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I am just starting to use my 28mm f1.9 with my Bessa-R.&nbsp; I like this combo a lot ;D<br /><br />My significant other likes her Bessa-L with the 25mm.&nbsp; Recently she has been playing with our 21mm, for a wider viewpoint.<br /><br />There&#039;s much to be said for carrying just one camera and lens.&nbsp; &nbsp;

I either have my R2A w 50mm Heliar or the L with 25mm Skopar with me every time I go out.&nbsp; Usually loaded with APX100.&nbsp; You never know when that great photo opportunity will happen.

The Walk about kit, the most important camera kit there is! My standard kit used to be a M2 with a 35 Summicron (having been a press shooter, some habits die slowly). My current kit is a R4M with either the 21/4 P or the 25/4P lens. When I take the 25 I usually pair it with a 50 on a M2 or R3M. As we speak, the bag holds the R4M and the 25 and my &quot;fake&quot; MP-TA1 sports the Heliar 50/2. I am diligently trying to use up the last rolls of APX 400 that are floating around.<br /> If I can only take one camera, it is usually the M2 and a 40/1,4 Nokton. I find that I tend to<br /> pair the lens/film according to taste. The APX 400 which I find a bit contrasty in my stock developer (Crawley&#039;s FX 37) gets the Single Coated 40 f1.4 and if i shoot Tri-X or slower films, it is the Multi Coated 40/1.4.<br /> I have been trying to put together a &quot;travel kit&quot; that allows me to carry what I need in one small shoulder bag. So far my R4M/M2/R3M and the 21/4P, 35/2 S-cron and the 75/2 Summicron with a 50 tucked away (usually the 50/2 Planar or the 50/1.5 Sonnar C) seems to fit the bill. A freezer bag with 50+ rolls of Tri X and that kit should suffice for a couple of weeks.<br /> At one time I was planning to pick up one of the &quot;Round The World&quot; airline tickets and stock up with 80 rolls of Tri X (&quot;Around the world on 80 rolls&quot and as a mental exercise I play with what to take. Only two cameras allowed and three lenses! Right now it is the R4M and the 21/4P, the M2 with a 50 (either the SonnarC or the 50/1,4 Aspheric Summilux) and the 90/f3.5 Apo-Lanthar. The idea of actually doing the trip has been cancelled as I cant see myself spending that much time fighting with various &quot;security&quot; agents in a multitude of airports anymore and have the film glow in the dark after having gone through umpteen X-rays!<br /> Ok, I could take the 25/4P and pair it with a 50/75 combo too, of course.<br />My question is, what would you take?<br />Tom A

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My question is, what would you take?<br />

2 bodies, 3 lenses around the world?<br /><br />If these don&#039;t have to be bodies you own, then:<br /><br />Bessa R2A + CV 28/1.9<br />Bessa R3M + CV 50/1.5<br />CV 21/4 in my right pocket.<br /><br />If I can&#039;t afford an R3M on a elementary teacher&#039;s salary (which I can&#039;t&nbsp; ), then:<br /><br />Bessa R2A + CV 28/1.9<br />Bessa R2 + CV 50/1.5<br />CV 21/4 in my right pocket.

I think that the R4M is essential for this kind of trip. In a pinch you can use everything from 21 to 35 on it (the 50 is only an emergency finder). I like the fact that I dont have to carry any finders with it. Just another item that gets lost! The R4M is a &quot;mile stone&quot; camera in my book. Sine I picked mine up in japan in mid march, it has come along everytime I leave &#039;home&quot;, be it for coffee across the street or trans-pacific/trans atlantic flights!<br /> The hypothetical &quot;around the world trip&quot; would take you across North America, down to Latin America, Europe and Asia. My estimate would be 21 days with 12-14 stops along the route and at least a couple of these stops would be 2-3 days duration (Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Paris. Bejing, Moscow possibly and if the schedule allows Johannesburg). I would allow for some train travel in Europe - Berlin/London or maybe Rome. Not much shooting while in the air, one airplane interior looks much the same as another but some 3-4 rolls at least per day at each destination.<br />What do you think?<br />Tom A

For me, the 35/2.5 attached to my R2M is the best walk around kit!