Your Minimal Kit...

<p>Nikon F100<br /> Nikon D300<br /> Nikkor 24mm F/1.4<br /> Nikkor 35mm 1.8<br /> Nikkor 50mm 1.4<br /> Nikkor 50mm 1.8<br /> Nikkor 24-70mm 2.8<br /> Nikkor 70-200mm 2.8<br /> Nikon SB-900</p>

<p>Hey <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=2319229">Shamsaldin</a>. You forgot the pack mule you'll need to cart all that stuff around!</p>

<p>I'm almost afraid to ask Shamsaldin what his maximum kit looks like.</p>

<p>D300s<br>

Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 w/ B+W UV filter<br>

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 w/Nikon NC filter<br>

Nikon SB600<br>

Spare battery<br>

Two 8 GB Extreme III cards<br>

Monfretto monopod with Bogen head</p>

 

<p>My Nikon D80 and a Nikkor 35/1.8<br>

G9 for non-photo specific days.</p>

<p>Or, an other time, my beautiful and very good Nikon D40+18-55 ED kit lens. SB-400 in the pocket. Just in case.</p>

<p>Absolute minimal: D50 or Fuji s3 with Nikkor 35mm 1.8 or 50mm 1.8<br>

Minimal: Fuji S5 or Nikon F5 with Tamron 28-75mm 2.8<br>

Abundant minimal (what I had in my Lowepro Sligshot 200 last weekend): Fuji S5 and Nikon F5 with Tamron 28-75mm 2.8, Tokina 11-16mm 2.8, Nikkor 50mm 1.8, Nikkor 105mm 2.5 AIS, Nikkor 55-200mm VR, Tamron 90mm 2.5 Macro + extra cards, few rolls of of film & pile of batteries.</p>

<p>I"m real minimal. Either a Fed 1 or a Zorki 3M with an Industar 50 collapsible. Kodak Tri-x film, of course.</p>

<p>I have a thinktank urban disguise 35 bag with the following in it:<br>

nikon f6 (with rrs L bracket)<br>

nikon 50 1.4 AFS<br>

tramron 90 macro<br>

polarizer and red filters, cable release, grey card<br>

film<br>

in my free hand, I carry my gitzo 3541ls</p>

<p>F and small 35 & pod</p>

<p>D3, 35f2, 85f14, 180f2.8 or 300 f4 sb800 and four sb600 </p>

<p>Minimal? N8008, 50mm 1.8, Tri-x or T-Max 400.</p>

<p>Minimal? There is nothing minimal about this kit, I need an assistant to carry it around (not that I have an assistant, but anyway).</p>

<p>Nikon D700 Nikon F5<br>

70-300mm<br>

24-85mm<br>

18-35mm<br>

50mm/1.4<br>

SB-800 (two)<br>

Sekonic 358<br>

and of course spare CF cards, batteries, flash diffusers etc. etc.</p>

<p>Now, if we talk medium kit, it's my Nikon F2A with 16mm/3.5, 20mm/2.8, 24mm/2.8, 28mm/2.8, 35mm/2, 50mm/1.4, 105mm/2.5 (all AI) and Sigma 70-300mm</p>

<p>Minimal? Nikon D40X (hopefully to be replaced by a D90) and 18-135mm lens.</p>

<p>Panasonic FX-500</p>

<p>D200 with manual focus 28mm AI series E "pancake lens". Makes the DSLR small enough to sometimes carry in pockets of cargo pants and sneak into places where photography isn't allowed ;)</p>

<p>there are some extencive minimal kits. <br>

for me, it's F3, 50mm 1.8, kodachrome... took all these with it - <a href="http://mooostudios.com/americana/americana.htm">http://mooostudios.com/americana/americana.htm</a> and <a href="http://mooostudios.com/light_kr64/light_kodachrome.htm">http://mooostudios.com/light_kr64/light_kodachrome.htm</a></p>

<p>D3<br>

17-35mm f2.8 AFS<br>

50 mm f1.4 ZF<br>

100mm f2 ZF<br>

(180mm f2.8 AF)</p>

<p>Leica M4P & Voigtlander 35/2.5<br>

or:<br>

Nikon D300, 20/3.5, 24-85/2.8-4, 80-200/4.5-5.6</p>

 

<p>Well,my walk with camera k-7,14mm f2.8 and red filter A-25</p>

<p>Leslie, I'm getting old, so I try to be as light as possible to be kind to my bad knees and hip. I carry my little G11 with me always, just in case I run into something interesting when I least expect it. When I have something in mind to shoot, that's when I break out the big gear -- usually my 5D + 24-105 and my tiny Zenitar 16 fisheye when I shooting a place and my 5D + 70-200/4IS when I'm shooting people. (Both rigs fit in the same holster bag.)</p>

<p>Incidentally, I've spent the past couple of days in Yosemite National Park. I carried quite a lot of gear with me in the truck (5D, 40D, Zenitar 16, Sigma 12-24, 17-40L, 24-105L, 100/2, 70-200/4ISL, 1.4x TC), but was surprised/impressed that EVERYTHING there was to be shot (at least that I came across in Yosemite Valley) could be framed up very nicely on my 5D between 24 and 105mm! Unbelievable! It's like they designed the place for that one lens. ;-)</p>

<p>Minimally my kit is a Canon 7D, 16-35 2.8L, and 85 1.8. 8GB card. Spare battery. Minimally that covers a lot. <br /> Maximally I'll add another body or two and two heavier lenses along with cable releases and flash + tripod.</p>

<p>(after reading this Nikon seems about 70% prevalent [or super proud?]; though around here, I see Canon 75% of the time - in S.F.)</p>

<p>Gee, it really depends, but this will give you an idea:<br>

Casual Walk Around - D200 w/ old flat 50mm 1.8 Ais usually ISO 400, JPEG Fine Large<br>

Low Light Clubs - D200(x2) w/ 50 1.4 AF-D and/or 85 1.8 AF, ISO 800 RAW NR on<br>

1st Candid Rig - D200 w/ old 28-80 3.5-4.2 Tamron SP and SB25 on auto, ISO 125 RAW<br>

2nd Candid Rig - D200 w/ 50mm 1.4 and Cokin holder/ SB600 TTL, ISO 400 RAW<br>

Serious Assignment - D200 (x2), all above, 2 tripods, Lumedynes, Laptop, add 180 & 300, 5T and 6T Diopters, filters, Hasselblads for B&W and wide angle w/ 50, 80, 100, 180, hand meters, filters, ext tubes, radio slaves, assistant<br>

There it is....</p>

Konica C35 EF3. in belt pouch.

or

Nikon L35AF (like John Tran, above0, in belt pouch.

or

Olympus Stylus Epic, in shirt pocket.

 

In any case, loaded with Elite Chrome.

<p>My minimal kit really is minimal.</p>

<p>Contax IIIa with a Biogon 35, maybe a 85 Sonnar or 21 4,5 Biogon.</p>

<p>No batteries. Anything in b+w and maybe some E6 or C-41.</p>

<p>3 condoms.</p>

<p>My Canon Powershot A650IS. That is my take everywhere camera, including an 8 day river cruise on the Danube, when I left the high price spread at home.</p>

<p>When I am driving, I will take the heavier stuff, like a Nikon D300 and a variety of lenses plus heavy tripod.</p>