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Subject: Re: [OM] Travel kit
From: "John Hudson" <13874@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:15:44 -0300
Wow ........ plus a pack horse and a sherpa :-)

jh


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Dixon" <pdixon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, 21 July, 2003 05:31 PM
Subject: [OM] Travel kit


> Dear Jim
> 
> Very jealous - I havn't been to the middle east for 8 months and am v 
> keen to get back.
> 
> Here's what I take on a 2 week trip to eygpt:
> 
> 2 4ti, 1 3
> 21/3.5
> 35-80/2.8
> 100/2.8 (silver nose, of course) for portraits
> 80-200/2.8 (tamron)
> 50/1.2 for the low light stuff
> 1.4 for a bit of extra reach
> 
> F280
> 
> If I'm in the desert I have the 300/2.8 tamron for wild camels, hyrax 
> and ibex
> 
> 25 rolls provia 100F
> 15 rolls provia 400F (can be pushed - with very, very good results - 
> all the way to 3200)
> 
> If I'm doing and black and white, ilford FP4+
> Sometimes take velvia, can't wait try the new 100asa version in a 
> couple of weeks
> 
> Lots of canned air, several soft lens brushes, skylights on every lens, 
> warm ups (81b) and circ polars - but they get very little use
> 
> Instant camera (used to be polaroid sx-70, now a fuji instax mini) for 
> handing out photos in liew of bribes
> 
> Box of biros to hand out to kids when they ask for sweets or money
> 
> 
> But hey, thats just what I take
> 
> Pete
> 
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