> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Godfrey DiGiorgi > > I'm on a long, rambling trip right now.
Mark! Oh, and I forgot to mention in my original rambling reply: cleft sticks! B > > All of my luggage and gear is stored in a carryon sized rollaway bag > and a Think Tank Photo Urban Disguise 35 v2 bag. I have FAR more > camera equipment along than I really need .. matter of fact, I've done > effectively *all* my shooting on this trip so far with just the Ricoh > GXR and its A12 28mm (EFL) camera module. If I also had the A12 50mm > (EFL) camera module, it would be all I needed for the photographic > goals you mention, and I'd be carrying 1/8 the mass of photo gear. > > My camera kit (which I've made a total of three exposures with) is the > GXR+lens, a pro SLR body, wide zoom, fast normal and portrait, long > tele. Two batteries, a wallet of 4 to 16 G memory cards for both > cameras. A charger for the batteries, a card reader and charger for > the computer, the laptop, the iPad (and its charger). A portable hard > drive. Lens blower and microfiber cloth. > > Clothing and such = 6 changes underwear, 4 changes socks, 4 shirts, 2 > trousers, sturdy shoes, house slippers. Warm vest, rain shell jacket. > The usual toiletries. A small day bag for carrying notebooks, pens, > iPad, and a paperback book. Sunglasses and regular glasses. > > As I say, give me the 28 and 50 lenses for the GXR and I could leave > the rest of the camera equipment home for most travel work. A short > portrait tele would be nice ... > > > On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 1:16 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> > wrote: > > This is, for now, only a thought experiment, but it might provide a > basis > > for something I will try to do in the future if I can work out the > > financing. > > > > Parameters are that you would be on the road for a minimum of thirty > days > > for a photo safari. The goal of the trip is to produce photography > suitable > > to illustrate a travel article you could sell to a newspaper or > magazine > > along with the photography. It is important to be able to represent > both the > > people and the scenery of the locale being visited. > > > > Transportation is problematic. Ground transportation may not be > always > > available, and you may not have any place to secure your baggage, so > you may > > have to carry all of it with you all of the time. Think in terms of > you > > might have to carry your home on your back like a turtle. > > > > *ALL* of everything you are carrying - photo equipment, clothing and > any > > other essentials must fit into one U.S. Government Issue duffel bag > ... > > > > http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Gium7tfpL._SL500_AA300_.jpg > > > > ... plus one *SMALL* carry on (22" x 14" x 9") bag. > > > > A suitable size ruck-sack could substitute for the duffel bag. I only > > suggest the issue duffel as an example of the size of bag I'm > interested in > > - I already have several of them, they're easy to secure with a > padlock & I > > have a steel security mesh that will fit over it. > > > > http://www.rei.com/product/709210/pacsafe-140-security-web-x-large > > > > You will have erratic (at best) access to the internet during your > travels. > > > > I would appreciate some thoughts on what constitutes the *essential* > kit. > > What will you need to carry to get the job done? > > > > I am more interested in general categories than I am in specific > items; i.e. > > "good wide angle zoom" as opposed to "SMC Pentax DA 12-24mm F4.0 ED > AL > > (IF)", "Laptop" rather than "Apple MacBook Pro", etc. > > > > I have my own ideas already, but I would appreciate additional input > that > > might identify things I've missed in my preliminary planning. > > > > This is partially based on my most recent trip. I had too much > baggage and > > it was, at times, unwieldy. And I found I did not have all the > equipment I > > needed while I was carrying other equipment I did not need at all. > > > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 10.0.1375 / Virus Database: 1500/3641 - Release Date: > 05/16/11 > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and > > follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
