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Asia for 10 weeks, if these were your choices what would you take?

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During the hot summer....

It depends a lot on how you travel and by what...knowing hot Asia quite well.

If I travel with all kinds of transport in an area I haven't been before, in hot mushi conditions with the choice of yours and I have to drag all my stuff every time with me, instead of leaving it at a base (hotel/home what ever).

Absolutely the D700, with the 35mm, 50mm and the 28-300...wonder if I would bring my 85mm 1.8

Michel
justshooting said:
Option 1
Nikon D700
Nikon 28-300
Nikon 20 2.8
Nikon 35 2
Nikon 50 1.4
Nikon 85 1.8

Option 2
Nikon D7000
Nikon 18-200
Nikon 10-24
Nikon 50 1.4
Nikon 85 1.8

A month in Hong Kong, week in China, week in Thailand and a month in Singapore.

I go light with option 2. Wondering if I'll miss the low light ability of option 1.
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I would take the 28-300 with either the D700 or the D7000. Only thing I would change is the wide angle lens taken. With the D700 it would be the 16-35mm VR and with the D7000 it would be the Nikon 10-24mm zoom.

Personally I would take the 70-200mm f2.8 along with either the 1.7 or 2.0 teleconverter and a 17-55mm and 10-24mm lens with a DX camera as my first choice.

There is not enough added value for me to take my D3, an SU800, the 14-24mm f2.8, and the 24-70mm f2.8, which would be the comparable FX kit for wide to medium focal length coverage.

In any case I would always take an SB800 flash and a small tripod for a trip such as yours.

There are great photo opportunities to be had from a boat with a 28-300mm VR lens and there are equally great opportunities inside the markets and temples with an ultra wide angle lens like the 10-24.
 
I live in Singapore and with that knowledge and of course provided you can manipulate your itinerary I would say no more than two weeks in Singapore and two weeks in Hong Kong although I have a real soft spot for HK but to be fair its enough. You need to spend the maximum time in China and Thailand if at all possible.

In my opinion you need a zoom if you have an intention to cover nature reserves (pandas in China or zoos in Singapore) and the 50mm 1.4 G lens and of course a flash, I am not familiar with the D7000 I have a 300 and 700 and would use the 700 all day long its low light capability is truly awesome.

Most of all take what you are familiar and comfortable with, you know what your own photographic style and competence are and I would say whatever suits you best.

Then simply enjoy
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Is insanely high in the summer. Be careful when stepping from an air conditioned building to outside
 
justshooting said:
Option 1
Nikon D700
Nikon 28-300
Nikon 20 2.8
Nikon 35 2
Nikon 50 1.4
Nikon 85 1.8

Option 2
Nikon D7000
Nikon 18-200
Nikon 10-24
Nikon 50 1.4
Nikon 85 1.8

A month in Hong Kong, week in China, week in Thailand and a month in Singapore.

I go light with option 2. Wondering if I'll miss the low light ability of option 1.
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From my experience when traveling long like this. I find that I rarely use anything other than my 24-70 and occasional with 50 f1.4. My 24-70 f2.8 on my camera most the time even though I carry all the low light prime lenses. These lenses stay in my bag and collecting dust during my trip but that's just me, different shooting tyle may require different strategy but my style is more of landscape, street photo and little bit of portrait so, when I do portrait I change to 50 1.4 otherwise I stay with 24-70 for other shootings.
 
LX5 for "go light travel" or as perroneford had,
28-300 and 1.4, and thats it.

I spent 11 days in China, my DSLR was a pain to travel with, and I am in good shape. My, at that time Canon G10 got all the great photos and the Canon 40d stayed in the hotel safe. Next time I go real light and M4/3 or something like my current LX5. My current D700 is used mostly for working assignments.
perroneford said:
Since we're all tossing stuff out, I thought it might be helpful to give my mindset for my choices. Maybe others will as well, though I kinda see where they are going.

For me, the 28-200 is a great walk around lens. See something interesting, pick up the camera and shoot. No fuss.

The 50/1.4 goes on when the sun goes down. Done deal.

The D7k was my choice simply because it's smaller, quieter, and looks more touristy. I'd also be a LOT less mad if it got stolen.

To me, the 20mm/2.8 carries little appeal because I would NOT carry around another lens for 10 weeks for the half-stop over the zoom. the 85mm is a heavy lens and it's focal length is already replicated in the zoom. It's big benefit is for doing really nice portraits, but if I am on vacation, I am not going to be setting up portrait shoots. And if I was truly pressed, the 50mm/1.4 can do the job nicely on that D7k.

The other stuff I just see no real use for. Nothing but added weight.
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None of the above.

Leica M9 if you have the eyesight to focus it.

If not, loose some of the lenses and buy something like a Fuji X100.

A good small camera - even with a fixed lens - will get far more use than you think it will.
 
Singapore is quite small, I would not do more than a week, one month is quite a lot and the same applies for Hong Kong.

In Singapore, you could cross the border and take the opportunity to visit Malaysia.
While in Hongkong, you could do Macau and Lantau as well.
Regarding gear, I would have taken the D700.
 
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