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Poll: What lenses to you bring when you travel?

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Barry F. Shaffer
Mesa, AZ
Canon 10d 17-40L, 24-70L, 70-200F4L, 15mm Fisheye
 
Tuna Boy said:
Me: all of 'em.
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I own a bunch of lenses, so I don't bring them all, but I think a 3-lens combo is nice for travel. Basically, whatever fits comfortably into a small backpack that's easy to carry on an airplane and to lug around for a day.

I bring three zooms - a 17-35, 28-70, and 100-400. This is reasonably compact and offers very good quality over a huge focal length range. It pretty much covers anything I want to shoot when I travel. If I leave one lens back in the hotel, chances are that'll be the one I want, so I usually just carry all three in a small backpack (Mini-trekker).

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Brian Kennedy
http://www.briankennedy.net/
 
IF I have to "pack light" and just traveling, I will go for my Sigma 17-35, Canon 50F1.4, and Canon 28-135IS (that is about as light as I can get :-) ).

The next lens I will usually throw in is my 100-400IS. If I think light will be an issue then my 70-200F2.8L and my 85F1.2 instead of the 100-400IS.

I almost alway have my 17-35 (the 1.6X crop factor forces this) and my 50F1.4 (for really good shots or low light) with me. The 28-135IS is my "walk around lens" but never my "pick" if I have all my lenses available (it is a "jack of all trades but master of none").
Tuna Boy said:
Me: all of 'em.

18-55 kit lens
35mm f/2
70-200 f/4

-Tuna
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New England Fall foliage season I brought along:

Sigma 15 fisheye
Canon 17-40
Canon 35 f/2 (for indoor moments)
Canon 24-85 (used only once!)
Canon 70-200 f/4

Going to the beach I take the above, except I swap out the 70-200 f/4 for the 100-400 IS

Packing light for a weekend in San Francisco, I plan to take:

15 fisheye
17-40
50 f/1.8 Mk I
70-200 f/4
Tuna Boy said:
Me: all of 'em.

18-55 kit lens
35mm f/2
70-200 f/4

-Tuna
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(See profile for equipment I own -- questions welcome.)
 
As many as you can comfortably carry? Seriously, your selection seems very good. 18-55 for general zoom, 35/2 for lower light, 70-200/4 for telephoto. All are light weight, so you don't get a sore shoulder carrying them around. I have the 70-200/4L on order. I have heard so many good things about it. It seems like the perfect high-quality telephoto for travel.
Tuna Boy said:
Me: all of 'em.

18-55 kit lens
35mm f/2
70-200 f/4

-Tuna
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I went on a vacation last summer. That's what I took (along with an EOS 10D, BG-ED3, extra batteries, charger, laptop computer, USB 2.0 flash card reader, blank CD-R's, a Canon 420ex flash unit and an omni-bounce).

I also had my 50mm f/1.4, though I didn't use it much.

Oh, I also took my Powershot G1 for when I didn't feel like carrying the SLR kit... though I somewhat regretted the days when I didn't carry the 10D...
 
dimage said:
The next lens I will usually throw in is my 100-400IS. If I think
light will be an issue then my 70-200F2.8L and my 85F1.2 instead of
the 100-400IS.

I almost alway have my 17-35 (the 1.6X crop factor forces this) and
my 50F1.4 (for really good shots or low light) with me. The
28-135IS is my "walk around lens" but never my "pick" if I have all
my lenses available (it is a "jack of all trades but master of
none").
Tuna Boy said:
Me: all of 'em.

18-55 kit lens
35mm f/2
70-200 f/4

-Tuna
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Sigma 15mm/2.8
Canon 28-135 IS
Canon 50mm/1.8
Canon 70-200/2.8 IS
EF 1.4x
 
Haul a 100-400 and a 1D around for two weeks and you become very aware of the weight. That's why I picked up a 70-200 f4, and why I'm hoping Canon's next pro-level camera isn't another massive brick. Throw in a couple of extenders and a 50 1.4 and I'm ready to go.

Wide angle? I don't need no stinkin' wide angle. That's what the P&S is for.
Tuna Boy said:
Me: all of 'em.

18-55 kit lens
35mm f/2
70-200 f/4

-Tuna
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In a car and/or whenever photography is the purpose of the trip, everything that I think that I could possibly need.

If by plane and/or whenever photography is just an adjunct to the trip, a 28-200F3.5-5.8 Canon and a flash.

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Bob
 
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