Re: In case you were wondering...
flyfoto wrote:
Will be very interested to see how you like it. I love my 70-300 IS L. Willing to live with the weight for the results it gives me. I think best IQ I have had with Canon L lens.
You and me both, haha. The weight wasn't so much an issue as the size. I made the decision of traveling wherever I go, for however long I go, with JUST a carry on. For me, this is a rather drastic decision as I would usually pack the kitchen sink (and then a spare kitchen sink... just in case). My entire carryon would be my camera gear in a Tamrac Expedition 8X backpack (BIG camera backpack) that was stuffed to the gills with equipment. No clothes, no anything else.
I picked up a Thule Covert DSLR Rolltop Backpack (which I LOVE) but there isn't room for a ton of gear. My gearlist will be:
Panasonic GH4
Metabones Speedbooster
Canon 16-35L F2.8 II
Canon 70-300 DO
Panasonic 14-140
3 Legged Things Rick (Carbon Fiber Tripod with Ballhead)
Tascam TM-2X DSLR Mic
Syrp Genie Mini
Pretty much every single item on that list was selected for a combination of quality with a strong consideration given to size/weight. The lone exception is the 16-35 which is absolutely LOVE. Of course, with the metabones, it won't be as wide (22.4 - 55 or so) but it will be a F2.0 lens. Perfect for my night timelapses. The 70-300 will be equivalent 98-420 which is perfect for wildlife. The 14-140 is an ok walkaround lens when all am able to carry is the camera and that's it (i.e. when I'm flying a plane, etc when I'm not going to be swapping around lenses). The rest of the space is for clothes/toiletries etc.
The first REAL test of this setup will be when I travel to South Africa later this year...