On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 10:25 PM, John Coyle <[email protected]> wrote: > Said this before, but in Egypt I took just the 16-45 and 50-200, and didn't > have any > coverage problems. I wasn't going to be shooting sport so I didn't need > something with > longer reach, and the short lens was fine for interiors, temples etc. > This year we're going to Italy, and I'll take the same kit: only one > potential lens change > to be considered, it's light, and that's a consideration too since we tend > to do a lot of > walking when on holiday. > I'd recommend you take just the 17-70 and 50-135 plus a flash. The flash is > far more > useful than a wider aperture lens for holiday photography, in my experience.
Yes, I'll definitely throw my flash into the bag as well... And I'll probably put the 17-70 on my old *ist for my son to use, and that way, it'll be there if I really want it... My long-term goal is to nurture photographers in my family, so that there will always be plenty of gear to share...! -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
