Only a 12MP M 4/3 and 25mm Summilux?

kxl said:
Just my $0.02, but I personally think that's too narrow of an FOV for Italy.
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Not to mention colors. My daughter went to France and Italy and I saw how colorful it was where she visited.

My choice would be a Fujifilm X100s or some other version.

My old GH2 with Lumix 20/1.7 was a great image maker.
 
My last couple of trips to Italy I've taken my M9 with 25ZM and 50 'Cron, but it's been my LX100 that's been the one that's done the bulk of the work. And the results have been quite impressive, imo. The 25-75 zoom with f1.7>2.8 is a very handy traveller's lens, well suited to Italian city streets and with some potential for landscapes too. I've taken to carrying it on my belt, in a lens pouch with belt loop.
Maybe this is OT, but it approximates a single lens M43 at about 12MP....

Enjoy Italy!

Jim
 
I will be 70 in December. I'm still travelling, and in fact am now planning to spend three months in Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah from July and the end of the year in Indonesia. Travelling light has become much more important to me as I find I'm now not coping particularly well with a lot of luggage or heavy cameras with many lenses. My D700 is a superb camera but carrying it around in a backpack feels like a load of Portland Cement blocks...

I'm also lightening the gear load at home. Last month I had a big clearing out and sold two Fuji GA645i MF cameras, five old MF folders, and one of my two Nikon D90s. Flogging the D90 hurt a bit as it was my first DSLR and had shot less than 20,000 images shot (which pleased the new buyer). I have another D90 and I had intended to sell it also, but in the end I couldn't bring myself to part with it just yet and so I'll be using it for a few more months. I may take it with me to SE Asia as it and a 28 2.8 Nikkor would be lighter than my D700 with three lenses, which I've travelled with for the past few years. Less is better. Well, lighter is better, anyway.

I shoot a lot of colonial architecture, and for my next trip I'm pondering whether to take a film kit - likely a Contax G1 with 28, 45 and 90 lenses (or a 21 in place of the 90 which I rarely use - or a digital kit, ideally my D90 with 24, 35 and a 60 micro. These lenses suit my way of shooting but I know the Nikon DSLR kit wouldn't be much lighter than if I took my D700.

I did think of a Rolleiflex T with a 16 exposure kit and the barest minimals (lens hood, UV, close ups, and of course film) but have decided against this as I would find it too limiting. The Contax suits my eye and the Zeiss lenses produce superb results on film.

The D90 is ancient but still turns out RAW files I can do excellent 11 by 14s with on the few occasions I need prints.

In a pinch I could make do with the D90 and a 24 2.8D but the verticals in the buildings I photograph will then need careful attention. With the 24 or 28 on DX I too often find I have to return to a location and reshoot to fix up the tilts, but then the same often happens when I shoot with the D700. Using the grid helps, also a tripod and careful attention with a spirit level. Which often makes me feel as if I'm out shooting on 8x10 with a digital Gandolfi...

As an aside, my D700 is approaching its 200,000 clicks "anniversary" and as it has served me well, I am thinking about its future replacement with another Nikon. I have AF lenses from 20 up and a dozen pre AI and AI Nikkor primes, so I would like a Nikon that can handle this assortment, and is lighter to carry than the hefty D700.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

(Added later) This is travel related, but (as usual) I digressed a bit, SWEIN! Should I post it in a new thread?
 
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I've recently been printing or reprinting some of my older digital photos. Among them are quite a few done with 12 MP Olympus or Panasonic micro 4/3 and Olympus standard 4/3 cameras. The quality is generally excellent and the converted Raw files have been printed as large as cropped 12x18 photos that look great. Of course the quality depends a lot on the lenses used--the old Olympus zooms for the Evolt DSLR system were really nice.

Personally I would probably carry two or more bodies with lenses (Fuji X100/S/T/F and Ricoh GR, both w/conversion lenses come readily to mind) but I like having a Plan B available. Yet for a single small, lightweight trip camera, one could do a lot worse than the 12 MP Olympus with good glass.
 
 
I just checked out some "options" at home. I lifted up the M9 and the SWC, and then I lifted up a small bag with E-P2 and E-PL1 (with a lens each). The latter was the lightest option. Now imagine having only the E-PL1 and the super light 25mm Summilux! I wouldn't even notice such a light set-up. I could then focus on enjoying a family vacation.
I may add one more lens to give me a wide angle option with the E-PL1. The light zoom 17.5-42 (or similar) by Olympus is sharper than the 17mm/2.8, I recall.

I returned to my photography cave , and I saw my Bessa L. It is feather-light. It takes the 35mm Summicron of Canon 35/2 or Canon 35/1.5, but it takes 35mm film and not 120 film. Is this a "problem"?

Be firm: Olympus E-PL1 with Summilux 25mm/1.4. Use the iPhone 6 as my wide angle lens.
 
On a trip to Italy a couple of years ago I just took my old Canon G10, 3 batteries and several large memory cards. It was everything I wanted in a camera for vacation pix plus I could carry it in a pouch on my belt. I shot raw and processed in Lightroom.

If I'm on a shoot for a client it's a different story. I stopped carrying equipment on vacation like I was on the job many years ago. I realized I never printed anything bigger than 8x10 and most often 4x6 for our album. I find it much more enjoyable if I'm not weighted down with a ton of equipment.

I'm now thinking about vacation this fall to several western states and national parks. I'm looking at buying a smaller and lighter body like a Nikon D7200 because I have a truckload of Nikon glass for my work and a few DX lenses. I'll probably take something like that and one or possibly two small zooms. It has to be small and light and fit my smallest bag.
 
x-ray said:
On a trip to Italy a couple of years ago I just took my old Canon G10, 3 batteries and several large memory cards. It was everything I wanted in a camera for vacation pix plus I could carry it in a pouch on my belt. I shot raw and processed in Lightroom.

If I'm on a shoot for a client it's a different story. I stopped carrying equipment on vacation like I was on the job many years ago. I realized I never printed anything bigger than 8x10 and most often 4x6 for our album. I find it much more enjoyable if I'm not weighted down with a ton of equipment.

I'm now thinking about vacation this fall to several western states and national parks. I'm looking at buying a smaller and lighter body like a Nikon D7200 because I have a truckload of Nikon glass for my work and a few DX lenses. I'll probably take something like that and one or possibly two small zooms. It has to be small and light and fit my smallest bag.
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I have same thoughts on this issue. I want to enjoy the trip for the culture and people and food and history and such things. Photography happens naturally.
 
Not going to get into lens debates... I have 14/2.5, 17/2.8, Oly 25/2.8 and Oly 45/1.8... had the Oly 25/1.8 been available when I first bought my E-P1, it would have probably been the only lens I would own at this point... I just love it. (I'm just one of those "normal lens freaks!")

Regarding M43 as an only camera, I guess it depends on what you're shooting and what size you want to print. i really never print larger than 12x16" for gallery display and the 12MP sensor is just fine for that. I still shoot my E-P1 and am completely happy with the results.

Best!
 
mh2000 said:
Not going to get into lens debates... I have 14/2.5, 17/2.8, Oly 25/2.8 and Oly 45/1.8... had the Oly 25/1.8 been available when I first bought my E-P1, it would have probably been the only lens I would own at this point... I just love it. (I'm just one of those "normal lens freaks!")

Regarding M43 as an only camera, I guess it depends on what you're shooting and what size you want to print. i really never print larger than 12x16" for gallery display and the 12MP sensor is just fine for that. I still shoot my E-P1 and am completely happy with the results.

Best!
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The 25/1.4 made me consider my E-P2 or E-PL1 as an alternative choice for travel. It makes things overall easier for me. Having AF and IS together is a big plus in travel photography when you sometimes have little time for focusing.

Thanks for your input.
 
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