I have just been on a trip with my wife to Ireland. I took two Contax
RFs (G1 & G2) with 28, 35, 45 and 90 and my OM4 with 21/3.5 and
50-250/5. The Contax cameras were for mono and colour print
respectively, while the OM was for more extreme angles and was loaded
with Provia 100, rated at 400. Although this is not a lightweight kit
overall (3 bodies and 6 lenses) the RF bits are pretty small and the OM
kit is minimal. It is not particularly fast, hence the uprated Provia,
but with my Camcane (versatile monopod, mentioned several times before,
marketed by Billingham), but it suited the May weather in Connemara.
I shall put the results up on a temporary website when the slides
return from the processor, but the colours in Ireland (when the sun
shone between showers) will have suited slide film well.
Chris
p.s. Ryanair have managed to lose my Camcane after it was decided at a
late stage that it could be an offensive weapon and it had to go in the
hold... lucky I have a spare ;-)
On Monday, May 19, 2003, at 17:54 Europe/London, Mike wrote:
Moose says:
I'm with Wayne on this one. I think size and weight are more important
than numbers. I go through this exercise fairly often and the result
varies depending on where I'm going, how I'm traveling, what film I'm
going to use, what I expect to photograph, expected weather,
etc.....snipped
I agee with that too. But let me clarify the 2 lens criteria a bit. I
was thinking of travel where weight and simplicty are critical and
photography is only one objective and probably not the primary
objective but one wants a little more flexibility than an XA would
offer. Like wilderness backpacking or more extensive travel with a
light
weight kit that you carry in one bag, Backpack, hostel, mochilero
style.
I doubt you'd want to carry a tripod or couple of primes around in your
pocket like you might if you were based out of a hotel in one city. Or
this might even be a kit that you grab when going for a walk and don't
expect to take pictures but don't want to go naked either. Definitely
going to have to make some sacrifices and leave some of your babies
home. I can see that this will be hard on the more afflicted among us
:>)
Mike
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