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1bwana1 wrote:
This thread has got me thinking about what I would actually take on a trip like what Rich is planning. I have so many options from very minimal, to very complete. Which I would choose really depends on who I am traveling with, where I will be going, and what the purpose of the trip will be.
The filter set and tripod, and accessories is common to all the kits.
General cleaning, 3 batteries, card pouch, & portable 1TB backup storage drive.
4,6,10, NDs, and Circular polarizer
The travel tripod folds very small, is reasonable in weight, and has one leg designed as monopod.
First, is a fairly minimal setup. Easy to travel with.
It includes:
My a1
Tamron 17-28 f/2.8
Tamron 28-200 f2.8 - 5.6
CV 40mm f/1.2
This kit is actually very capable for it's limited selection and size. It provides decent IQ across a broad range (17-300mm w/crop), and a fast f1.2 40mm that serves as character/walk around/night lens. I have used this set a number of times with good results. Really not much it couldn't handle.
1bwana1 wrote:
Next up is a kit for when photography is more central. It has my favorite CV MF prime lenses, backed up by a pair of AF zooms. All higher IQ lenses. Again with a broad focal length range. This is a great set for city/historical/people/landscape up to medium telephoto. So cities, and countryside is well covered. i would have no issues shooting Rome, Florence, Tuscany, and the coastal areas of Italy.
It is reasonably easy to travel with. Day trips would see a subset depending on location.
Sony 24-105 f/4
Tamron 70-180 f/2.8
CV 15 4.5
CV 21 3.5
CV 40 f/1.2
CV 75 f/1.5
Hi Steve,
You got me beat in your first posting. Your second is more in keeping with what I am leaning toward. But, you are using 2 zooms with a wide focal range and one fast prime. Also, you are only taking/using 1 camera and a tripod that has a leg that can be used as a monopod.
As a result, your filter selection appears to be more limited than mine and you are suggesting taking a 1 TB back-up drive.
I am really struggling with the selection of lenses. I know that I want to bring my WATE. Everyone keeps recommending different options. Some like the 35mm or 40mm lens options and foregoing the 50mm focal length. But, I still prefer the 28mm focal length to the 35mm focal length. And I still think that a 50mm focal length then will work well as the next focal length followed by a 90mm focal length. I would then have make the final decision if I did not also include the Voigtlander 12mm Heliar III (and possibly the 40mm Minolta lens) whether to take the smaller, lighter, sharper 180mm f3.4 Apo-Telyt lens or the larger heavier, slightly slower and more flexible Leica R 80-200mm f4 Vario Elmar.
As to my filter set, most are round 77mm filte) assortment of kinds of Circular Polarizing filters and Variable ND filters alone and with Polarizing filters built in. The round set are the smaller and faster operating filters. A second set consists of my Lee Foundation 100mm filter holder (s) with a Circular Polarizing Filter and an assortment of solid ND and Grad filters which I want to use more often and not futz around with trying to use them in LR as much as possible. The Lee system would be more for away from the cities.
As to tripods, I still have the Leofoto LS-284C, but I can live without carrying the 2" extension and leveling bass as the Leofoto LH-30R head allows for leveling above the ball. The drawback is the tripod and head are only about 51" high with the QR plates and clamp. But, I am vertically challenged at 5' 5". I am now really thinking about a Monopod for supporting the cameras at this point and may opt to include it in my suitcase and swap out the tripod and monopod or follow Steve's example of a single tripod/monopod.
I will be bringing my tiny Lefoto table top tripod and quite possibly a small clamp.
Unlike many at this point I am really trying to avoid a laptop and only bring NEXTO DI NPS-10 Nexto Photo Storage with a 2TB SSD and a 2 TB external SSD.
In any case, I am now leaning to still take the 2 cameras: A7rII UT sensor modified camera and my A1. As to the lens kit, I am really again thinking Leica M WATE, Voigtlander 28mm f2 Ultron II VM, Voigtlander 50mm f2 Apo-Lanthar Asph, FE mount, Voigtlander 90mm f2.8 Apo-Skopar, and decide between the Leica R 180mm f3.4 Apo-Telyt or the Leica R 80-200mm f4 Vario-Elmar to only be carried and use on occassion.
Rich
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