> On Aug 6, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > > As you recall, I asked a similar question to the PDML about my spring > trip to Japan and China. > > I strongly recommend taking the K-5. It is a great camera, very > powerful and versatile, and it will get shots a lesser camera will > not. I think a 16-45 zoom might be limited. > > I took my K-5 II S, with my DA 18-135 lens, my DA L 50-200. and my > 50mm 1.8 prime. I took many images, and more than 90 % with the > 18-135. It is a perfect lens for travel photography, IMHO. I used > the 50-200 for a few shots at the Great Wall and Hakone National Park, > and the 50 mm for a few night shots in the city, but I really didn't > need either. I also carried my Optio, but took perhaps two images > with it. > > Good luck, Italy is a wonderful place for sight-seeing, for > photography, but most of all for just enjoying life!
Thanks, Dan. That’s what I’m going for—with family and with folks I’ll get to know while I’m there.. But I know there will be wonderful photo opportunities and I’d hate to miss them. As I said, I want to travel light—as light as possible. There will be a bit of walking with my luggage, so I’m hoping to get everything in a carry-on and a smallish backpack, maybe a moderate-sized shoulder bag. My hesitation about the K-5 has to do with the fact that the combination of it and the lens I’d like to take—the 16-45—makes a pretty bulky item. The primes I would consider—an a 28/2.8 and a da 35/2.4--are not as wide as I’d like. The DA 21/3.2 would be ideal. Regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] "Imagining the other is a powerful antidote to fanaticism and hatred." - Amos Oz -- 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.
