography?

I always bring with myself just my M7 , my favorite lenses , wich is the 35 mm f/2 , the 50 f/2 ; and of course a bounch of films . Well now I don't know if it could be necessary to bay the leica motor or the flash.

What do you think?

Annibale

[wda]

Annibale,

 

Why do you need a flash for reportage? And unless you want muliple shots of an event, why bother with a winder?

 

There, I have saved you some money!

 

David

[robert_parker]

Two bodies, one with 50mm and one with 35mm and film.

[kodaktrix]

One body with 35mm, or two bodies, one with 35mm, the other with 21mm. On holidays plus a 90mm in the pocket and a SLR with 180mm.

 

Regards

 

Oliver

[Overgaard]

A bag with M4 (21 and 35mm), a SL (80mm) and R8 motorized (90mm, 50mm 35mm), an external lightmeter, a monopod and a D2 if soem of it needs publishing same day.

 

If I go far away I bring an extra SL body and D2 just in case, plus chargers for all motors and digital.

 

If I do digital reportage, I shoot a LOT of pictures. Usually series of four and 90% of what I shoot is manual light. The result of such is that I shoot 500-1000 framens in a night so I have plenty to choose from. People in groups tend to close their eyes in one of the pictures, if low light handheld, series of 4 pictures (JPG continuious mode on the D2) usually ensures that 2-3 of the pictures are sharp (the first low-light is usually unsharp because you press the button).

[Lucklik]

For my personal reportages I use M6 and M7, outside I use Tri Elmar & VC 21/4, indoor 35/2 50/2 28/2 and mostly with Tri-X @ ISO 400-1600

Because I use my left eye, I can't keep looking trought the viewfinder when I wind the film. I like the winder very much.

 

else I use Digilux 2 and V-Lux1.

 

rgs

 

Luc

[diegocentrico]

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This is my photo-equipment.

 

Always in my bag:

. Leica M7

. Elmarit-M 21mm II type

. Summicron-M 35mm IV type [pre-aspherical]

. Summilux-M 50mm II type

. Macro-Elmar-M 90mm

 

About flash or motor: I have no doubts: the motor!

[earleygallery]

Reportage is such a generic term, it depends on what you mean exactly by reportage. The flash is surely obvious - if you're shooting inside in low light then yeah, flash is a good idea. As for the motor, if you're shooting fast moving subjects maybe. A second body is probably the most useful, less chance of missing a shot changing lens/film.

[frc]

MP .72

35 lux asph

tri-e

elmarit 90

loads of Provia 400

spare battery

micro fiber cloth

small prints to show people what I do.

 

or

 

Nikon d200

20-35 f2.8

35-70 f2.8

spare battery

mico fiber cloth

 

everything in a Lowepro bag.

[Guest Bastian A.]

Leica M + 1.4/35mm (sometimes 50mm, especially with my M2)

or

Pentax LX + 2/35mm + 2,8/24mm (sometimes + 2/85mm)

[thrid]

What do you have , or do you bring with yourself for reportage photography?

I always bring with myself just my M7 , my favorite lenses , wich is the 35 mm f/2 , the 50 f/2 ; and of course a bounch of films . Well now I don't know if it could be necessary to bay the leica motor or the flash.

What do you think?

Annibale

 

 

 

I'm with you. Less is more. Helps you move quickly and unobtrusively and think clear.

 

When I shoot documentary work I take two M doesn (one as a back up) and 35/50 lenses.

I have a Leicavit on my M7 and run the M4 standard. Losts of Tri-X and Delta 3200, a small lightmeter and maybe the SF20 flash. Maybe.

[frc]

Yes, forgotten about that!

Thrid reminds me of it.

Leicavit, it's often on my cam during rep. phot.

Such a pity the grip doesn't fit on together with it.