> But from my
> experience, one lens is never enough for travel
> photography. Although Canon
> 28-135 IS comes very close to it.
> George
On my recent New Year's trip to Europe (London and
Paris) I wanted to travel "light" and didn't want to
lug around 15 pounds' worth or more of equipment
(read: my wife would rather have me carry her shopping
bags than my photo bag), so I opted to borrow a
friend's 28-135IS which I took on my ElanIIe/BP-50.
During the trip, which was more of a vacation than a
photo op, I don't recall at all wishing for something
wider or longer. Actually, I do remember being
pleasantly surprised by the versatility of the lens.
Sure, it's not that fast, but the IS seemed to take
care of that, and the long end was plenty long to
capture the distant statue, landscape, or
architectural piece. Additionally, the IS, for the
most part, negated the need for me to have a tripod
(which I also happily decided to leave at home). In
fact, because of this short experience with this lens,
the 28-135IS now belongs on my rather short
"Have-To-Get-List" to use primarily as my future
travel lens. To put this in a proper framework, I own
lenses from 20mm up to 200mm, which include a
28-70/2.8 and a 70-200/2.8, and I didn't at all miss
the f2.8 on my trip.
Cheers,
Cian
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