I squeeze every gramm out of my equipment and then photo equipment for 2kg...?

Well somewhere you have to breake your own principles...

For myself, photographing is something very important when I am travelling. If on long journeys, cycling is every days work, then photographing is my time off.

On the other side, I need a very solid camera when cycling on bad roads for a long time.

For many years I have been using a Nikon F90X. The heavy, solid body has survived every fall so far.

Power supply often is a problem, especially in remote, cold regions. The F90 uses common AA-type batteries, that are cheap and can be bought almost everywhere.

If it gets very cold. I keep the battery pack close to my body and insert it just before taking pictures.

Of course I would like lenses with fixed focal lengh. But this would definitely get too heavy. Also the problem with the dust would become more serious, when often switching the lenses.

I have choosen for a 28-200mm zoom lens.

Whenever possible, I buy films at home, because they are cheeper here. Normally I use slide films.

When travelling in very hot regions, I often worry about the films... I put them in a dust proof bag and place this bag in the center of my panniers where there is no direct sunlight to heat the films up.

If travelling for a very long time, I try to find a swiss compatriot, who brings my films back home.

At home, I mostly use a digital camera. But for travelling...?

The biggest problem of digital cameras is their power supply. Recharging accus can be a problem in remote areas. Most digital cameras also don't accept normal batteries.

The transport of the data is the second main problem. Harddiscs are getting smaller and more robust every day. But I am still worrying whether a disc would survive a multiple month trip on bad roads. Chipcards could be another solution. But they are still very expensive.