Back when I worked in Germany for a summer (1979) I took my OM travel kit
which at the time was my whole Olympus kit: OM-1, 28/3.5, 50/1.8 and
75-150/3.5 zoom and about 10 rolls of Kodachrome 64. They served me well and
even if a bit slow, there were enough long summer days that low light was
not a problem.
These days for a really small kit I'll take a 35/2.8 and 85/2.0 with one
or two bodies. If I could find a really reasonable 40/2.0 (like that's going
to happen) I'd carry the 24/2.8, 40/2.0 and 85/2.0.
For really small I'll take the Rollei 35 (all the while wishing I'd never
sold my XA).
Charlie
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Nicholas Herndon <nherndon@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >When traveling, light weight and compact are excellent virtues. When I
> >was actively shooting with OMs my 3 lens selection would be a Zuiko
> >24/2.8, Zuiko 35-70/3.5-4.5 and Kiron 70-150/4. I might add a 50/1.8 or
> >even a 50/1.4 if I was concerned about low light ability and then likely
> >leave it at the hotel or in the car unless I had specific reason to
> >believe it would be needed.
>
> Chuck, agreed re: size and weight. But when it comes to Zuikos, it's not
> necessarily the particular lens, but the number of them that you bring with
> you that will bog you down. Even the "big and fast" Zuikos are usually
> relatively small (the "big whites" and long teles being an exception).
> I've never really cared for zoom lenses on film cameras, but I have no
> doubt
> that the Kiron is a stellar performer. They made excellent lenses in the
> 70's and 80's.
>
> >My tourist kit is 21/3.5, 50/1.4 and 100/2. They go everywhere with me.
> >Lots of lens changes and a fairly big gap at the wide end, I know.
>
> Martin, that's a great setup. I really would love to try out one of those
> 100/2 Zuikos.
>
> >I used to live in Japan in - near Nara - the temple heart land. Do visit
> >Nara if you can and Kyoto - the old capital.
> >Lots of Japan is very crowded and its HOT and humid in the summer and
> >can be very cold in the north in the winter....
>
> James, we'll definitely be spending time in Kyoto and Nara. That's a
> number
> one priority. And I'm not too concerned about the weather, we're going at
> the end of this month, so it should be nice.
>
> >My favorite travel kit is far more than 3 lenses
>
> Oh yes, I will be bringing more than 3 lenses for this trip. But on the
> last few trips I've been on, I've only brought along 2 lenses. Vegas in
> January I brought my 21/3.5 and 50/1.8, Austin in November I brought my
> 21/3.5 and 50/1.4, San Francisco last September I brought my 28/2 and
> 135/3.5, and Orlando just before that was my 24/2.8 (prior to selling) and
> my 85/2. But more on that later...
>
> >IMPORTANT:
> >Public toilets do NOT contain toilet paper so you must bring along your
> >own supply when you walk around. Fortunately in big cities people on the
> >street give away small packs of tissues. (has advertising on the outside
> >wrapper)
>
> Yes, thank you for reminding me! I have been to Japan once before, but my
> wife has not, and this will definitely be a bigger deal for her than for
> me.
>
> Iwert, very sweet setup. I'm hoping to have a second OM body ready to go
> before I leave, so that I can use both cameras in tandem like that (one
> body
> for black and white, one for color).
>
> Carlos, thanks for the comments re: the 24/2. It just seems to be one of
> the overlooked lenses in the Zuiko lineup, but everyone who has one only
> has
> positive things to say about it. As for waveform distortion, I don't shoot
> a lot of architecture, so I don't think it would be much of a problem for
> me.
>
> As for my travel kit, well, it could be any wide, normal, and telephoto
> lens
> out of my lineup and I'd be happy. I definitely have my favorites though:
> the 28/2, the 85/2, the 21/3.5 and the late sn# 50/1.4, in that order.
> That
> would be my four lens lineup if forced to choose. But lately I've been
> thinking about my gear choices and how they relate to the kind of
> photographs I make, and I've been experimenting. As I mentioned before,
> over the past 6 months or so, any time I take a trip, I've been
> deliberately
> limiting myself to two lenses. Partially because I don't want to have to
> spend too much time trying to decide what lenses to bring with me when I go
> out, but mostly because I am trying to learn to adapt to the situation. It
> has also been useful in that it has forced me to learn my lenses. And
> it cuts down on indecision when "in the field." When I have two lenses, I
> only have two choices, and end up thinking less about what lens is
> appropriate and more about framing, composition, lighting, etc.
>
> As an aside, my favorite go anywhere, do anything kit of all time was my
> Olympus E-410 with 14-42mm kit lens. I only sold it recently because I'm
> going to "upgrade" to an EP-1/2 with the 14-42mm kit lens. My only
> complaint is the small max aperture of the lens, but for daylight it was
> unbeatable. And interestingly, keeping with my two lens style, I almost
> only ever used it at the extreme ends of the zoom range.
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