Nikon Travel Question: Question for all you Hogs here. I'm leaving for Peru on 09/22/14 and will return at the end of next month. I will be taking two Nikon bodies, a D800 & D600. I...

Robeng Loc: California

Question for all you Hogs here.

I'm leaving for Peru on 09/22/14 and will return at the end of next month. I will be taking two Nikon bodies, a D800 & D600.

I have more lenses than I can list here.

My question is if you can take any Nikon lenses you want, but can only take three, which three would you take.

Keep in mind I have to carry all my gear.

Thanks for everyone's opinion.

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

14-24, 24-70 and 70-200. Pretty simple.

MW

24mm, 50mm f/1.8, 70-200mm. But I would take just one body.

Bluff City Loc: Memphis TN

MW wrote:

24mm, 50mm f/1.8, 70-200mm. But I would take just one body.

I agree except I would take an 18-200 zoom

MW

Bluff City wrote:

I agree except I would take an 18-200 zoom

Since both cameras mentioned by the OP were Fx, I suspect that should be 28-200.

traveler90712 Loc: Lake Worth, Fl.

DavidPine wrote:

14-24, 24-70 and 70-200. Pretty simple.

Fully concur.
Did you consider only taking one body?

amehta Loc: Boston

Robeng wrote:

Question for all you Hogs here.

I'm leaving for Peru on 09/22/14 and will return at the end of next month. I will be taking two Nikon bodies, a D800 & D600.

I have more lenses than I can list here.

My question is if you can take any Nikon lenses you want, but can only take three, which three would you take.

Keep in mind I have to carry all my gear.

Thanks for everyone's opinion.

I would take the 85mm, 24mm, and 300mm primes and the D800. Last year, for the same amount of time in Australia and New Zealand, I took those plus the 14mm and 200mm macro, and the latter two were barely used. I left the D700 at home.

If you have the trinity, I would take the 14-24mm, 70-200mm and maybe a 50mm prime, saving the weight of the 24-70mm. Again, just the D800.

amehta Loc: Boston

MW wrote:

24mm, 50mm f/1.8, 70-200mm. But I would take just one body.

:thumbup:

This might be the lightest very good option.

breck Loc: Derbyshire UK

14-24, 24-70 and 70-200. Cannot go wrong with these 3

Robeng Loc: California

Hogs,

Thank you for all your opinions. I respect them all.
As for the so call Nikon trinity, there is actually four lens that Nikon consider their pro series. The Nikkor 200mm-400mm is the last one. To answer the question, I do own all four lenses. Just not sure about the weight of carrying the 14mm-24mm, 24mm-70mm & 70mm-200mm. Not as young as I use to be. Thanks again everyone for your input.

Robeng Loc: California

Oh! I did consider the Nikon bodies. The reason I'm taking two bodies is because when I was in Costa Rica a few years back my camera went out on me. Since then I always take a back up.

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

Robeng wrote:

Question for all you Hogs here.

I'm leaving for Peru on 09/22/14 and will return at the end of next month. I will be taking two Nikon bodies, a D800 & D600.

I have more lenses than I can list here.

My question is if you can take any Nikon lenses you want, but can only take three, which three would you take.

Keep in mind I have to carry all my gear.

Thanks for everyone's opinion.

I would only take two lenses. Nikon 24-70 and 70-200, one mounted on each body, that is if you have them.

Robeng Loc: California

joer wrote:

I would only take two lenses. Nikon 24-70 and 70-200, one mounted on each body, that is if you have them.

Hi Joer,

Just sent you a reply. I do own those two. Kind of heavy.

amehta Loc: Boston

Robeng wrote:

Hi Joer,

Just sent you a reply. I do own those two. Kind of heavy.

That's funny, you replied on another topic. :-)

The 16-35mm f/4 and 50mm f/1.4 are good for two of the lenses. I agree that the 70-200mm f/2.8 is twice the weight of the 28-300mm. If you do not think there is an image quality difference, then the 28-300mm is definitely better. If you think there is an IQ difference, then the question is where is photography on the priority scale of this trip? If it is high, and you like assembling a photo "album" of your trips, why did you get the 70-200mm if not to take on a trip like this?

Robeng Loc: California

amehta wrote:

That's funny, you replied on another topic. :-) br... (show quote)

Amehta, good question. The 70mm-200mm is one of my best lens. It is incredibly sharp and has wonderful bokeh. It's one of my primary lenses for shooting models. (Check my website, password is "Girls".) Now since I travel and shoot a lot, convience is a factor for me. That's where the 28mm-300mm comes in.