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When I have been on trips for which the primary purpose is NOT photography, I go with one of the following configs:
Super light: Canon G1X in a tiny camera case. The built-in flash is perfectly fine for fill duty, but don't count on it for primary lighting. It produces really good files at ISO 3200 and usable files at ISO 6400, so this is less of a concern. I always tell myself that I can throw the 430EX flash in a bag just in case but I've only done that twice and didn't end up using it either time. The G1X is downright cheap now that the Mark II is out, but is well worth the money.
Light: Canon Rebel SL1 with 18-55, 24/2.8 and the 430EX in a small camera bag. Sometimes I throw the 85/1.8 into the bag just in case. The camera is really tiny and produces excellent quality files. I don't even really think about it like an SLR; I think of it as a point & shoot on steroids. I've been toying with the idea of picking up a 15-85 or 18-135 lens, but haven't done so.
Medium: My 5D II or 5D III, 430EX, and one of the following sets of lenses:
A. 24-70/4L IS
B. 16-35/4L IS, 50/1.4, 70-200/4L IS
C. 14/2.8 Rokinon, 24/2.8, 40/2.8 pancake, 85/1.8, 135/2L, 1.4X TC (Primes set mostly, though I used to sometimes substitute the 17-40/4L for the 14/2.8 Rokinon, if I thought I'd want to use a polarizer.)
While I have owned f/2.8 L zooms in the past, I've never warmed up to them for travel. They're super heavy and with the high ISO performance of today's cameras, seem particularly pointless to me. I get files out of my 5D III at ISO 6400 that easily rival what I used to get out of my 20D or 5D classic at 1600. If I'm really stuck for speed in low light, I prefer fast primes like the 35/2, 50/1.4, 85/1.8 and 135/2L to a zoom anyway.
If I were in your shoes, I'd probably go with my light or medium setup described above, or some logical combination of the two. Maybe the light setup with a couple extra prime lenses thrown in. Good luck with your decision.
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