Sunday, August 16, 2015

Current Trip Gear Thoughts

This list changes almost daily but here is my current list of gear I plan on taking to Asia. Making these lists like most of my writing on the blog helps me to organize my thoughts. When your doing everything yourself as I do, there is lots of plotting and planning involved.

1)  Large Format Kit
    - 5x7 Linhof
    - 120mm Nikon f9 lens
    - 210mm Schneider f5.6 lens (?)
    - Gitzo carbon fibre tripod with geared centre pose and geared Mantfrotto head
    - Small round collapsible reflector
    - 4x5 size Harrison changing tent
    - Dark bag, 2 loupes, 3-4 cable releases, cleaning brush, lens tissue
    - Pentax spot meter (extra battery)
    - 10-12 5x7 film holders
    - 400 sheets of 5x7 Tri-x film (8 boxes of 50 sheets each) (500 sheets?)
    - Small comfortable back pack and my favourite large shoulder strap bag (will use one or other not sure which)

2) 35mm Kit
    - Leica M6 rangefinder camera
    - Leica R6 SLR camera
    - Canon 1/2 frame camera
    - 35mm f1.4 M lens
    - 60mm f2.8 R lens
    - 24mm f2.8 R lens
    - 75 rolls of Tri-x film
    - Old beat up Domke bag with purple cushioned insert (for all the 35mm and medium format gear).
    - extra batteries

3) Medium Format Kit
   - Rolleiflex F with 80mm 2.8
   - Close up lens kit
   - Small compact carbon fibre tripod
   - 50 rolls of Tri-x 120mm film 
   - Handheld Lunapro meter (?)