innerimager Posted July 30, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 30, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm leaving for a prolonged vacation tomorrow. My first packing decision was whether to bring both the leica system and D3 system, answer....Leica only. I am very lucky to have 2 M8 bodies, as well as 2 M7 bodies (0.72 and 0.85 finder). My bag can hold 3 bodies and 5 lenses, (with a lens on 2 bodies). I went with the 2 M7 bodies, 20 rolls of XP2, and one M8 body. I packed 75 lux and 90 cron for the 0.85 finder, a 50 lux asph for the 0.72 finder, and a 24 elmarit and 35 lux asph for the M8 (they'll find their way to the film bodies also). Up until 4 years ago I only shot with DSLRs, and till 2 years ago, I never shot film. The M8 led me to RF photography, and then to the M7, and now I find I just prefer M7 shooting enough to find myself going more with film than the M8, and RF shooting so much more as to leave the D3 home. That's a really big change for me, and packing made it clearer to me where my photographic heart now resides. best....Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 30, 2009 Posted July 30, 2009 Hi innerimager, Take a look here the proof is in the packing. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jpattison Posted July 30, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 30, 2009 Zen and the art of packing! John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
antistatic Posted July 30, 2009 Share #3 Posted July 30, 2009 Do you really need or want to carry around 3 bodies and 5 lenses? Still a month until my long holiday and I have been doing the gear combinations and permutations in my mind for weeks. I am leaning toward less rather than more. MP, 50lux, 35cron, 28 ultron and the LX3 in the capable hands of my wife. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_n Posted July 30, 2009 Share #4 Posted July 30, 2009 I'm down to 2 bodies and 3 lenses; 0.72x & 0.85x mag MPs, 35/1.4 & 75/2 on the bodies, 24/2.8 for when needed. Everything fits into a Domke F-803 type small satchel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth Posted July 30, 2009 Share #5 Posted July 30, 2009 I am so glad that I don't have all that amount of stuff to worry about. 2 M6's and 3 lenses and 2 speeds of B&W film stock and thats me. Basically the whole concept of rangefinder photography is that Less is more. Keep it simple and leave room to experience Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerimager Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted July 30, 2009 No worries, rather a pleasure to use them in the situations they do best in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth Posted July 30, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 30, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) No worries, rather a pleasure to use them in the situations they do best in. I would suggest that your original post was a touch boastful as opposed to a genuine request for guidance from others with a vast knowledge on the topic of traveling with a camera. Interestingly H. Cartier- Bresson managed to travel the world with one camera and one lens which obviously left him free from clutter to concentrate on making iconic images- Have a good trip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBA Posted July 31, 2009 Share #8 Posted July 31, 2009 I recently climbed Mt. Fuji for the first time last week specifically to photograph the eclipse. Needless to say, packing light was essential. I considered taking my Leica R gear or Nikon gear, but finally settled on my M bodies and lenses because of their compactness. I worried a bit about limiting myself for focal lengths, but using the Ms turned out to be an excellent decision. The 8 rolls of Kodachrome I shot should be back from the lab next week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
think Posted July 31, 2009 Share #9 Posted July 31, 2009 I'm down to 2 bodies and 3 lenses; 0.72x & 0.85x mag MPs, 35/1.4 & 75/2 on the bodies, 24/2.8 for when needed. Everything fits into a Domke F-803 type small satchel. [/b] I'm with peter_n on this one. I go with 2 M6TTL's (.72 & .85) 1 loaded w/HP5 the other with Kodachrome/Portra/Fuji NP* depending. Combo of 25/35/75 lenses and it all easily fits in an 803...For me it's the perfect travel kit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc yyy Posted July 31, 2009 Share #10 Posted July 31, 2009 ... and all along i thought the proof was in the pictures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyhooker Posted July 31, 2009 Share #11 Posted July 31, 2009 morocco I oldirtyblog leica m6 +35mm summicron. tri-x @200 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
storybrown Posted July 31, 2009 Share #12 Posted July 31, 2009 Hey, johnnyhooker, the Morroco shots are very nice & the Akrich B&B seems very attractive, too. Looks like a place to put on the go-to-someday list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerimager Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share #13 Posted August 5, 2009 By way of replying to a few comments - After posting I was concerned that my intent could easily have been understood as "boasting" which is not at all what I wanted to do. I also wasn't asking for advice. I simply was sharing with my film shooting peers that when I quickly packed for a month long vacation I found myself taking 2 film bodies and 1 digital. This kind of surprised me, I "discovered" how important the film process has become to me. I listed the lenses to show my thinking in bringing both the 0.72 and 0.85 M7 bodies. I go out with 2 bodies typically, with either a 35 or 50 on one, and a 75 or 90 on the other. Again this was just sharing my journey from only digital shooting to mostly film, that's all the packing "proved". I'm enjoying the journey very much. Best..... Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhulbert Posted August 7, 2009 Share #14 Posted August 7, 2009 I am sort of the opposite. The thing I love about RF is their compact nature so taking lots of bodies and lenses sort of kills it for me. My vacation kit: M7 with 50 'cron, loaded with either Ilford Delta 100 (if sunny place) or TriX (if clouds are likely) Bessa R with CV 35mm "Color Skopar" loaded with Neopan 1600. I carry the M during the day and the Bessa in the evening. That's enough for me, but takes all sorts, so whatever you enjoy shooting is really the correct kit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.