All carried in a Tenba Fullton 16L back pack. This covers 90% of my needs and I have a Nikon F 70-200 F4 for those occasions when I shoot sports or need a longer portrait lens. Curios to see what everyone uses as their minimal travel / walkabout set when it comes the Nikon Z? Share your kit pics!
I will not travel without a speedlight. In the right circumstances fill flash is worth it's weight in gold.
The film kit is much simpler to carry than the digital system due to the lack of need for juggling batteries and chargers.
I'll take the same lenses irrespective of whether I'm shooting film or digital.
My travel kit consists of one of these two options:
1. Zf body, 14-30/4, 24-120/4, 40/2
2. Zf body, 14-30/4, Tamron 35-150/2-2.8
All carried in a Tenba BYOB 10 bag.
The 40 is wrapped in the JJC pouch stacked on top of the 14-30 when I bring it. I just ordered the 26/2.8 so that will probably go in either kit.
If for some reason I need to bring an extra lens I put it in a separate lens pouch. I brought the Plena this way on my last trip. I like the small Tenba bag as it will fit in the bottom of my backpack when I fly and the Tenba makes a nice bag for photo outings once I get to my destination. I actually keep this kit packed and ready to go even when at home. I find the 14-30 & either the 24-120 or 35–150 covers most of my general needs unless I’m doing wildlife which is a whole other bag.
Today it's the Nikon Zfc with Voigtländer Nokton D23mm & Macro APO Ultron D35mm.
If it's a less stressful day, with some time to spend I'll bring the Nikon Zf with APO-Lanthar 35mm, Super wide Heliar 15mm, Nokton 58mm and a Leica IIIC or G with a compact lens or the Nikon FM2N, usualy with Ultron 40mm. This is what I walk with every second week, when I dont have my daughter.
Two batteries for each camera and an extra roll of film.
I use a Billingham & have extra AEVO pockets if I bring more suff
glassartist wrote:
I'm surprised at the ZF's popularity.
Back in March I had to make a decision as I was hitting the road for a year. Ideally I would have bought a Z6iii as I needed a second body but did not want to invest in another Z6ii. The ZF offers advanced AF and a few other features, a smaller footprint than a Z8 and it's cheaper.
When I shoot sports I use a Z9 and D5 and enough gear to require a roller bag.
When I shoot for enjoyment I use a Z9, 24-120 and 50 1.8s.
However when I go on vacation I am touring and hiking with my wife so photography has to flow with our movements and I minimize to a Z50 with kit lenses, a 40mm and a small flash. More than 90% of photos taken on a recent trip to the Azores was with the 16-50 on a wrist strap. When we are walking streets looking for a restaurant or just exploring my iPhone 15 was more than capable. I have large canvas prints taken with the Z50. It may not be sexy but it gets the job done and stays out of the way.
If I really want to keep the kit as small as possible (without compromising quality!), then it would be my Plaubel 670 with matching lens hood and grip, a Nikon SB-30 (a very tiny flash), several rolls of 120 film, and spare batteries, all of which fits into a little Plaubel-branded hard case (about the size of a purse).
This is actually a really good travel kit, the 50 prime covers the gap on the other two lenses plus gives you low light capability while the close focusing of both the zooms gives you some macro capabilities.
Exactly! So you can go from portrait to landscape to macro''ish'' and only carry a small bag.And with the excellent Ibis I would not carry a tripod either.
alskouba wrote:
Exactly! So you can go from portrait to landscape to macro''ish'' and only carry a small bag.And with the excellent Ibis I would not carry a tripod either.
You could also throw a teleconverter on the 70-180 if needed in a pinch.
vparikh wrote:
Curios to see what everyone uses as their minimal travel / walkabout set when it comes the Nikon Z?
Depends on the destination. A few years ago I traveled to Vietnam in midsummer (yeah, don't ask). Knowing the weather, I took a D500 and kit 18-55 only. Nothing like dripping sweat all day and night to swear off backpacks and sling bags. I didn't even carry a spare battery into the field.
Not going to post a picture as it's nothing dramatic, but my travel kit usually consists of:
Z6
24-120S or 50/1.8S or 58/1.4G
2x batteries
1x spare XQD 128 GB card
I throw in a charger/tripod/L-bracket/lens cleaning kit and 2nd lens if I know the trip will be longer/more varied. I also used to sometimes go out with a Tamron 70-180 in E mount. Anything that gets really varied will end up with maybe yet another lens.
When I carry film (not common right now), my travel kit is either
FE2 or F3
50mm f/1.2 AI-S
Sekonic L-358 meter
2-3x rolls of film max, usually FP4+ or TriX.
- sometimes the 28mm (f/2 AI-S or f/2.8 AI-S) or the 105/2.5 AI-S depending upon expected shooting environment.
Always able to be thrown in a ThinkTank Retrospective 5 (original) bag for transport.
This is an interesting subject, and most of the time I am working backwards. I like to pick a bag and then see what will be useful and fit. My most compact setup is based around the Peak Design 3L VII sling bag. I can easily fit Z6II, 26mm f/2.8 and 40mm f/2. If I hold my tongue right and squeeze, I can cram the Z8 in there instead--but not really worth it.
I've currently got a Clever Supply 6L packed with Z8, 26mm f/2.8, 50mm f/1.8S, and 105mm f/2.8S. This is a pretty rad medium-small setup that covers most things.
I love that 26mm f/2.8 form factor. I have the Canon RF 28mm f/2.8, which is practically the same thing and it's awesome for low-weight, low-size photography.
I admit the siren's call of a 35mm f/1.8 is temping, especially considering what I see in the 1.8S thread, but there's nothing quite like a tiny setup for on-the-go, run-n-gun shooting.
