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Travel Zoom - Do I need one?

Started Oct 3, 2019 | Questions thread
xb70fan Senior Member • Posts: 1,234
Re: Travel Zoom - Do I need one?

I had been thinking something similar lately.

Most of what I shoot is with the 23/2. Then I have the “outlier” focal lengths ... some with the wider end of my 18-55, and a very few at the long end of my 55-230.

After a recent trip, I considered replacing the 18-55 and 55-230 with an LX100 or Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II. I would just leave the 23/2 on my X-E3.

However, I love the files I get from my X-E3, and it didn’t make sense to have an ILC and not change lenses. As Giovanni mentioned, there’s another whole set of batteries, etc. to fuss with on a second camera. Plus, another set of images to process. Switching lenses doesn’t sound so bad.

I’ve also looked at the 16-80 to replace my 18-55 and 55-230, but sometimes I really need that 230mm.

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