Best Paris Walk Around Lens? I'm heading to Paris in a few weeks. Bringing my Canon R5 with the RF 24-105MM. Is that enough or should I also bring the RF 50MM? Or the 50mm instead? I'm...

picsix

I'm heading to Paris in a few weeks. Bringing my Canon R5 with the RF 24-105MM. Is that enough or should I also bring the RF 50MM? Or the 50mm instead? I'm also bringing my Leica M10-P with a 35mm lens for street photography. Any suggestions would be helpful.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

picsix wrote:

I'm heading to Paris in a few weeks. Bringing my Canon R5 with the RF 24-105MM. Is that enough or should I also bring the RF 50MM? Or the 50mm instead? I'm also bringing my Leica M10-P with a 35mm lens for street photography. Any suggestions would be helpful.

24-105 is all you will need. DO NOT ever change lenses in public in Paris.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

picsix wrote:

I'm heading to Paris in a few weeks. Bringing my Canon R5 with the RF 24-105MM. Is that enough or should I also bring the RF 50MM? Or the 50mm instead? I'm also bringing my Leica M10-P with a 35mm lens for street photography. Any suggestions would be helpful.

Six years ago, my wife and I visited Paris as part of a WW2 tour. I brought along a Canon 6d with the 24-105 f4L. It was all I needed, even in the cathedrals. I also had a Powershot along.

FredCM Loc: Central Illinois

Ditto billnikon's reply. I had no problems in Paris but we were warned often to be careful with our cameras. I think I put black tape over the Nikon logos. Maybe some black tape on the Leica logos? There are legends of evil perps bumping into people and stealing the lenses off the cameras, while the cameras are still on a strap around the owners' necks!

picsix

Wow- that's crazy!!

JD750 Loc: SoCal

The best walk around lens is the one on your camera when you are walking. ;)

My experience is a lens in the 24-90 mm (Full frame) focal range is ideal. For daylight work aperture is not critical but if you care about bokeh or shallow DOF, you might want something faster than f5.6 and 7 or 9 or more, rounded aperture blades.

rcarol

picsix wrote:

I'm heading to Paris in a few weeks. Bringing my Canon R5 with the RF 24-105MM. Is that enough or should I also bring the RF 50MM? Or the 50mm instead? I'm also bringing my Leica M10-P with a 35mm lens for street photography. Any suggestions would be helpful.

Paris - The City of Lights. This is one of my favorite cities to visit in Europe. I think the 24-105mm lens will serve you well. Others may suggest a fast prime to shoot interiors but the IBIS of the R5 is excellent and there is no need for a fast prime IMO. If you already have a wider lens, I might suggest taking it in addition to th w24-105mm. However, I wouldn’t suggest buying a wider lens just for this trip if you don’t already have it in your stable of lenses.
I will suggest an over the shoulder camera strap with a built in safety cable. Pick pockets are everywhere but are particularly active near Notre Dame. So, be careful with your gear and your money. I personally witnessed a young Parisian girl lift a wallet from a male tourist. The authorities caught her almost immediately but not in time to catch her with the wallet. In a matter of seconds, she had lifted the wallet and passed it off before the police could catch her with the goods. These people are very well organized.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I should think Paris is similar to the cities I visited in Germany. I used a lens similar in focal length to your 24~105. A tip, I've yet to find a lens that walks around. They have to be carried.
--Bob

picsix wrote:

I'm heading to Paris in a few weeks. Bringing my Canon R5 with the RF 24-105MM. Is that enough or should I also bring the RF 50MM? Or the 50mm instead? I'm also bringing my Leica M10-P with a 35mm lens for street photography. Any suggestions would be helpful.

317tman Loc: Indianapolis, In

I found my 17-40 f4 to be an asset when I walked narrow streets and in museums. Also had the 24-105 which was used a bit more.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

rcarol wrote:

Paris - The City of Lights. This is one of my favo... (show quote)

FYI:

On March 15, 1667, Louis XIV made Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie the Lieutenant General of Police, entrusting him with the task of making Paris more safe. In addition to quadrupling the number of policemen in the city, one of the measures was to install more lighting. Lanterns were placed on almost every main street and residents were asked to light their windows with candles and oil lamps. The idea was to prevent lawbreakers from dodging the police or hiding in dark alleys, therefore reducing the crime rate. From here on, the city gained the nickname La Ville-Lumière (‘The City of Light’).

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/france/paris/articles/real-reason-paris-called-city-lights/

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

picsix wrote:

I'm heading to Paris in a few weeks. Bringing my Canon R5 with the RF 24-105MM. Is that enough or should I also bring the RF 50MM? Or the 50mm instead? I'm also bringing my Leica M10-P with a 35mm lens for street photography. Any suggestions would be helpful.

I don't know of any mfgr that makes a Paris-specific lens. Just bring your favorite and have fun.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

And prepare to carry it. It won't walk.
--Bob

Gene51 wrote:

I don't know of any mfgr that makes a Paris-specific lens. Just bring your favorite and have fun.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

rmalarz wrote:

... I've yet to find a lens that walks around. They have to be carried.
--Bob

That's right and thank you for properly addressing OP's question, which the rest of us have failed to address.

Just Shoot Me Loc: Ithaca, NY

rmalarz wrote:

And prepare to carry it. It won't walk.
--Bob

Agreed. Do you want to carry a 3 Lb. piece of equipment or a 6 Lb. piece of equipment? All Day!
Enjoy Paris, and buy postcards, they are lighter.

Ltgk20 Loc: Salisbury, NC

I like the idea of the 24-105, but I would add one more: either a 35 or 50mm prime that's f1.4 or f1.8 for shooting at night or inside in lower light (pick your favorite focal length). With the two lens setup it'll still be light and you won't change lenses often (only in certain buildings and at night).