Camera kit for three weeks in Europe.

Jacques Cornell wrote:

john isaacs wrote:

Jacques Cornell wrote:

john isaacs wrote:

I will be in Prague, Vienna, and Budapest.

Plan to take the following: ...

That's a lot of gear to take on vacation.

I'm a professional event photographer who shoots travel & landscape for fun and occasional profit. Over the years, I've cut my travel kit way back. 20 years ago, I lugged a suitcase-size backpack (back when that was "carry-on size") around India for 7 weeks with a Pentax 67 kit, a 35mm kit, a full size tripod, and 120 rolls of film. It weighed probably 40lbs.

Never again.

On a 2-week vacation in Corsica last summer, I brought a GX7, 7-14/4, 12-35/2.8, 35-100/2.8, 20/1.7 & 45/1.8, along with a Metz 28 CS-2 flash.

Carrying wasn't a problem, but the constant lens swapping as I wandered in and around mountain villages was a frustration. My solution, a tiny Tamrac Rally 4 bag with:

Daytime:

• 7-14 on one GX7
• 14-140II on second GX7
• Metz 28 CS-2

Nighttime:

• 20 on one GX7
• 45 on second GX7
• 7-14
• Metz 28 CS-2
• 60" 3lb. travel tripod as needed

I just pull whichever camera/lens I need out of the bag. No lens swapping.

The Metz 28 CS-2 gives me studio-style 2-flash key+fill lighting in a shirt pocket. More on that here.

I switched back to the 35-100 from the 14-140

Why'd you switch back? The 35-100/2.8 is a slightly sharper lens and not a burden, but the IQ difference is minimal, and the convenience of not having to constantly swap the 12-35 and 35-100 won me over.

I've been considering the same thing, but with the 12-40mm and GX8. The only twist is that my girlfriend uses the 14-140mm, so I can't take that away from her! I grab her GX7 for a few shots. Although, she shoots in iAuto and me in M mode. I'd also be loath to give up the 12mm end!

The new 12-60mm is looking much more interesting these days.