Jack Flesher wrote:
Most of us, meaning travel photographers that participate on this site, are not into the generic "post card" travel type images. We will for sure take them while we're "there," but have more a photographer's vision than a travel agent's vision about what we want to capture on any given trip. In addition, it peaks our interest to search out and see different things than many won't bother with.
The sadder (saddest?) part really, is when we pass our heirs will probably look at the 10 terra byte arrays full of image catalogs we have, and instead of going through those many thousands of images will probably erase and repurpose the drives, or worse, just bin and e-cycle them . ...Show more →
Ah, so how do these lenses suggested help with this? How are lenses suggested related to your approach. I see people traveling with many zooms covering everything and any possible subject. Others, myself included, travel with one, or two prime lenses and a camera. I purchased the A7R6 and the 50-150mm f/2.0 GM to change my view/approach to environment that I’ve seen before, using 21mmm & 35mm lenses.
bwcolor wrote:
Ah, so how do these lenses suggested help with this? How are lenses suggested related to your approach. I see people traveling with many zooms covering everything and any possible subject. Others, myself included, travel with one, or two prime lenses and a camera. I purchased the A7R6 and the 50-150mm f/2.0 GM to change my view/approach to environment that I’ve seen before, using 21mmm & 35mm lenses.
Speaking for myself, my travel kit is usually the 20-70 zoom and 2 primes, a 50 and a 14. The zoom is my normal, daytime doitall lens. The 14 is my uw, get it all in lens, tight exteriors and interiors. The 50 is my night and street lens.
bwcolor wrote:
Ah, so how do these lenses suggested help with this? How are lenses suggested related to your approach. I see people traveling with many zooms covering everything and any possible subject. Others, myself included, travel with one, or two prime lenses and a camera. I purchased the A7R6 and the 50-150mm f/2.0 GM to change my view/approach to environment that I’ve seen before, using 21mmm & 35mm lenses.
I travel with 3 primes, 25, 40, 85. I could never gel going out with a zoom.
Jul 13, 2026 at 08:30 PM
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bwcolor wrote:
Ah, so how do these lenses suggested help with this? How are lenses suggested related to your approach. I see people traveling with many zooms covering everything and any possible subject. Others, myself included, travel with one, or two prime lenses and a camera. I purchased the A7R6 and the 50-150mm f/2.0 GM to change my view/approach to environment that I’ve seen before, using 21mmm & 35mm lenses.
For me I always take an ultra wide angle that will get me what I hope is an interesting take on architecture, landscapes, and cityscapes. I take a fast normalish (35-58 mm) prime that lets me shoot in low light and get shallow depth of field for what I hope are some creative shots, and a short tele or telezoom that let's me focus on unique things that capture my attention when I travel. I think Jack captured what I try to do nicely.
Here are a few picts that I hope accomplished what Jack described and since my heirs will probably trash them I might as well share them here now .
X-T5SIGMA 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary 023 lens10mmf/4.01/150s125 ISO-0.3 EV
ILCE-7RM2ZEISS Batis 2.8/18 lens18mmf/5.61/640s100 ISO+0.7 EV
ILCE-7RM5Voigtlander NOKTON 21mm F1.4 Aspherical lens21mmf/4.01/2000s100 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM5Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical lens40mmf/5.61/800s100 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7RM2Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical lens40mmf/1.21/400s100 ISO+0.3 EV
ILCE-7RM2ZEISS Loxia 2.4/85 lens85mmf/2.41/500s100 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7M2100mm F2 lens100mmf/4.51/320s100 ISO+1.3 EV
X-T5VOIGTLANDER NOKTON 50mm F1.2 lens50mmf/1.21/450s3200 ISO0.0 EV
Wow, great approach and I appreciate the explanations and especially the images. I have always been in the never zoom, so I’ll also be taking a 24mm GM and Sigma 17mm f/4.0. The wide angle shots above are inspiring. The rendering of the 85mm Loxia is stunning. Maybe my favorite Loxia lens.
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