Ron wrote: > > Hi, > > I am going to Italy soon with my wife, 9 year old daughter and 10 year old > son. We will be going to Rome, Venice, and Tuscany. > > Which set-up would you take? Why? > > Elan 7, 20-40 zoom, 70-200/4, 50 1.8, flash (bulkiest, widest coverage) > > Elan 7, 20-40 zoom, 28-135IS, 50 1.8, flash (middle of the road) > > Elan 7, 20-40, 100 2.8 macro, 50 1.8, flash (most compact) > > Using 100 and 400 speed print film mostly, 100 speed slide film sometimes
I would take the two zooms (20-40, 28-135) and the flash and probably leave the 50/1.8 at home. If you're interested in architecture, you'll need the 20mm. Although, some zooms have bad distortion which spoils most architecture shots. If I were to choose from MY lens setup, I would choose 20mm, 24 or 28mm, 28-135, 1.4x TC and maybe the 200mm. The primes would be for more serious work (architectural shots) The 28-135 would work for all the snaps. I'd also bring a flash, which is really helpful to fill in the shadows. The built in one is likely not powerful enough in some cases. One more advice I would like to give is, don't mix the snaps with the serious work, if possible. Use the daily trips with the family in the cities to find out what places/buildings you would like to work on. Take the snaps of your wife and children etc. Then go there alone later, maybe early the next morning, while your family still sleeps. That way both parties are happy. You'll have time to take your shots and they won't have to wait for you all the time. Besides, there will be less tourists around and the light might be better. Same goes even more for landscape shots, but it may be more difficult - if not impossible - to arrange for it. In this case, I would just carry the 28-135 + flash for the daily trip, the primes could stay at a (hopefully ;-)) safe place. Anyway, all the best and enjoy your trip! Thomas Bantel * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
