The secret of my success is that my wife is not involved in decisions of
this nature. It is not that she is shut out. She simply does not care.
Ken seems to think my OM-5D weighs 75 pounds. I'm taking it and some
Zuikos plus adapters. Two OM bodies with four rolls of BW film --
probably use the OM-2N as my main body for 35mm. The OM-5D will handle
all color chores. Will take E-620 with my 4 E-system lenses, basically
to back up the OM-5D. Maybe that's where Ken sees the extra weight
coming in.
But basically I'm not intent on shooting 35mm BW, and I don't see the
point (for me) of shooting 35mm color.
The big weight is in the Mamiya RB67. M-S 50/4.5, 90/3.8, 180/4.5, and
250/4.5 lenses, plus filters, prism finder, and 4 backs (2X 120, 1x 220
loaded with Portra, 1x Graflex 6x6). Single Velbon CF tripod.
So I think Ken and I will be pretty compatible and happy with similar
subject-matter.
I'm getting ants in my pants.
Joel W.
On Tue, Sep 4, 2012, at 10:16 AM, Dawid Loubser wrote:
> Oh no... not this again! Don't we go through this every year, Ken?
> I went through this kind of agony before my wife and I went on our giant
> road trip last year.
>
> What did I take in the end? One camera body (Mamiya RB67), four lenses
> (37mm fisheye, 65mm wide-ish angle, 140mm Macro, 250mm short tele). One
> kind of film - Ilford Pan F (with a spare roll of TMAX 400 in there
> somewhere). One tripod, of course.
>
> It takes guts to limit yourself to a single choice, but in my case, I am
> so glad I did. I took some of the best images of my life on that trip
> (nobody's seen them online yet, I only made large prints - too large for
> my scanner - and I am currently in-between darkrooms so the series has
> to wait before it can be completed).
>
> Go on, be bold, limit yourself. Take only the 3Ti, and a couple of
> lenses. You won't regret it.
>
> Dawid
>
> On Tue, 2012-09-04 at 09:46 -0500, Ken Norton wrote:
> > Monogamously Monochrome? Well, not quite.
> >
> > I figure that if all I took was B&W film, then the colors would end up
> > being epic. So, there will be some color film to satisfy any needs in
> > that regard. However, there is a little hint in this sentence.
> >
> > Yup. Film only for me. Not only is it film only, but OM only. The only
> > digital camera I'm taking is the one built into the cellphone. That's
> > it. Joel, on the other hand, will probably be bringing no less than 75
> > pounds of digital gear and another 50 pounds of film gear. I'll just
> > be bringing the 50 pounds of film gear. Not including the tripods, of
> > course.
> >
> > I had an extensive chat with my CPO (Chief Planning Officer) and she
> > agreed with my reasoning. It's been her that has dissuaded me from
> > attempting this over the past several years. But she agreed based on
> > the following factoids:
> >
> > 1. She knows I can lock up with indecision if I'm confronted with too
> > many choices. (likely excuse).
> > 2. She knows my digital gear is rather old and not up to current
> > "standards". (wink wink).
> > 3. She knows I tend to haul WAY too much stuff with me. (I'm a
> > "hoarder" when it comes to bringing camera gear).
> > 4. New darkroom needs new images to be processed. (justification).
> > 5. It's only a week and I already have 10 zillion images from that
> > area, so a total screw-up is a non-issue. (the truth).
> >
> > Now comes the fun part. Thinning the OM herd down to a manageable
> > level. There was a day and age when all I had was the OM-2S with
> > 24/2.8, 50/3.5, 100/2.8 and 200/4. Now, the kit is a bit more
> > extensive. Of course, I could just pack two bags. The one I carry with
> > me away from the vehicle and the other stuffed with everything else to
> > choose from. Kinda an equipment-locker perspective. (See point 3,
> > above). I think I can make it with two bags...
> >
> > I know that I've been "saying" all along that this was going to be an
> > OM-only trip, but that was mostly me trying to convince myself to
> > actually pull it off. Now my wife is behind this and will make sure
> > that I hold to it.
> >
> > AG (shakes) Schnozz
> >
> > --
> > Ken Norton
> > ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > http://www.zone-10.com
>
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