To more directly address your question - I tend to agree with Christine and Paul. Take a minimal travel kit.
K-3 + 12-24 [alt = 15 + 21] + 16-50 [alt = 35 macro] + 50-135 + 1.4x extender for bird shots. Period. No backup body, no other lenses, no other camera systems. I remember getting by for weeks on a vacation in England with only an ME-Super and a 50/1.4 lens. I get enamored with the range of possibilities inherent with the range of lenses etc, but I think I see better when I limit my choices and spend more time looking. stan On Sep 1, 2014, at 10:45 PM, Stan Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: > No backup car!?! Man, you are living on the edge! > > But given that you are driving, I would take everything you have mentioned, > maybe another favorite lens or two. With a couple of significant provisos: > A. Double check your insurance policy. > B. Leave behind a good inventory and list of serial numbers. > C. Keep your gear sorted/packed in distinct modules. Fun vs. serious, film vs > digital, natural light vs IR, et. When you leave the car for serious bird > shooting, leave everything else behind. When you wander the shore, carry the > Q and/or IR and leave the rest in the car. You WILL miss some opportunities > but you are supposedly on vacation. Relax and take what comes along. > > stan > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Sep 1, 2014, at 10:13 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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! 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