Which would be your choice for a travel kit?

Denny D said:

Thanks for responding, Lee Jay.

BTW, does the Kenko Pro 300 work right out of the box on the 24-105,
or do you have to tape pins or....?

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Just works.

Denny D said:

For a 1.4 TC, is the Kenko Pro 300 the best option for the 24-105? I
realize that the Canon TC will not work.

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Yes.

Denny D said:

Regarding your travel kit, one could justify going either light or
heavy. It's your call. You might consider loading everything into
your bag and walking around the block a few times. That should sort
things out rather quickly.

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Good idea.

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ljfinger said:

This is for general travel (attractions, beaches, submarines,
restaurants, etc.).

New possibilities:

B)
5D
15mm fisheye
17-40L
Tamron 28-300VC (assume it's about the same as the Sigma 18-200OS)
580EX

I own everything listed except the 28-300VC which isn't out yet.

You should also know that my wife will be carrying the Canon S3IS.

So which would you do? Take the speed, lack of range (300-400) and
optical hit to carry the lighter and more convenient 28-300 and get
the benefit of a rectilinear ultrawide (17-40L), or suffer the weight
and convenience hit to get the speed, range and optical quality of
the 24-105/70-200 combo?

The only other lens I have that isn't listed here is the 35/1.4L.
And yes, I'm thinking about that too.

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Are you certain the Tamron 28-300 VC will cover full frame?

Kind Regards

Len_Gee said:

Are you certain the Tamron 28-300 VC will cover full frame?

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Yes.

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I always laugh at posts like this - just because in my own case I AM the wife. Perhaps i should be married to one of you guys and then we could just go on photography holidays, lol

fstein said:

leave your gear at home, take the wife's camera on the trip and relax
while someone else climbs mount whatever with a haliburton case in
their teeth!

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i would skip the tamron, just because if you want that type of all-in-one solution, the S3IS will be there. as much as i would like to convince myself to buy that lens, i have a fuji s6000fd which fills that use perfectly (if only it had IS).

i have a very, very similar kit to your own. when i travel the kit i carry goes along in a crumpler sinking barge. it always includes the 5D and 24-105. the 35L usually goes, and the 70-200 goes more often than the 17-40. the largest kit i like to walk around with for hours at a time is:

5D
16mm zenitar
24-105
35L
70-200
430EX if i see the need (rarely)

personally, instead of the tamron, what i would consider is either a 70-300 DO or non-DO. preferably the DO, since the build is much nicer and it is more compact. i actually had one, but it had issues so i got rid of it and haven't replaced it yet (of everything i've owned, this was the only 'bad copy' (i hate that term)). if you replace the tamron with the 24-105 and the 70-300DO, then you get better quality and 4 extra mm on the wide side... which IMO is a huge plus. the only downside is losing f/2.8, which would be unfortunate, but a travel kit is always subject to compromises.

so my suggestion is, assuming you are willing to by a 70-300:

5D
15mm fisheye
24-105
70-300DO
580EX

in addition, taking the 70-300DO in lieu of the 70-200IS and TCs will free up a bunch of room and weight, or allow you to carry the 17-40 or 35L (or both) if you wanted. for me, it'd be the 35L hands down.

of course, thats just my .02

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I'd never buy the DO in a million years. I'd buy the lighter and much cheaper 70-300IS first. But I probably wouldn't do that either. At least the Tamron would get me a capability I don't have and do so on a camera that's WAY faster than the S3IS.

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