[Leica] How to take gear long-haul

[Peter Dzwig]

The binos should - naturally - be pair of compact Leica ones.

Peter

On 22/11/2014 05:32, Adam Bridge wrote:
> Thank you, Jayanand, for your thoughtful & detailed reply. I wouldn't have thought of binoculars for some reason!
> 
> Adam
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Nov 21, 2014, at 7:36 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Adam,
>> I get allowed two carry ons of unspecified weight when I travel to East
>> Africa by Qatar or Emirates, my airlines of choice. I have a roller bag,
>> the Lowepro Pro Roller Lite, which is lightweight and airline carry on
>> compliant, but manages to carry all my usual of equipment - Nikon D4/D800E,
>> 16-35, 50, 70/200. 200/400, three teleconverters, a Fuji X100S and a
>> binoculars - except last time, when the Arusha customs decided to shake me
>> down for a baksheesh, I have never had a problem carrying this level of
>> equipment in and out. Of course, my equipment is mainly for wildlife. I am
>> not sure where you are going near Kili, but in general for wildlife
>> photography in East Africa, a reach of 400mm is more than sufficient, and a
>> pair of good binoculars is essential!
>>
>> Get in touch with whatever additional info you may require.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 8:45 AM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi LUGers,
>>>
>>> Next summer I’m following a college group on a service trip to Tanzania.
>>> Mostly I’ll be documenting their work in several orphanages associated with
>>> Benedictine monasteries in the south-west part of the country. We’ll also
>>> be doing a bit of sight-seeing in Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, and finishing up
>>> with a week up near Kilimanjaro. It’s a month-long trip.
>>>
>>> I’m honored to be the tag-along photographer!
>>>
>>> I’m also intimidated about how to take a substantial amount of gear along
>>> with me on the long flights. Fortunately I’m able to fly business class
>>> (Delta/KLM) but I still am limited by carry-on.
>>>
>>> I know there are folks who do this sort of traveling on an almost regular
>>> basis. I’d really like to hear your advice on how to pack, what to take,
>>> and what to take it IN.
>>>
>>> My focus will be on the students, their interactions with their African
>>> hosts, life at the monasteries. I have a reasonable selection of moderate
>>> to fast primes. For the safari part I’m thinking of taking a “super-zoom”
>>> small camera that can shoot up to 1200mm (a Canon or Panasonic perhaps).
>>>
>>> I’d gratefully value the communities’ help. Maybe there’ll be something on
>>> the ‘Claus list!
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>>
>>> Adam “that’s a long time to hang in the air” Bridge
>>>
>>>
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