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Compact kit with best IQ for travel?

Started Dec 18, 2017 | Discussions thread
Geoff Cole Images Junior Member • Posts: 48
Re: Compact kit with best IQ for travel?

I took a light weight Oly kit to Cambodia last month and the Zuiko 14-140mm turned out to be an excellent choice. I also brought an old Zuiko OM 55mm 1.2 with a Metabones Speed Booster for low light and portraits, the tiny Zuiko 17mm 2.8, and the even tinier Oly 9mm Body cap lens. Last year I packed 30 pounds of kit around Cambodia in brutal heat and humidity, but this year I was trekking light. The Oly 14-140 was splash and dust proof, which was a lifesaver under wet and dirty conditions.  The big surprise was the 9mm body cap lens.  It fit in my shirtpocket and the IQ was surprising.  Here's a shot at 9mm f8.0 of Mister Moy, my boatman on the Sesan River, at home in low light. Good image stabilization helps.

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