Your minimalist field photo kit?

[Bill_1856]

Crown Graphic with 162mm Raptar, 3 Grafmatics, Tiltall, BTZS darkcloth, 5 filters, and a Weston Euromaster.
(I'm currently planning a trip this Autumn with this setup, except replacing the Grafmatics with a 545 Polaroid back and the last of my #52 film.)

It's interesting to see myself in an old thread.
This proposed (and much anticipated) trip was postponed indefinitely by a little episode of quadruple coronary bypass surgery. Oh well, maybe next year...?

[fasol]

Drilled for less weight Wista 45N with folding hood
Xenar 180/4.5
Self-made meniscus 150/4
2-3 Toyo holders
Changing bag
Cable release
A few filters
Minolta III
Weakly Benro tripod with old 3D Slik head
Notebook for field notes
Thermos with briar tea - a very big friend of mine

[Shutter]

Wehman 8x10
240mm G-Claron - orange/green filter
3 film holders
loupe
tripod w. 3-way head
exposure meter
notebook
darkcloth
Bottle of water

[IanG]

In my case in 2008 it was a Crown Graphic with a 90mm f6.8 Angulon, 150mm f4.5 CZJ T(coated) Tessar, small Velbon tripod that fits inside a small backpack, 6 DDS and a Minolta spotmeter, great in the heat - high 30º'sC in to the 40º'sC - of Turkey and Greece.

The Crown Graphic was replaced by a Super Graphic and the Tessar with a 135mm f5.6 Caltar (Symmar) which gives greater flexibility without a weight compromise. Both the Crown andnow the Super Graphic are used hand held where tripods aren't permitted.

Ian

[luis a de santos]

Linhof Master Technika 3000 and Nikkor 90mm, Nikkor 150mm (tiny lens) ,Nikkor T400.
Few grafmatics and spot meter.Small Gitzo tripod
It all fits in a small bag.

Best Luis

[DrTang]

5x7 Linhof tech with 210 Xenar, tripod, lightmeter, filmholders..

it all fits in a Lands End medium canvas tote ('cept tripod of course)

I use a jacket or towel if I need a darkcloth

[E. von Hoegh]

Deardorff V8
30 cm Goerz Dagor
Filmholders, two to four.
Meter, a couple filters, yellow and lt.green.
Lens shade.
Tripod.
Dark cloth, notepaper, lens cleaning stuff, etc.

All in a medium Kelty frame pack adapted for the camera. Tripod tied on top of the frame, weight 38 to 42 pounds, depending on food and water load.

[Colin Graham]

For me, bulkiness has always been more of an annoyance than weight, but smaller bags never fit right and end up being more tiring than a heavier well-fitted pack. So I just carry enough to fill up whatever bag I'm using to keep stuff from sloshing around. I thought about cutting some lightweight foam blocks to keep a lighter load distributed the same, but haven't gotten around to it- I don't carry any big plasmats so any weight savings would have to come out of carrying less film holders- but then there's nothing quite as annoying a carrying a bulky pack with no available film on a long trek back to the car. But my pack is only 30lbs or so with tripod so I can't complain too much.

[Corran]

Ultra-light?
Polaroid 4x5 conversion with 135mm lens
Fairly light?
Chamonix 4x5 + 90/150/210mm lenses
"Light" travel
Chamonix + 47/58/90/150/210/300/360/500

The "keep telling myself this is a light load" kit:
Kodak Century 8x10 + 120/210/300/Triple convertible 12/21/28 (comes with very nice girlfriend assistant!)

Of course the lightest option:
Nikon SP 35mm RF + 25/50/85mm lenses

[tgtaylor]

Toyo-Field 45CF with 150mm Apo Sirona-S attached.......~4.5 lbs.
Gitzo GT0540 tripod with G1177M head.......~3 lbs.
Pentax digital spot meter in Zone 6 holster.......~1 Lb.
Four Toyo film holders in F64 case, 50 sheet box of film, cleaning kit....~3(?) Lbs.
Granite Gear Backpack.......2 Lbs.
Big Agnes tent......~2.5 lbs
Poncho/ground cover......1/2 Lb.
Sleeping Bag.........1 Lb (Western Mountaineering Down).
MSR Whisper lite stove....~ ½ Lb.
Fuel.........~ 1Lb.
Map Case with map and compass.......~1/2 Lb.
Food: Depends on the trip length but say 7 to 10 lbs for a seven day trip.
Bear Can with toothbrush/paste, soap, razor, etc......4 Lbs.
Water.....2.5 Lbs per liter (I generally carry one full liter when hiking in areas with a lot of water sources and 2 liters otherwise.
Extra socks, lightweight long johns, small first aid kit, whistle, knife.....~ 2 Lbs.
Hiking Poles.....1 Lb.

Thomas

Or about 35.5 Lbs not counting the boots or the clothes that I am wearing.

Add ~ 1 Lb to the above total for headlamp and air mattress (3/4 length 2").

Add another 1 Lb for the Harrison Pup Tent.

So that comes to ~ 37.7 Lbs TOTAL for me and that's enough!