In your bag number 225, Václav Mach
We have a double bag for you today. I love it when I get to see two different bags from the same person, it give me a real idea of how they shoot. Check it out.

My name is Václav Mach, I’m 20 years old and from Czech Republic. I’ve been taking photos since I was young, I took it “more seriously” around five years ago. Even though I study informatics now, we have optional lessons of photography (including history) and that helped me a lot.

I was a photographer in a local music club for some time, but now I want to focus more on reportage and documentary photography.

I’m now leaving for a 10 days course of photography to the countryside and forests and this is the all photo stuff I’m taking with me. Actually these are two sets. The first – “working set” – is mainly for concerts and other events. The second – more interesting “personal set” – is for my personal work and everyday snapshots. I develop the BW film and prints by myself, recently I bought a C-41 developer and Ektar for experiments with color.

The first set:

– Canon EOS 30D with “nifty fifty” – old but I don’t need anything better
– Canon 18-55mm – oldest version, universal, cheap, IQ good enough
– Jupiter 135mm f/3.5 with EOS adapter and e-bay lens hood – I’m proud of this one, bought for around $25, perferct build quality and SHARP!
– pinhole lens made from Canon body cap and aluminium foil – for experimenting at the photo course
– Canon 420EX II flashgun, gel filters – I use A5 paper as a diffusor
– few Sandisk cards and a spare battery
– LowePro 170 AW camera bag – great bag for work

The second set:

– Voitgländer Bessa R3A with Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f2 – Amazing one lens kit! I’m really proud of it.
– Original Bessa case – I use only bottom half most of the time
– Artisan&Artist strap – expensive, but after a bad experience with cheap straps I bought this one and never looked back …
– Ilford FP4 Plus – the film I use the most of the time
– Kodak Ektar 100 – looking forward to test it in the countryside
– DM Paradies ISO 400 film – really cheap ($2.50) film for fun and push processing
– Samsung Galaxy Ace – another camera! When good light the results are good enough for web and Instagram use …
– microfiber lens cloth, tissue papers, hand desinfection, wallet
– Roncato ECO BAG – not a camera bag though, but ideal for one camera with lens and some personal things

So that’s it!

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandelion8
Website: http://www.vaclav-mach.cz/

Thanks for sharing both of your bag setups Václav, it is great to see the difference between the two and how they would influence your photography.
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