Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Darrell Wood wrote: >>I purchased M equipment to reduce weight but am finding it heavy. I currently carry around whilist travelling M6 Body - Colour Slide M6 Body - B & W 90m f2.8 35Asp f2 21Asp F 2.8 50 m f2 Sf20 Flash Leica Polarizer Gitzo table tripod Film misc<< I'm always curious about what different people carry. My system varies, depending on whether or not I'm hiking, cycling, traveling, attending an event, doing a location shoot, or just going out on the town for an evening. (In studio is not a fair assessment, since everything is there.) I always have a camera close at hand. Sometimes I'll carry a Rollei 35S (b/w) or a Contax T2 (color). Never do I carry both of those at the same time. I can put either of those in a suit coat and nobody is the wiser. For more serious stuff, I'll take one of two M6 bodies. When I mobile, I don't carry two M6s at the same time very often. When I travel I'll take both with me, but I always leave one behind when I'm walking around. Here's a list of what I carry. I've items in order of importance. Those at the top, I'll carry more often. Some things down the list may be replacement items. For instance, if I carry a larger tripod or bag, it means I'll leave the smaller behind. QUITE OFTEN M6 w/35/1.4 ASPH (Delta 100 or E100VS) Yellow-green filter or polarizer (depending on film) 15/4.5 Heliar Vivitar 2500 Flash hot shoe extension cord Small bounce attachment. Palm Pilot (for recording exposures) Small leather fanny pack (small,light, but everything above fits) 90/2.8 Elmarit. Belt clip case for Elmarit LESS OFTEN Red filter Softar I Filter Bogen monopod 28/2.8 Elmarit Billingham Hadley Bag Bogen tabletop tripod 21/2.8 ASPH Porta 400VS Velvia Astia Delta 400 HP5+ Promaster flash with slave and small stand Small Gitzo 020 Reporter tripod 50/2 DR Summicron 2nd M6 body. White reflector RARELY Gossen meter Large Gitzo Studio tripod Lowe Magnum Bag Lumedyne Flash System (800 & 400 WS Power Packs, batteries, 2 heads, cords, spare tube) Light stands Umbrella reflectors Tungsten film I can fit nearly everything in the Lowe Magnum bag, but it's a real load to carry. I much prefer it when I travel light. Dave