RRS wrote:
I travel to Germany for a month at a time. In September I took my Canon 7DMKII with a kit lens (18-135) and it covered everything just fine. I like to also take a tripod for night shots but as I was carrying two large canvas prints rolled up in a tube I bought a small Manfrotto tripod in Germany for just under $100.00. I have traveled to Germany and England with a lot more gear, when I had weddings to shoot and it was a hassle. I don't shoot BIF or wildlife over there except for the wildlife that's up close during Ocktober Fest. It was so much more enjoyable this last trip traveling so light, I felt like a tourist but it was in the back of my mind, I don't have any back ups. Take lots of memory cards along with extra batteries and a cable release. I didn't want to stand out in the crowd and I sure didn't want to keep watch on a camera bag while I was shooting. What ever you do, have fun, shoot a lot and drink a beer for me.
I travel to Germany for a month at a time. In Sept... (
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As I mentioned on another post, I go to the same hotel for the entire stay (this year about two weeks) so I will not be lugging all the gear all over Germany. I will not be doing any wedding type shoots, just the parade, people in/out of the bar and the party celebration in the large dim lighted hall. Everybody there know me (I am like the token American) so looking like a tourist does now bother me. Some of these people have even visited my home here is the US as they were vacationing here-good stuff. We drink either Kolsch or Pils beer mostly were I go and eat Frikadelles, Spiegeleir, Reibekuchen, Schnitzel, Wurst usw.