What lens to bring to Beijing, Xiamen & Mongolia trip ?

<p>Hi guys,</p>

<p>Hope you guys can help me out. In three weeks time I;m off to those three places in China.<br>

I'll be there for a total of 12 days. This will be a photography bliss.<br>

I have an FX Nikon D700. I want to bring only two lenses for this trip.</p>

<p>Currently have 17-35 f2.8-4 Sigma, Nikon 24-70f2.8 , Nikon 70-300 f4.5-5.6 VR lens.</p>

<p>What would be a good choice to bring ?</p>

<p>Thanks for the inputs.<br>

Ferds</p>

<p>While I have not been out there, I know the environmental conditions of Xiamen and Mongolia can be pretty harsh and dusty.</p>

<p>Since you're on a full frame, I'd opt for the 24-70/2.8 and 70-300/4.5-5.6 to cover more range with the 24-70/2.8 on as the walkaround.</p>

<p>Don't exclude Beijing from the 'dusty' category. I'd agree with Ting for a full frame camera. I covered from 20-200 with three lenses on a film camera on a trip to Beijing and southern China. I ended up not using the ultra wide end all that much; probably 90% of my shots were in the 24-105 range.</p>

<p>Definitely 24-70 and 70-300. There should be plenty of culture to shoot in Mongolia and a telephoto lens is very useful. Ultra-wide, on the other hand, can be skipped as 24mm on your standard zoom should be more than sufficient. Good luck and enjoy!</p>

<p>Yeah, 24-70 f2.8 and the 70-300VR is what am packing. But I'm also tempted to bring the fisheye as well.</p>

<p>I would bring the wide and the 300 zoom</p>

<p>24-70 and 70-300. If you need wider than 24mm shoot a three frame pano and stitch. You'll want the 24-70 for most of your shooting. </p>