How much gear to lug on my (hopefully) upcoming vacation

[TheGreatGasMaskMan]

What do you plan to do with your photographs when you get back from vacation?

have them developed, scanned, edit them, share them on my lomography account and instagram, maybe post some here as well.

 

[TheGreatGasMaskMan]

My general travel kit is two 35mm cameras, one for color and the other for B&W. I prefer both to have the same mount so lenses can be shared. This works easiest with Nikon since manual focus and autofocus lenses are mostly compatible. If I take a digital camera, I will also take a F-mount adapter.

I have a waterproof camera for beach trips.

I take a wide-angle lens (usually 24mm), a 50mm lens, and a telephoto zoom.

I tend to shoot one roll of B&W film a day. The amount of color film I take varies, but I would allow a roll for every two days (this quantity varies with how colorful the destination is).

If travelling by car, I tend to take more equipment.

If shooting Velvia 100, can you get it developed at your destination?

I won't name my lab publicly, but the owner of my e6 lab said he'd still take velvia 100. if I can, I may pick up more v100 if it's still legal in poland.

 

[TheGreatGasMaskMan]

I like the irony of that statement

I wouldn't want to trade places with you lugging all that kit around. To each their own, I guess. A single 35mm body with one or two lenses would do for me.

Have fun, though!

This is my camera bag. I use it regularly, and if I don't bring the gl2, it should work just fine

 

[TheGreatGasMaskMan]

Color
Black & white
Infrared
...

no IR, but yes.

 

[Don Heisz]

I don't think that's too much weight. I do think carrying case of lenses and extra cameras makes shooting the one in your hands a lot more awkward.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

I'm from one camera, one lens and even single roll of film generation. Getting to another country for what ether reason doesn't affect it. But I bring more than one ... roll.

 

[koraks]

Just got back from Paris last night. We spent about 3 days there - beautiful weather BTW. I managed to shoot a grand total of 22 frames on a 36exp. roll. I carried a EOS30 with a 50 and a 35, but I should really have left the 50 at home because I only used it once.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Just got back from Paris last night. We spent about 3 days there - beautiful weather BTW. I managed to shoot a grand total of 22 frames on a 36exp. roll. I carried a EOS30 with a 50 and a 35, but I should really have left the 50 at home because I only used it once.

You are demonstrating the point that I made that wide angles lenses are more useful when travelling in Europe.

 

[koraks]

You are demonstrating the point that I made that wide angles lenses are more useful when travelling in Europe.

No. But if you think it does, feel free to do so. I know why I chose the 35 over the 50 in this particular case. It had nothing to do with the location.

You apparently assume that the location dictates the image. Personally, I try not to photograph that way. I think Google Streetview does a far better job recording streets than I do.

 

[Don Heisz]

You apparently assume that the location dictates the image. Personally, I try not to photograph that way. I think Google Streetview does a far better job recording streets than I do.

Ouch. Poor Sirius....

 

[Sirius Glass]

Ouch. Poor Sirius....

I am laughing all the way to the darkroom.

 

[koraks]

I am laughing all the way to the darkroom.

Enjoy It's a nice place to be, regardless of how and what you photograph.

 

[Craig]

Just got back from Paris last night. We spent about 3 days there - beautiful weather BTW. I managed to shoot a grand total of 22 frames on a 36exp. roll.

Sometimes there is a lot to be said for experiencing a place instead of seeing it through a viewfinder.

 

[Pieter12]

 

[Helge]

My experience is that you will always get to shoot a lot less than you think, if the trip is not almost exclusively to shoot film.

I had to force myself through a pack of 120 Ektachrome in over eight days in NYC recently. Shooting good photos is hard work!
But the 80 frames I got was glorious, so totally worth it.

Chose one normal or close to lens like 35mm to 80mm equivalent.
Bringing a long lens seems tempting, but you will very rarely get to use it. A very wide like 20mm will get tiresome and repetitive.

A small camera bag is absolutely mandatory.
Both from an ergonomic view, for security and to carry bits and bobs like filters and shades.

 

[Pieter12]

have them developed, scanned, edit them, share them on my lomography account and instagram, maybe post some here as well.

Not sure why you’re going to all the bother to shoot film if that’s how they’ll end up.

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

Just got back from Paris last night. We spent about 3 days there - beautiful weather BTW. I managed to shoot a grand total of 22 frames on a 36exp. roll. I carried a EOS30 with a 50 and a 35, but I should really have left the 50 at home because I only used it once.

My wife and I are going to Paris for 5 days and London also for 5 days in May. Can't wait. Covid has really put a damper on doing things for three years. We just are getting over Covid this week so hopefully won't have to worry about that any more. I'd like to see some of your photos. I'm not taking a film camera but a small pocketable P&S digital.

 

[TheGreatGasMaskMan]

Sometimes there is a lot to be said for experiencing a place instead of seeing it through a viewfinder.

the experience of being there is the main thing- photography is secondary.

My experience is that you will always get to shoot a lot less than you think, if the trip is not almost exclusively to shoot film.

I had to force myself through a pack of 120 Ektachrome in over eight days in NYC recently. Shooting good photos is hard work!
But the 80 frames I got was glorious, so totally worth it.

Chose one normal or close to lens like 35mm to 80mm equivalent.
Bringing a long lens seems tempting, but you will very rarely get to use it. A very wide like 20mm will get tiresome and repetitive.

A small camera bag is absolutely mandatory.
Both from an ergonomic view, for security and to carry bits and bobs like filters and shades.

Well... this trip is also for me to meet my good online friend in person...
also, I'm long overdue for a legitimate vacation anyway.
I'm also using this as a post graduation reward.

Not sure why you’re going to all the bother to shoot film if that’s how they’ll end up.

digital photography has its uses, but for me, it's about the discipline of having a set amount of exposures, and I find film just naturally looks better than digital.

 

[Sirius Glass]

My experience is that you will always get to shoot a lot less than you think, if the trip is not almost exclusively to shoot film.

I had to force myself through a pack of 120 Ektachrome in over eight days in NYC recently. Shooting good photos is hard work!
But the 80 frames I got was glorious, so totally worth it.

Chose one normal or close to lens like 35mm to 80mm equivalent.
Bringing a long lens seems tempting, but you will very rarely get to use it. A very wide like 20mm will get tiresome and repetitive.

A small camera bag is absolutely mandatory.
Both from an ergonomic view, for security and to carry bits and bobs like filters and shades.

My experiences are much different. I shoot more than I think with 35mm than I think, but usually not more than 36 exposures. With MF I usually shoot about what I expect to, again about a roll+ a day.

 

[koraks]

My wife and I are going to Paris for 5 days and London also for 5 days in May. Can't wait. Covid has really put a damper on doing things for three years. We just are getting over Covid this week so hopefully won't have to worry about that any more. I'd like to see some of your photos. I'm not taking a film camera but a small pocketable P&S digital.

Have fun! Paris I know fairly well; I've been there several times over the past 20 years. London I've only visited...once. I'd like to go back, but mostly because of Tate & Tate Modern.

You're museum people as well, aren't you? It's kind of the beaten path, but please do go to the Musée d'Orsay. Reserve your tickets a week or two in advance so you don't have to queue up as long. When we were there on Tuesday, the queue for people without reservations was ca. 1 hour; we were inside the museum in ca. 15 minutes. Fondation Louis Vuitton is also worth checking out, if only for the building. Check the schedule to see what's on during your visit; by the looks of it, it's the Basquiat + Warhol paintings: https://www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/en/events/basquiat-x-warhol-painting-4-hands
These two are our favorite museums in Paris; we try and include them in our visit every time we're there.

Have fun; if I ever get any of those Paris photos online, I'll signal you. I rarely digitize my film-based photos, so no hard promises...

 

[Don Heisz]

digital photography has its uses, but for me, it's about the discipline of having a set amount of exposures, and I find film just naturally looks better than digital.

I definitely have a limited number of exposures with digital, since every single time I pick up my digital camera, the battery is dead. It's actually impressive.

Anyway, there's nothing wrong with shooting film just because you want to, no matter what you do with it after you trip the shutter.

 

[TheGreatGasMaskMan]

if I brought my digital camera, I could easily top 1000 frames.

 

[IMetodiev]

I've travelled with an MPP 5x4 field camera a bit, it's no vacation. Now I only take a lightweight 3D printerd 5x4 PS for those few shots I encounter that warrant an LF exposure, everything else is phone or small mirrorless Canon.

 

[Pieter12]

if I brought my digital camera, I could easily top 1000 frames.

Why not shoot it like you would shoot film?

 

[TheGreatGasMaskMan]

Why not shoot it like you would shoot film?

There's no rule that says I can't.