Amount and types of film needed for the approx.

1 year- photo project Masai Mara

1. Tour: Sept. 29^th - Oct. 19^th , 1993

Films used: 174

110 Panther–100
40 Fuji–100
8 K–200
16 Fuji–50

2. Tour: Nov. 28^th - Dec. 11^th, 1993

Films used: 155

17 Fuji–50
105 Fuji–100
21 K-200
12 Fuji–400

3. Tour: Dec. 19^th - Jan. 8^th, 1994

Films used: 286

43 Fuji–50
149 Fuji–100
70 K–200
32 Fuji–400

4. Tour: Feb. 6^th - Feb. 16^th , 1994

Films used: 43

5 Fuji–50
11 Fuji–100
23 K–200
4 Fuji–400

5. Tour: March 6^th - March 20^th, 1994

Films used: 159

28 Fuji–50
80 Fuji–100
33 K-200
18 Fuji–400

6. Tour: May 1^st - May 15^th, 1994

Films used: 116

21 Fuji- 50
50 Fuji–100
30 Sensia–100
8 K–200
7 Fuji–400

7. Tour: June 8^th - June 20^th, 1994

Films used: 118

47 Sensia–100
40 Provia–100
18 Sensia–200
11 Sensia–400
2 Provia–1600

8. Tour: Sept. 8^th - Sept 19^th, 1994

Films used: 71

48 Sensia–100
16 K-200
3 Sensia–400
2 Provia–1600

9. Tour: Nov. 22^nd - Dec. 4^th, 1994

Films used: 79

61 Sensia–100
12 K–200
6 Sensia–400

So altogether, I needed somewhat over 1.100 films to get the photo material I needed for both books. You can clearly see, that it is not easy to answer the question of just how many films you need for a two – three week photo safari: the third tour holds my record with the most films (286) and the fourth tour, my record for the least amount of film material (43).

The combination of films is also very interesting: Panther did not survive the try-out, and Fuji – 50, as well as Fuji – 100, were replaced during the last tours through Sensia – 100.

If you analyze the count, you come up with 114 films with 50 ASA, 710 films with 100 ASA and 91 films with 400, respectively 1600 ASA.

In the future, I will drop the 50 in any case, since I will only be using the Sensia – 100 in the lower regions. It is so sharp and fine-grained, that I can skip the Fuji – 50 irreplaceably. I certainly could have taken most of the 400 – slides with the K – 200, so that for the future, it comes down to the following constellation for Africa: 20% K – 200 , 80 % Sensia – 100 and no need for any other types. This brings order and a clear view, which also means fewer camera casings for the different types of film and supports both, the speed and the concentration on the subject.

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