Been thinking of getting a 40mm pancake lens, so I can just toss the camera in a coat pocket when I want to travel REALLY light.
-Mat
frank theriault wrote:
I love to travel light. To that end, I've purchased two lenses that cover just about every situation that I'm likely to come across in pretty much every situation.
I have a small, light body (my MX), onto which I can put a winder (which I usually use as a grip, rather than a motor drive), and I bought two zooms, a 24-48 and a 50-200. Between those two, there aren't that many situations that I'm not ready for. I carry the 50-200 in it's case around my shoulder, and put the 24-48 on the body. That way I don't have to carry a bag, which I find cumbersome and heavy.
Sometimes, I'll throw my M 2.0 50mm in a pocket, just in case I want something faster than my zooms, for handheld lower light situations.
That's for my "I don't know what to bring" moods, or for travelling. Most times, for kicking around the city, I'll just pick one lens (sometimes a zoom, sometimes a prime), and go with it. I just don't sweat it if I miss a shot because I didn't have the right focal length. I figure that I'm going to shoot on average one roll per outing anyway. If I "miss a shot", I'll get another one, later in the day, one way or the other. Besides, sometimes, the photos that I really think I "nailed", turn out to be duds, and OTOH, "throwaway shots" end up being surprisingly good, so I never worry about "the one I missed".
regards, frank
Taz wrote:
Howdy
I know some of you must have the same problem I do. Plain and simple I've got too much gear....no I'm not doing the sane thing and selling some. Nope....I just want to know how to carry more effectively and efficiently without killing my back, shoulder, etc. So I'm wondering how the rest of you handle this problem. The fear of a body going on the fritz, or having the wrong lens for shot drives me nuts...plus since I've got all this nifty stuff.....I wanna play with it all at once. Taking the one and leaving the other at home is just agony sometimes ya know. So anyways tell me your stories and solutions to this.... :)
-- "Hell is others" -Jean Paul Sartre
