SilentShutter Posted July 18, 2017 Share #81 Posted July 18, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) You need to consider the implications of having to carry the gear with you at all times - you're never in the same place for more than about a week or two - and the insurance aspect. The household policy won't cover worldwide travel for 12 months. Typical backpacker travel insurance will include a low amount of cover for personal effects. I suspect that cover for a Leica kit is going to be rather expensive given the risk. Thats why still have a second brand still in use. Every time when I am to scared to use a Leica one of my Nikon´s gets out of the box. The Nikkormat FT is a small and cheap mechanical camera and the glass of that period is not bad either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SilentShutter Posted July 18, 2017 Share #82 Posted July 18, 2017 Tri-Elmar-M 28-35-50 or MATE would be my choice and the M body can be any one . Some pages to read here if you haven't done yet: https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/236071-tri-elmar-28-35-50-opinions/ The Tri-Elmar is a real awsome lens. I still regret to sold it ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alib Posted July 18, 2017 Share #83 Posted July 18, 2017 I am currently working out ofm myanmar and have both the SL + 24-90 and the M240 + 50 APO Cron with me. For multiday trips, 10+hour bus journeys, hiking etc, i always take the M240 In October I will go trekking in Nepal for 2 weeks and again, will only take the M240 + 50 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunlawler Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share #84 Posted July 19, 2017 If you had to choose between m240, m-p240 and m262 which would you choose and why? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mute-on Posted July 19, 2017 Share #85 Posted July 19, 2017 M262. Newer generation, 1 or two stops ISO advantage, lighter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunlawler Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share #86 Posted July 21, 2017 Even over the m-p240? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted July 27, 2017 Share #87 Posted July 27, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Even over the m-p240? Why bother if you don't want video. If you want video along the rest, go for it . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted August 10, 2017 Share #88 Posted August 10, 2017 I went on a three month trip round central and south America in '69, using trains mostly and buses, plus a couple of flights. I took 2 M3s, four lenses (35-135) and a Super Ikonta 6x6. Now I would leave the 6x6 and add a compact 21mm. Wouldn't go anywhere without a 2nd camera as backup, a small evf camera such as a Nex 6 with M adapter would do. Everything went in carryon size baggage so I could keep an eye on it. Gerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCL999 Posted May 23, 2018 Share #89 Posted May 23, 2018 Was the Leica X-U available when this topic started? Anyway it seems to me to be the obvious first choice for a back-packer. Robust, the "-U" is for underwater and it's edges are rubberised so it can be dropped without damage. I have one and am very happy with it. Photo quality is great. It ticks all the boxes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted May 23, 2018 Share #90 Posted May 23, 2018 My choice would be - Leica M10 50mm Summicron #11826 28mm Summicron # 11672 BP-SLC5 battery #24003 - total of four batteries Pacsafe Camsafe Venture V16 [ https://www.amazon.com/Pacsafe-Camsafe-Venture-Slingpack-Graphite/dp/B00YSM7TEQ/ref=sr_1_5?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1527090165&sr=1-5&nodeID=7141123011&psd=1&keywords=pacsafe+camsafe&dpID=41ZfpksMZZL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch ] The Pacsafe sling can be worn on either the back or the chest, making it an easy carry for use with a backpack. As for battery charging, you will have to make certain that you charge your batteries when you have access to AC power as charging camera batteries in the wilderness is still a problem that has not yet been satisfactorily addressed; there is no solar charging panel kit that is AC plug compatible to my knowledge. As for a back up camera body, the best solution would be a second M10 but a CL would work, too. You would then be carrying a second charger and different batteries, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted May 30, 2018 Share #91 Posted May 30, 2018 I changed my mind, now. If I go to that long tour (this may be the toughish decision ). As M10 has the less battery life, for long trip, it would be a concern. I would take M-D for it's extremely long battery life (in my need, some weeks long normal use !), the lenses must be small and light : Summaron-M 28mm first choice or Elmarit-M 28mm asph. and my new favorite Summarit-M 50mm that's all (in place of MATE; bigger lens if rather light). As backup it would be just one of my film M and some rolls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehecatl Posted June 20, 2018 Share #92 Posted June 20, 2018 I'm currently halfway through a seven week trip in South America —Ecuador and Peru— and I brought with me my trusty (and much used) M9 and my CL. For lenses, I have two zooms for the CL —the Vario-Elmar T 18-56 and the Vario-Elmar T 55-135— and three manual lenses for the M —VC12mm, VC 28mm/1.9, VC 50/1.1. Since the first month will be spent in Cuenca, Ecuador, this kit has been great. I leave Cuenca this coming weekend and will be spending a couple of weeks traveling from here to Guayaquil to Lima to Arequipa to Cusco and Machu Picchu. I'm finding that I tend to carry the CL most often, and were I to do it again, I would just bring that camera and maybe one fewer lens (probably leave the 12mm behind). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambro51 Posted June 24, 2018 Share #93 Posted June 24, 2018 Leica Standard Model E with 35mm summaron 3.5. Pared down to absolute minimalist a great light camera and a small precision lens.photography is about the picture not being an equipment collector. The Leica Standard will work when others fail 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 7, 2018 Share #94 Posted July 7, 2018 But you will have to drag a bag of films around and shield them from heat, moisture and x-ray machines. Not very practical in this day and age, if you ask me. V-Lux I would say. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted July 7, 2018 Share #95 Posted July 7, 2018 One year on from the question, one year to go. It would be interesting to know which (photographic) path the OP has taken. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcraf Posted July 22, 2018 Share #96 Posted July 22, 2018 But you will have to drag a bag of films around and shield them from heat, moisture and x-ray machines. Not very practical in this day and age, if you ask me. V-Lux I would say. +1. Great image quality, lighweight, not too bulky, and reliable. A jack-of-all-trades camera. My go to camera for extended trips. And cheap enough (by Leica standards anyhow) to not give me nightmares about theft or damage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted July 22, 2018 Share #97 Posted July 22, 2018 But you will have to drag a bag of films around and shield them from heat, moisture and x-ray machines. Not very practical in this day and age, if you ask me. V-Lux I would say. When I travelled around Australia for a year I mostly shot Kodachrome and posted the films off to be processed then sent back home. Pleased to say that none were lost! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted July 22, 2018 Share #98 Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) A year on, and as I predicted in an earlier post, the equipment landscape has changed. My choice for the OP's situation would now be the CL. Going minimalist, the 18-56 zoom could be all he needs. Depending on the degree of paranoia, scope of photographic interest etc, he could add a second CL body, other zooms, M primes (mainly for the wide aperture options) etc. But, hey, there's another year to go. What new cameras will appear on the horizon? Edited July 22, 2018 by LocalHero1953 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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