Camera kit for three weeks in Europe.

john isaacs wrote:

- Panasonic 12-35 f/2.8. The only weather sealed lens I'm taking. Leaving the Olympus 12-40 f/2.8 behind because I want some consistency in filters.

I don't see the point to owning two pro zooms that cover the same range.

- Olympus 9-18. While I have both 7-14s, I like the small size and ability to use regular filters. Will bring 52mm polarizer plus 52-58mm step up for other filters as needed.

In addition to two pretty much the same pro zooms, you also have three zooms covering ultrawide? Wow.

- Panasonic 14-140 Mk II. I'm slightly torn here, because the option is to take the Panasonic 35-100. Both take 58mm filters, so I can use my Canon 58mm 500D close up lens. This is the lighter of the two, and it can also be an all-around lens when I'm traveling light.

"Light" is not the word that comes to mind considering your nth degree of duplication that goes far beyond even what a professional would ever need.

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Finally, bringing a Panasonic LF1. Fits in the pocket, shoots RAW, has viewfinder and Wi-Fi remote control. Great for those times when I want to step out without the main camera gear.

You're bringing an entire camera shop with you. What's the point if you going to step out without it?

I won't be carrying all at once (in case you are wondering). The joy of m4/3 is that I can lock this all up in a hotel room safe and just take what I need for a given outing.

I guess you don't have much travel experience, so I hate to tell you this, but most hotel room safes aren't the size of bank vaults. They're usually little shoebox-sized things, with an electronically locked door, that are designed to hold documents and other small valuables, and they're definitely not going to fit your gear.

Some of the better hotels might have a main safe behind the front desk, but to have to make the staff put up with you and your gear, as well as the time wasted lining up behind other guests checking in or out in order to deposit or retrieve gear... I don't know about you, but that's not my idea of being on vacation.

Looking forward to getting lots of great shots.

Not likely to happen, considering how much time and effort you're diverting to juggling gear rather than doing actual photography. It tends to be an inverse relationship.

Were I in your position, all I would need is one body with a 20/1.7.