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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