michael_hudson Posted December 2, 1999 Share Posted December 2, 1999 I have an A1 and now a T90 bought recently in Japan second hand. When ever I go travelling, which is usually once a year on guided backpacker type holidays (this year Japan, last year China, Vietnam in 1996, Europe in 1995 - (hey I am in Australia) I have the quandary of what lenses to take. I have the Canons mentioned, also Canon 15mm 2.8, 24mm 2.8, 25-55mm 3.5-4.5, 70-210 4,Tamron SP90 macro, 300 5.6 (and of course Canon 50 1.8). I also have an Olympus mjuII (with 2.8 lens, spot metering etc. - i.e. very sophisticated for a "compact") as an "on the belt" camera. What lenses go in the backpack? (never the 300, the 90 macro - and the 15 would be nice, but the weight!). Japan was the 24 + 70-210 for the Canon, China was the 28-55 + 70-210. The attraction of one lens doing it all is very strong. I only essentially do std size colour prints now (slides given up) - very few are enlarged, so the weight advantage in the move to Tamron 28/200 would be serious. Any views here on the move or the Tamron (1 million buyers can't be wrong?) Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry_carraway Posted December 6, 1999 Share Posted December 6, 1999 This may not help, but my travel kit starts with the 35-105 f3.5 lens. This does about 99% of my shooting. I used to also carry the 70-210 f4, but replaced that with a 100-300 f5.6 L series. I then added the 20-35 F3.5 L. Those three lenses are my basic travel kit. You could probably trade a 24mm lens for the 20-35. <p> I then add some special lenses for various stuff, if I am not carrying everything all the time. I add a 50mm f1.4 for very low light, maybe a 28mm or 35mm f2.0 for the same. A 100mm f4.0 macro maybe. Whatever moves me. <p> So with what you have, I would try and find a nice 35-105 f3.5. If you want to save weight, there is also the 35-105 f3.5-4.5. Not as nice, but much smaller and lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerald_scharf Posted February 21, 2000 Share Posted February 21, 2000 Try the very interesting pages http://www.smu.edu/~rmonagha/third/index.html and http://www.smu.edu/~rmonagha/third/kits.html Regards Gerald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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