Re: Sondage: fixe Lens for travel

[Stan Halpin]

My two-lens kit for all possible contingencies would be a 28 or 30 or 
31 wide angle and a 77 or 85 longer lens. No macro because I haven't 
ever had any success with macro except on a tripod, and if I can carry 
a tripod I can sure carry more than 2 lenses! No longer lens because 
anything over 200 needs a tripod for sharp pictures (see above comment 
about tripods) unless you have fast film and bright light. Anyting 
between 85mm and 200 is going too be too restrictive for most shots.

If I am mostly in a city, I would take a 20 or 24mm plus the 77 or 85.
If I have only one lens, it would likely be the 31mm for the *ist-D, 
and the 43mm or 50/1.4 for a film body. These lengths aren't wide 
enough for the wide shots, not long enough for the long shots, but 
they'll work most of the time.

A few years ago my answer would have been the a 100mm lens. I have 
since come to appreciate wider shots.

If we talk about zooms, then (on the *ist-D), my dream combination 
would be the 16-45/4 combined with a 40-120/4. On a film camera it 
would be the 24-90 (with which I have had no experience) plus the 
FA*80-200 or maybe the 20-35 plus the 28-105.

Stan
On Oct 13, 2004, at 8:16 AM, Shen wrote:
Hi,
I planned to travel (city, town, mountain) and i don't want take all my
lens.
I want to know if you at my place, what you will do (only one lens fix
focal)
Thanks in advance
shen