I haven’t taken a vacation in more than 15 years, but if I did I think I’d probably want to minimize the equipment and the photography. I would take the K-3, the AF 560 flash, the DA* 16-50 and the DA* 60-250. I might also take the DA 12-24. If the camera broke, I’d make do with my iPhone. If I were to drive to the destination, I might take a bit more gear.
Paul On Sep 1, 2014, at 8:56 PM, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote: > Next week my wife and are taking a vacation to the Washington DC area. I plan > on checking out the exhibit where I have a couple of photos in Annapolis - > and that will be one afternoon or morning of our trip. Otherwise I am > anticipating a blend of urban / rural experience in Washington DC, Baltimore > and Maryland's eastern shore. We have one wildlife refuge on the eastern > shore that I really want to visit (if I can figure out where it is). > > OK - so I am trying to travel light. The biggest impediment to that is > bringing backup bodies and lenses. When you travel - do you carry backup gear > or just trust to fate that everything will work? > > I am thinking of bringing (at a minimum) the K3, IR converted K10D, DA 17-70, > Takumar F 70-200, DFA 100 macro and Sigma 135-400 zoom. All that, except for > the Sigma, fits in a nice little kit. I plan to also bring my Q kit (original > Q, fisheye lens, normal zoom, telephoto zoom, normal prime, extension tubes) > which all fits in a tiny little bag. > > I will probably want to also bring a film body and normal zoom, and am > thinking of the Mz-S, sans battery grip, with FA 28-105 zoom. Or I might > satify the analog urge by bringing a Super Ricoflex TLR and a few rolls of > 120 film. > > And then I'd like a fast lens so maybed the A 50mm f1.4 or FA 50 f1.7. I'll > probably bring the 40mm XR pancake in lieu of a body cap since it is about > the same size. > > And then backups and add-ons - ideally I'd like to bring they K5 (in case > the K3 breaks), the DA 16-50 (in case the DA 17-70 breaks), Sigma 70-200 f2.8 > as both a backup for the Takumar F and for a faster telephoto zoom, and maybe > an external flash because it might come in handy... > > I am thinking of NOT taking the "backups and add-ons" though I will kick > myself if something breaks or malfunctions on the road. The fast 50 seems > questionable and I might decide to skip the film gear... > > This is not a trip of a lifetime but I'll be frustrated if something fails > along the way. I guess the Q kit is a backup for the overall kit but as much > as I like the Q kit it does have limits (slow AF, no eye level finder, poor > high ISO performance, limits on shallow DOF...) > > What do you do when you travel? > > FWIW I *am* only taking one automobile but I also know I can always rent one > if the car have malfunctions (I actually had to do that once in the past.) > > Mark > > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
