Myanmar trip: digital & film kit?

<p>Ray - make sure you have the right power-point adapter for your charger</p>

<p>http://www.walkabouttravelgear.com/c_myan.htm</p>

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<p>I shoot wildlife and landscape on those trips. Back in those days, 100 rolls of film was standard, and medium-format was necessary.</p>

<p>In 2011 I captured some 10K images in 3 weeks in Ecuador. Since there is no film and processing cost any more, I tend to shoot a lot more. On that trip I ended up with about 120G of image files. In these days a couple of 64G memory cards plus another set for backup on dual-card DSLRs would be sufficient. I bring a small laptop and portable hard drives, but those are optional luxury to review and edit images on the road; something I didn't have during the film era.</p>

<p>Have a great trip.</p>

Thx Clive! I'm from the Netherlands so it looks I already have the right plugs/voltage.

Btw my gf brings her 11'' Macbook Air and hd as well as her D300, 12-24 and 85 1.8

Off to the airport now!

Cheers!

I support Ellis; one camera, one lens and then you might be able to enjoy the trip.

<p>I do a lot of travel type shooting around Asia. I always tell others the same thing I tell myself - go as minimal as possible. You know what and how you like to shoot, so pick your lenses accordingly. That said, skip the telephoto IMO. It will be like an anchor in your bag after three days. Plus, it keeps you from interacting with people. <br /> I recently did five weeks of digital and film <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.673723966022928.1073741847.171846589544004&type=3">around India</a>. I took an M9 and an Xpan. Film is nice and all, but from now on I am taking just the M9 or Fuji XT1 on shoots where I am not being paid. I am leaving today for northeastern Thailand and I am taking one body and 4 lenses. I usually take an 11" MacBook Air for these trips as well.<br /> Have fun, Burma is a great photo destination.</p>

<p>Hi all,<br /> Back from Myanmar and back here to share some of my experiences.<br /> First: the Nikon V1 is a great travel camera. Sturdy, responsive, not intrusive and easy and fun to use. Battery life is good and the EVF is great for bright sunny daylight situations.<br />The 18.5 1.8 (50mm equiv.) is a cheap, small and sharp lens. Sure, the bokeh is not that blurred and washed out as with a full frame 1.4, but actually, for more environmental portraits this is not a bad thing.<br />The 6.7-13 (20-35 equiv.) is also very sharp and a very versatile lens for land-and city scapes, dramatic wide angle shots and general walk around use. <br />Together a great combo that doesn't take up much space and is easy to carry. I wish Nikon will soon release a 24-70 2.8 (70-200 equiv.); that would make for a very complete and portable travel kit for me!<br /><br />As for the film part... I hate to admit it, but next time I think I probably take just the V1 system or a D3 (or Df) and some primes (i.e. 28, 50, 85). I came to realize that my manual focussing skills in hot (at times 48 degrees Celsius!) situations aren't as good as I thought they were. Is was constantly fighting to see something though my burning eyes, caused by a constant stream of stingy sweat into my eyes. Having not much of eyebrows and eyelashes definitely was not fun here. Also in the hectic of i.e. markets I just could not bring to concentrate on assessing the light and compensate exposure as I do in more easy situations. So I just used the F3 in A-mode and prayed for the best. So, I'll bring the slides to the camera store for development this week, and I'll develop the B/W rolls myself, but I'm not expecting many keepers there, if 'good' images at all...<br /><br />Otherwise the F3 was great to use and not to heavy to carry. If I would go only film for a trip I would take it again, although maybe considering an AF body.<br />On this trip I almost only used the 105/2.5 and almost never the 35/1 which surprised me a little as I expected it to be the other way...<br /><br />The trip itself was absolutely great, probably one of the most beautiful, great trips I have ever made. The people are so friendly, warm, kind, helpful... heartwarming... and the country is really beautiful with is landscape and nature, and the temples and stupas literally everywhere... the buddist heart of this country really tangible...<br />Heart to describe in words, so I'll just show a few V1 images. Although great in color, I found myself converting to B/W lots of times, because it suited my mood better. A sort of melancholic nostalgia... a sense of experiencing th least remains of old times, of the pureness of the country and its people... knowing that changes come fast for Myanmar now and it could all be so very different is just a few years now...</p><div></div>

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