In my Olive Drab Domke F2 bag I'm currently useing I have 2 Canon New F1 A.E. bodies, and F.D 28-85 f4, aF.D.24mm f2 and a,Tamron S.P 17mmf3·5 lenses, and a Kenko K.F.M. 2100 digital light meter.
1. Mamiya RB67 Pro-S with 90mm F=3.8 C loaded with Arista EDU Ultra 100
2. Canon AE-1 Program with 50mm F=1.4 loaded with Arista EDU Ultra 100
3. Vivitar 2800D flash
4. RB67 lens hood
5. a dozen rolls of Arista EDU Ultra 100 120
6. flash shoe with pc cord so I can use my 2800D on my RB67
7. cable release
8. pen and notepad
9. 3 spare LR44 batteries for the canon
- Leica M2 with 50mm dual range summicron or Nikon F3/T with 35/1.4 Ai-s or Hasselblad 500 with 80/2.8 and 150/4.
- 2 rolls slow, 4 rolls fast (b/w)
- b+w mrc red filters (39mm and 52mm)
- sunglasses
- box tops with sharpied EI values
- small moleskine for writing and sketching
- business cards
These days, it's a pair of Rolleiflex 2.8E bodies, a Sekonic 408 light meter, Rolleinar 1 and 2 close-up attachments, and a dozen rolls of whatever film I feel like shooting that day (usually Ektar 100 for color or Tri-X for b/w, but sometimes FP4+ or even Pan-F, depending). It all fits in a Lowepro 250 messenger bag that looks very little like a camera bag and more like something a student would carry.
Right now, it's empty. I'm at home, and, these days (in the fall and winter), when I go out, I usually have my d____l kit and one film body with lens with me. So, I leave the Domke at home, unless I'm going to be hiking during rain showers, in which case, the bag will come along and be loaded up.
In my Bellingham black bag is a Linhof 617s Technorama,an Olympus Trip 35,2 propacks of Fuji Velvia 50 120,4 rolls of Acros 100 120,2 propacks of Fuji Astia120,1 little Sekonic light meter,3 cable releases,a small flashlight,a comb,some gum,neosporin,lenswipe,headphones,small scissors,2 pens,small journal,short story anthology,smartphone,small bible.
Bag #1 has an EOS 1V and an EOS 3 with lenses mounted, film, spare batteries and a microfiber cloth.
Bag #2 has an RB67 with lens mounted and a spare back, light meter, a few rolls of film and a microfiber cloth.
Bag #3 has a Contax RX and AX with lenses mounted, film, spare batteries and a microfiber cloth.
Bag #4 has a Canon New F1 with three lenses, film and a microfiber cloth.
Bags #5 and 6 contain my 645 Pro TL kit, film, extra backs and inserts, spare batteries, and a microfiber cloth.
There are a few other bags, though I don't remember what's in them. I suppose I should go look...
Today:
Voigtlander Vitomatic II loaded with Lucky film
pneumatic brush
Ihagee Exakta TL500 loaded with Agfaphoto Vista +
Helios-44M lens (58mm)
Optimax lens (28mm)
Vivitar 2x converter
spare roll of Agfaphoto Vista +
Bottle of water (for me!)
A Mamiya C330 and a small Gossen meter with few rolls of film is all that my small Kata bag takes. My other bag is a Domke F2 which looks too professional so I don't use it that often anymore.
So far as 35mm goes, I have a small Tamrac bag containing a Minolta Maxxum 800si camera, Minolta 28-135 f/4-4.5 zoom, a Tamron 70-210mm f/4-4.5 zoom, a Minolta 50mm f/1.4, spare batteries, a couple of cleaning cloths, a bulb blower, a dep red filter, a light yellow filter, a deep yellow filter, a circular polarizing filter (all fitting the 50mm lens,) a Minolta penlight flashlight I was once given by the owner of a local camera store, a Bogen hexagonal tripod quick release plate, a pencil, a small notepad, a cheap plastic poncho, nine or ten rolls of Kodak Tri-X film in either Kodak or Arista.EDU packaging, a couple of rolls of Kodak Ektar 100 film and a granola bar.
If you're ever out photographing with me and I offer you a granola bar, it would be wise to think twice before accepting. I have no idea how old that thing is.
The minimalist kit consists of a Yashica Electro or a Petri E.Bn rangefinder and a couple of rolls of Tri-X in my pocket.
The really minimalist kit would be an Olympus Stylus or Konica Big Mini and whatever's in the camera already.
Oops- same here - I didn't see this was 35mm. When I shoot 35mm, it's either a Contax RTS III with 50mm f1.4, TLA 30 flash and off-camera sync cord, and if I'm shooting Infrared film, a Hoya RM72 filter, or the other 35mm kit is a Contax G1, a G2, 21mm, 28mm, 35mm, 45mm, and 90mm lenses, a TLA20 flash and off-camera sync cord. Plus at least 5 rolls of whatever film I'm shooting that day. Usually Ektar 100 for color.
One hip flask full of bourbon
One pack of Kamel Reds
One Zippo lighter
One Nikon F3HP with MD-4 and Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 AIS
One Nikon 52mm circular polarizing filter
One tin of Altoids
One Ziploc bag full of Benadryl
One blister pack of Dramamine
One 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper containing prescriptions for Paxil and Seroquel
One Dasani bottle filled with tap water
Tomorrow before I go to work, I'm going to add a sandwich and an ID badge.
I have that Ari whoever bag (nice!), Nikon F6 with an original MIJ 50mm AF (no D), a converted Nikkor 105 2.5 P, Contax G2 with a 28mm on it. Plus-X, Velvia, and EFKE 50.
My current camera bag contains:
- Nikon F4s for primary film (Fujicolor C200, cheapest colour neg film, and it works out great for what I want)
- Nikon SB-24 flash
- Vivitar 75-210 f/3.8 in place of flash when macro shooting
- Konica T3 for other film (Ilford FP4+ at the moment)
- Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AI-S
- Nikon 35-70mm f/2.8 AF
- Konica Hexanon 50mm f/1.7
- Konica Hexar 135mm f/3.5
- Maglite pen torch
- Assortment of various filters
- Extra film, different speeds and makes - both B&W and colour neg
Additionally, the Konica setup may be excluded for the space of four cold Tuborg Gold beer cans.
Down to one small bag. It will contain either my RF kit;
Leica M4-2
21mm f4 CV
35mm f2.5 PII CV
90mm f4 Elmar
Gossen Pilot
A few rolls of B&W
Reflex kit;
Olympus Pen F
20mm f3.5 Zuiko
38mm f1.8 Zuiko
100mm f3.5 Zuiko
Gossen Pilot
A few rolls of film.
Crossover macro kit;
Olympus Pen F
Third party monorail bellows with lens head from 90 Elmar, this combo will focus from infinity to 1:1 (home built adapter from lens head to PEN F mount)
Nikon F3HP
Nikon 35/1.4 AI-S
Nikon 105/2.5 AI-S
+ a filter or two, plus another roll or two
The same roll has been inside F3 for about five months now, but I am still taking it with me every single day. Something will break - either the rut I am in or my back, and it won't be the latter.
One bag, the biggest, has the Nikkors....two other smaller ones have Canon lenses in one and "others" in the other...no bodies in them...they don't get bagged unless I'm taking one lens on one body and have various size bags for the different lenses I may take.