What’s in your bag?

My bag for Saigon: Ricoh GR II x ERIC KIM STRAP, iPod Nano, 100% cacao nibs and chocolate, no sugar. 

Nice!  Your table is all dressed up with it’s bow-tie also.  Nibs and a camera.  All seems to be in order.

I see these nicely curated pictures on JCH from time to time and I think either “where is all the crap?” Or “damn, they’ve got a strong back!” So, I though I might put things in this photo that o think I should be taking with me and thought…”nah, I’ll just dump it out and see what I find…”. Looks like this.

Here’s an ultra minimalist day. What’s in my bag in Saigon 🙂

Small Domke bag with:
– Leica M9 CDD + Summicron 35 Asph / 2x battery 2x memory card
– Leica SF24D flash
– Sun glasses, paper, pen and with my visiting cards

All I need, iPad (shot on), iPod nano, and Ricoh GR II

My film kit that covers all bases for the day:

Fuji Klasse W with self-made leather case (Natura 1600) – 28mm/f2.8 (like a Ricoh with AF, “snap focus” at fixed distance)

Leica AF-C1 (Neopan 400) – dual lens: 40mm/2.8 and 80mm/5.6

x100f or MP/35mm 1.4, sometimes both if away for a couple of days. Just getting used to the MP, its quite heavy. Both on neck straps as I’m still using crutches to get about so need my hands free.

Spare batteries, film, sd cards, lens / lcd cloth. Tool key chain. And most importantly, a photo of my sweetheart with or first dog as a puppy, at a place that’s special to us both.

Traveling so this basically, and a 90 and 50 APO
Oh, and a Sofort and RICOH GR in my pocket 🙂

And back up

Contents:

• Billingham for Leica
• Leica Q TITANIUM
• Leica Flash SF24D
• A backup battery for the Leica Q
• Ricoh GRII, light, compact and fast camera to bring everywhere.
• iPhone 7 pink stolen at my wife with earphones.
• Vintage Kanda Slimfold reading glasses with case made in Japan.
• Sketch Book
• Kaweco Sport Classic. A pocket fountain pen which could be carried everywhere.
• Lucky charm, Mini Zippo U.S.

Nothing fancy actually.

• cheap Nikon body + basic 35 mm 1.8 prime lens
• pair of shooting tactical gloves

my portable photo and music studio 🙂

I don’t have a pic handy but may i list instead?
Sony R1, Canon 5Dc, Oly EP2, XPro1 (LX3 in my coat pocket); 28, 30, 35, 45, 50s, 55 or 58 lenses on the cams depends; Vivitar 283, SC17 sync cable, spare Canon battery. Hat, gloves, scarf.

An SLR or rangefinder and a couple rolls of Delta 400.