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For me, again, my travel kit list is as following:
1. Full frame body + backup body[mostly fast action to cover another areas than landscapes and portraits].
2. UWA, which is 16-35 or equivalent
3. Mid range lens zoom preferred, 24-70 for me, and many may go with 24-105, i once carried both, but any will do it.
4. 70-200, this lens is a mysterious lens, you really don't know when it is the most important or not, i am a wide side fan guy so this lens isn't my top favorite one, but this lens prove to be strong in many areas even landscapes, so i put it as my main kit too, and it is definitely part of the holy zoom trinity [16-35, 24-70, 70-200], so i don't leave it behind and wish if i had it, regardless of its weight i manage to carry it.
5. Macro lens, and macro can be done everywhere in the world even in the hotel or in the bedroom, it can make some interesting subjects, still life or abstract or closeup you can make from this lens maybe more than another lenses, so i don't forget it at all, it is not heavy lens and i don't make it as an issue lens to the whole kit.
Then after the above main kit i can add something here and there, 50 1.4 if i want faster or 85, many prefer 35 1.4 but to me i never feel i fall in love at this FL, but i can't put myself as others or others as me, if many love 35mm then you can add this, there is also 24 1.4, i assume those 35/24/50 are used for low light indoors or bokeh for portraits, then you only can decide if those are very important or not, zooms are always an advantage for me in travel as portability or not footing in and out, if i am in edge of a cliff then i won't sacrifice my life with a prime if i want something longer than or wider than, zoom here will do the job.
Flash is necessary in life, as sometimes we are not under best exposure/lighting conditions, so no harm to have it regardless you use it or not. Extenders are small, so you can put it in bag and forget about it.
Since 2006 until 2009 i didn't change this standard and i never felt i have something missing, just in each travel i add little more gear, for example in 2009 to USA i added Hasseblad and Canon 15 fisheye, in 2006 to Europe i think i took Sigma 12-24 and Sigma 8mm fisheye, to New Zealand i took 50mm 1.4 and 100-400.
At the end, take what you already have and try to manage about weight, you don't know what you will expect when you travel, when i travel i feel i want to shoot everything, from landscapes to portraits to wildlife, even sports if possible, so for that i sometimes i wish if i can take all my gear, and that i came out with what is my list should be, i always take lenses that can cover from UWA up to long so i mentioned the trinity, and macro i like sometimes if i don't shoot non macro subjects.
Let us know what you will carry and what will be your results, so i can learn about your travel gear.
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