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Compact kit with best IQ for travel?

Started Dec 18, 2017 | Discussions thread
addlightness Veteran Member • Posts: 3,641
Re: Compact kit with best IQ for travel?

The main reason I moved to m43 was to travel light.  This started 3 years ago.  I was lugging dSLRs before that (for 8+ years).

2015(2 weeks Caribbean cruise): EM10.i + GM1 + 9BCL + 9-18 + 14/2.5 + 25/1.8 + 45/1.8 + 40-150 IIR.  Each day, I decide which 2-3 lenses I'd need and leave the others in the hotel safe.  I also always carry a waterproof P&S - in this case a Nikon AW110 - for obvious use cases.  Least used: 45/1.8

2016(21-days Japan/Singapore/Malaysia): Similar setup and routine as 2015 (7.5/3.5 replacing 9BCL and 15/1.7 replacing 14/2.5) and with a TG-4 waterproof P&S.  Least used: 45/1.8

2017(21-days Peru/Mexico): PEN-F + GM1 + 9-18 + 12-32 + 15/1.7 + 25/1.8 + P45-150.  And TG-4 for WR activities.  Least used: 9-18 supplanted by 12-32.

I strive for the lightest possible bodies/lenses with minimum sacrifice in IQ.

 addlightness's gear list:addlightness's gear list
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1 Olympus E-M5 II Olympus PEN-F Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 Olympus E-M5 III +14 more
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