Nice Ron, I see you are doing your own version of Google StreetView
kidtexas wrote:
Ron - I can\'t imagine traveling with a 70-200. I just took a trip with 2 M\'s and 4 lenses and at times, that was too much. Travel was what originally drove me away from SLRs.
It depends on what you are shooting. I was on a safari in South Africa in may and the 70-200 was an excellent tool. You do need reach there though. Now in Egypt I could have used it for some shots but it would have been awful for street/people photography. It\'s simply too big, noticeable and intimidating. I have the f/2.8 MkII beast though and I suppose the f/4 might be a better travel choice.
There is however more to it than just the size. I could take my Canon kit to Egypt and get lovely professional looking shots suitable for a travel magazine or a postcard. The problem is that it has been done to death. How many shots do you suppose there are taken each day of the pyramids? Just google it. What\'s the point of taking the 50,000:th identical tele photo shot? I mean it\'s great to see that you can do it, but once you\'ve established that you can, is there a point continuing with imitating a style that has been done to death? A rangefinder by its very nature will make you take different shots.
So by using the M9 instead of a DSLR I (for the most part) skipped the very obvious shots and tried to find angles and compositions.
This is not always possible of course and you end up with a standard tourist shot but still, the gear does encourage you to shoot a bit differently.
