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p.1 #1 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

Wanted to get your thoughts, if u were to travel and could only take ONE body and ONE lens.
What would it be?

Looking forward to your responses.

Feel free to include images taken with ur setup!!!

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Nov 19, 2011 at 09:42 PM

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p.1 #2 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

D7000 and 16-85 AFS VR.

Nov 19, 2011 at 09:49 PM

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p.1 #3 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

Any good full frame camera with a good 35 mm lens. I've never understood why travel would change your choice of gear.

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Nov 19, 2011 at 09:49 PM

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p.1 #4 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

Fujifilm gf 670.One body ,one lens.Perfect for me.

Nov 19, 2011 at 09:50 PM

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p.1 #5 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

nikon d3x and 400/2.8. just stitch if you need a wider field of view.

Nov 19, 2011 at 09:52 PM

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p.1 #6 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

5dc and 35L
tripod.
perfect.

Nov 19, 2011 at 09:58 PM

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p.1 #7 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

sebboh wrote:
nikon d3x and 400/2.8. just stitch if you need a wider field of view.

Canon 5DII and C/Y Zeiss 35-70. Just crop if you need a narrower field of view

Nov 19, 2011 at 10:04 PM

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p.1 #8 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

Wow. Lot of responses.
Makten--ur right travel shouldnt change things too much

just threw that in there.
So far 35mm seems to be the weapon of choice with 400/2.8 a close second along with some zooms lol.

Nov 19, 2011 at 10:16 PM

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p.1 #9 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

D700 + ZF35 f/2.

Nov 19, 2011 at 10:19 PM

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p.1 #10 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

Sony Zeiss ZA 24-70mm F2.8 or Zeiss CY 35-70 F3.4

Nov 19, 2011 at 10:23 PM

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p.1 #11 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

5D + 24-105. Has been my weapon of choice traveling before, will likely remain that way.

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Nov 19, 2011 at 10:25 PM

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p.1 #12 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

Sebboh, I love your choice… so… portable

Me… I'll take a Sony A900+Minolta 28-135

Nov 19, 2011 at 10:30 PM

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xbarcelo wrote:
Sebboh, I love your choice… so… portable

Me… I'll take a Sony A900+Minolta 28-135
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Nov 19, 2011 at 10:32 PM

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p.1 #14 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

To be a little bit more specific, with what we've got at hand on the current market:

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 40/2 Ultron

Why? Because the D700 is a highly reliable camera with good IQ up to ISO 6400. The lens is very small, sharp and just cannot fail because of its lack of AF.
There are better lenses and better cameras, but either they will cost you a fortune (M9 + whatever Leica lens), or they will give lesser IQ (APS-C camera with whatever lens).

Nov 19, 2011 at 10:38 PM

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p.1 #15 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

Makten wrote:
To be a little bit more specific, with what we've got at hand on the current market:

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 40/2 Ultron

Why? Because the D700 is a highly reliable camera with good IQ up to ISO 6400. The lens is very small, sharp and just cannot fail because of its lack of AF.
There are better lenses and better cameractas, but either they will cost you a fortune (M9 + whatever Leica lens), or they will give lesser IQ (APS-C camera with whatever lens).

Good choice. Unfortunately i have hard time manual focusing with dslrs, otherwise that setup would be perfect for me.

Nov 19, 2011 at 10:48 PM

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p.1 #16 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

lovinglife...

I need a little more focus...

, where are we going?
I spent about 16 days on the rails throughout areas of Europe (Germany, Austria, Italy, and the Czech Republic) in 2008. I carried my 5D mark I and the 24-105L IS... nothing ALT about this stuff, but great of a one lens/one body light travel kit. If I were to do the trip again, I could get by with my 5D mkII & Zeiss ZE 35 f2... or if I owned this an M9 and 35mm or 50mm summicron... nothing says light and packable like a Leica

(edit) Oh... I meant to add this... now if we're going to Tanzanina (or Kenya), I'll be just fine with my 7D + 300 f2.8IS L, but can I leave the 1.4x on it and make it appear to be just one lens

regards,
bruce

Nov 19, 2011 at 11:09 PM

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p.1 #17 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

M9 + Lux 50, like you didn't know it.

Nov 19, 2011 at 11:53 PM

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p.1 #18 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

5D Mkll and (converted) Zeiss N 24-85

Nov 20, 2011 at 12:15 AM

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p.1 #19 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

I would take a 5D2 + 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 L IS in a LowePro Toploader AW

Nov 20, 2011 at 12:23 AM

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p.1 #20 · Travel - with Just ONE lens

Nikon D300 with the 28-300. Most things covered here.

Nov 20, 2011 at 12:25 AM

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