Which Lens to Bring on a Trip (Page 2): If going into a strange situation advice is great. I just went to the Absecon Lighthouse and took a10-18mm, 24-105mm and a 100-400mm. I never...

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

gvarner wrote:

Not a stupid comment. It’s facetious. It’s sarcastic. I for one am mystified why someone with a $2000 camera would ask a question about which of their several lenses they should take on their next safari or cruise or trip to Europe. You’d think that they could figure it out unless they admitted that they were new to their camera and/or lenses.

If going into a strange situation advice is great.
I just went to the Absecon Lighthouse and took a10-18mm, 24-105mm and a 100-400mm. I never used my general go to lens 100-400mm.
If any one asked me as to what to take I would say the 10-18mm and the 24-105mm or equivalents and anything else would not be my recommendation.
So asking is smart and advisable. The only ones I question asking such stuff are the D850, D6 and Z9 owners. They should know everything.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

Architect1776 wrote:

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I agree. If you have a top of the line camera you should be able to figure stuff out.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

gvarner wrote:

I agree. If you have a top of the line camera you should be able to figure stuff out.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

jerryc41 wrote:

Here's the answer to that daily question. br br I... (show quote)

Canisdirus

When I vacation...no camera at all.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Do you want to impress strangers with your images or with your camera? That should help clarify which camera to take.

zug55 Loc: Naivasha, Kenya, and Austin, Texas

I too am puzzled by how many people need Alaska lenses or Paris lenses. In my experience as travel photographer, a good standard zoom can handle it all. Here is my pretty-much fool-proof response to this question.

I have a standard kit for my full-frame Sony A7III: the Sony 24-105mm always is in the travel bag. This is is the perfect all-purpose lens. The Zeiss Batis 18mm is part of my basic travel kit as well for when I want to take wider shots--which does not happen too often. This standard travel kit easily fits into my small sling bag that I can carry all day.

If plan to do street photography in big cities, I pack a small 35mm lens (the tine Sony Zeiss 35mm that weighs 120g). If I plan to shoot wildlife I add the Sony 100-400m GM to the kit. I just returned from a seven-month trip, half spent in Kenya and half in Europe. This four-lens kit, plus a second body (A7R3), took care of all of my needs. However, I took about 90% of all shots with the outstanding Sony 24-105.

fetzler Loc: North West PA

jerryc41 wrote:

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Indeed, I notice that many do not consider the subjects that are intended. One just brings the 10mm -1000mm lens. Super zooms are big and do nothing well. Usually I only need one or two lenses. My general photography lenses are zooms with a Full Frame focal length range of 24 -120mm.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

fetzler wrote:

Indeed, I notice that many do not consider the subjects that are intended. One just brings the 10mm -1000mm lens. Super zooms are big and do nothing well. Usually I only need one or two lenses. My general photography lenses are zooms with a Full Frame focal length range of 24 -120mm.

I keep my DX Nikon 18-200 on my D7200 body and my DX Sigma 10-20 on my D7000. Works for me. The D7200 is my walk-around camera. The D7000 is always in the bag if needed.

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Architect1776 wrote:

Stupid comment.

Apparently works verrrrry well.

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Canisdirus wrote:

When I vacation...no camera at all.

AMEN !

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

gvarner wrote:

Not a stupid comment. It’s facetious. It’s sarcastic. I for one am mystified why someone with a $2000 camera would ask a question about which of their several lenses they should take on their next safari or cruise or trip to Europe. You’d think that they could figure it out unless they admitted that they were new to their camera and/or lenses.

They're looking for advice from people with experience. If someone has never taken a certain type of trip, he won't know what to expect, but you can be sure that someone here has taken that trip.

Terry in Indiana Loc: rural Indiana

I'm not sure why you seem annoyed by this question? I just asked it a few days ago, so I guess I take your topic personally. In my case, I was hoping to get some recommendations from others with more experience than me in the location I am going and a different genre of photography than I'm used to...I really thought that was what this forum is for, to share and help each other out. ??? If I see a topic that has no interest to me, I just scroll down to another topic...not that hard to do....

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jerryc41 wrote:

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I agree. I take a mirrorless APS-C or FF with a travel travel zoom.

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

Yes - take that vest loaded down with odds and ends and your huge camera back-pack with a few extra back-up camera bodies and every lens you own. And every day you will have to decide - is it safer to carry everything with me out on the streets of Gotham, or to leave it in the hotel room? And when you get home, who will care that every pixel was perfect? Will your wife, who thought she was going on vacation, still be speaking to you? A few years ago I bought a very good small pocket camera for a vacation to London so that I wouldn't be too annoying to my wife. I got excellent photos with it - but have decided that since these photos are mostly for my own enjoyment with limited sharing with relatives, they are not really any better than with an iPhone. So - I think I will spend my GAS dollars on the new iPhone 14 Pro.