Photographers Challenge: Classic Kit

[Scott Brady]

Post up your favorite images of classic adventure gear.

Rules:
1. TWO images max
2. Must be sized between 800 and 1240 width (can be 640 on a portrait image)
3. Tell us a little bit about the history of the item if it is yours, or if you know the story otherwise.
4. The submissions end on the 30th

What you win:
1. You will be the first ever owner of the new Overland Journal water bottle
2. Arizona 4wd Trails and Shifting Into 4wd books.
3. Bragging Rights for a month

Lets see those classic kit shots!

My Fathers 40 year old Spotmatic

 

[Scott Brady]

I guess I am the only one who likes old gear

 

[ywen]

My classic analog camera.

The thing feels like a solid piece of brick and weighs about the same as well.

Acquired years ago from ebay along with the 50mm Summicron lens. The curtain shutter is a joy to shoot because the sound is muffled and precise sounding.

I've added a leather wrist strap and a hand grip.

My only gripe is that the viewfinder doesn't work too well with my glasses.

 

[Fergie]

No fair posting a Leica...that is an auto-win with Soctt!

 

[Tucson T4R]

I'm thinking.

Does it have to be classic gear that I actually take with me on my outings or any classic gear that could be used?

I agree with Fergie. Now that a Leica has been been posted we are all relegated to second place. :elkgrin:

 

[Pathfinder]

That's not a Leica!!

This is a Leica -

And this is a Rollei

 

[Scott Brady]

I do have major Leica lust.

Actually, it can be any classic piece of gear. It can be something you own, something you took a picture of and even something you took a picture of laying on the ground.

Another piece of classic kit:

 

[Pathfinder]

Metates?

 

[ywen]

pathfinder; NICE! I do like how compact those LTM Leicas are.. but I'm a fan of the M-mount styled body.

 

[KSJeep]

Museum piece in a restored home, Cedar Key, Florida.

 

[BKCowGod]

Does this count as classic kit? Seems a bit big, but it is a piece of gear I used to get me out into the wild... I still miss it - the beast only got 12mpg, but never once did it fail me on the trail. I mentioned in another thread, I would still have it if it only had brakes, a heater, seatbelts, turn signals, a muffler, suspension, keys, and a gas gauge. That said, there was something so visceral about owning and using a truck like that - not once were you under any illusions about what you were doing - you were driving a truck off road, simple as that.

 

[pangaea]

The Kelly Kettle has got to be my hands-down, favorite piece of classic expedition kit. It's a bit bulky, but its fast, it uses nearly anything for fuel (dried camel dung, anyone?), and it's almost hypnotic to watch the fire erupting from the top of the chimney when it's really going.

This particular kettle has been with me for almost 15 years and has come along for almost every expedition. Every one of those dents tells a story: The big one on the left side showed up in transit to South Africa, while it was in a Pelican case (still scratching my head about that one, to this day).

 

[Scott Brady]

Well, the odds are good for those who contributed

 

[tdesanto]

Nikon F5



Arguably the best 35mm SLR film camera ever made.

This might not be the classic kit associated with a Kelly Kettle or an FJ40, but this camera has been used all over the world by photojournalists and nature photographers.

As I'm contemplating selling this to help fund the purchase of new gear, I'm a bit reflective of how much this camera shaped modern camera bodies of today and how much it impacted my own passion for the craft.

 

[tdesanto]

This is a great picture; the epitome of classic kit on an adventure.