Your Minimal Kit...

[jpo3136b]

<p>Small format body and a 35mm, 50mm, and a 200mm Takumars in 49mm diameter. </p>

[john_elder1]

<p>M6 + 35mm summicron+ Hp5+.</p>

[bobbymac]

<p>Sony A700<br>

Tamron 20-40<br>

Minolta 70-210<br>

Minimal, to me, means not packing everything you own.</p>

[Brad_]

5DII + Zeiss 35 f/2

[yog_sothoth]

<p>A Yashica FX-3 Super 2000, and a Contax 50 1.4, and some TMY-2 or Rolleiflex 3.5 and a spot meter, also with TMY-2.</p>

[AJHingel]

<p>5DII, 50/1.4 !</p>

[fullmetalphotograper]

<p>Nikon D3<br>

Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8<br>

Tokina 28-70mm f/2.8<br>

Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR<br>

Tokina 300mm f/2.8<br>

SB-800<br>

Leatherman Wave Tool<br>

Cigar Punch<br>

Pocket Cigar Case<br>

Torch<br>

Church Key</p>

[pjmeade]

<p>Cricket<br>

40D, 300/4 IS +/-1.4x<br>

Polo<br>

40D, 100-400/4-5.6<br>

Show jumping<br>

40D, 70-200/2.8 IS<br>

Horse/carriage show<br>

40D, 70-200/2.8 IS and 5D, 24-105/4<br>

Portraits<br>

Can get away with 5D, 24-105/4 + EX580 II<br>

I'd like to replace the 40D with a 1D at some point.</p>

[dan_south]

<p>Hmm. I thought this was a Nikon discussion. If I'm feeling Canonesque, my minimal kit is.</p>

<p>5DII<br>

24-105 f/4 IS<br>

70-200 f/4 IS<br>

24mm f/3.5 TS-E II<br>

Same accessories as in my minimal Nikon kit above except replace the 16GB cards with 32GB cards for more capacity.</p>

[michael j hoffman]

<p>Leica MP, 50/2.8 Elmar, Elite Chrome 100, small Vivitar flash.</p>

<p>Michael J Hoffman</p>

[chandrahadi_junarto]

<p>Minimal Daily Kit D700 + 50/1.4D<br>

Minimal Travel kit D700, AF 35/2 & 105/2.8VR (or 70-300VR)<br>

Minimal Wedding Kit D700, AFS 24-70, 105VR & Flash<br>

My wife always bring Lumix LX3 where ever we go </p>

[rich_evans]

<p>Sheesh! If those are minimal kits, then I'd hate to see what you'd bring on vacation or to a gig...<br>

Anyway - absolute minimum is my Blackberry...takes reasonably OK images.<br>

Then for everyday, 'throw-it-in-the-car-just-in-case' kit - D40 & 18-200VR, extra card, extra battery<br>

Absolute minimum shoot-for-hire rig - D3, D300, 12-24, 28-70, 70-200, 60mm micro, SB800 + extra cards, batteries, business cards, reflectors, tape, etc.</p>

[ricardovaste]

<p>A700 & homemade lens ;)</p>

[davewittemann]

<p>Rolliflex 2.8 plannar lens hood and filters. Modified Holga. Pinholga. Diana F+. Lots of film!</p>

[rjf]

<p>D300 +<br>

Any one lens and take what it gives me.</p>

[clgriffin]

<p>Absolute minimum: the Canon G9.<br>

Walkaround: Canon 5DM2 and 24-105 L IS.<br>

Trip: G9, one DSLR body, SWA zoom, mid-range zoom, 50 f1.4, Polarizer filter, tele zoom (sometimes a prime tele) and a laptop and all the bits of cables, cords and chargers to keep it all running.</p>

[py-photography]

<p>Minmal for me is...<br>

Canon 7D, 24-105L, 430 flash, assorted CF cards.</p>

[john_robison3]

<p>Pen F<br>

20mm f3.5 Zuiko<br>

38mm f1.8 Zuiko<br>

100mm f3.5 Zuiko<br>

43mm yellow and red filters, close up lens set.<br>

5~10 rolls of B&W film<br>

Yeah, I like half-frame.</p>

[ken_morano]

<p>Contax RX<br>

Zeiss 28-85mm</p>

[MattB.Net]

<p>Pentax K-x<br>

DA 15mm f4<br>

SMC A 50mm f1.7<br>

DA L 18-55mm f3.5-5.6</p>

<p>Usually not all three but one or two of those lenses depending on what I hope to shoot. I really like just having the camera in a Zing neoprene cover just around my neck with no bag. If I'm hiking or mountain biking, I'll put it and an extra lens in my pack when it needs some protection.</p>

[woolly1]

<p>This does it for me ...</p>

<p>Canon G11 <br />D300 body plus two 8GB cards<br />16-85 afs vr zoom<br />80-200/2.8 afd zoom<br />SB-800 & Nikon iTTL coiled flash cord (also works manual on G11)<br />2 Ball bungee cords<br />Collapsible 32" reflector kit<br />monopod</p>

<p><br />This kit covers a multitude of situations. I could add 12-24 Tokina or Micro 55mm/2.8 but I'm trying to stay minimal and as I don't shoot low light action I have no need for a superfast prime. Crank up the ISO....</p>

[pjmeade]

<p>@Rich Evans.<br>

for holidays, almost everything I own, 4 cameras and ~8 lenses, couple of flashes, tripod etc</p>

[jaydesi]

<p>Canon 7D<br>

Canon 24-105<br>

Canon 100 macro<br>

Sigma 10-20<br>

580 EX II flash<br>

Spare battery/memory card<br>

Lens cleaning kit<br>

Small reflector<br>

Tripod</p>

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[michael_dimarzio]

<p>Ralph, good call on the Church Key.</p>

[stp]

<p>Absolute minimum: Digital, 1DsMk3 + 24-70 <strong>or</strong> 70-200 f/4 IS. Film: Pentax 645 + 45-85 AF <strong>or</strong> 80-160. Just one camera and one zoom lens selected on whether I anticipate wide or slightly long shots. However, I very seldom take just the bare minimum. If I did, the shot of a lifetime would be just beyond the reach of my lens. Guaranteed.</p>