Let me see....
I usually decide how much to carry depending on where I'm going and what I'm doing. Mostly primes when I'm not being hurried by others. "HURRY UP DAD !"
Its going to get worse if I start carrying 2 bodies.
These are all lenses that I either have or thought about acquiring at some point (not the "dream" lens kit)
1 lens Zoom kit: DA18-135 (from 21mm to about 100mm)
2 lens Zoom kit: DA18-135, DA55-300
Ideal 2 lens Zoom kit DA18-135 , DA*60-250
3 lens Zoom kit Sig 8-16, DA18-135, 55-300
... no real desire to get a fast zoom wide - normal ( to heavy and unwieldy for me)
Prime kit
1 lens prime kit DA21 for FOV, or DA35 for versatility
Ideal 1 lens prime kit FA31
2 lens prime kit DA21 , DA70 (street kit) or DA15, FA43
3 lens prime kit DA15, DA35, DA70 or.... DA15, FA43, DFA100
Ideal 3 lens prime kit DA15, FA31, DA70 (or FA77)
4 lens prime kit DA15, DA21, FA43, DFA100
5 lens prime kit DA15, DA21, FA43, DFA100, DA*300
5 lenses is the limit, Its a bit hard to juggle more than 5 lenses but i've done it before..
2 Portrait lens kit FA43 , DA70
Ideal 2 portrait lens kit FA31 , FA77
Dream 3 portrait lens kit FA31, DA*55, FA*85
Travel (cover everything) kit DA15, DA18-135, FA43, DFA100, DA55-300
Wildlife travel kit. DA*300, 1.7x, DA55-300
Ideal Wildlife travel kit, DA*300 , 1.7x, DA*60-250
Motorsports kit DA*300, DA55-300, DA21, maybe Sig 8-16
Ideal Motorsports kit DA*300, DA*60-250 (or Sig 70-200/2.8 faster focus, but heavier) , DA21, maybe Sig 8-16
Birding kit DA*300 , 1.7x
Ideal Birding kit Sigma 500mm/4.5
Dream Birding kit DA560 AW, FA*250-600 f5.6
1 lens Macro kit DFA100 WR
ideal 1 lens Macro kit DFA100 WR assited with AF160 ringflash
Dream Macro kit DFA100WR, FA*200 f4 macro.
Fun MF bokeh lens kit: Revuenon 55mm /1.2
Ideal fun MF bokeh lens kit Pentax K 50mm /1.2
Phew, That was had work:
few conclusions from this.
1) Seems that I'm only 2 or maybe 3 lenses away
well....4 lenses
( no actually its 5 lenses ) away from my "ideal" kits.
2) My poor DA35 macro seem to be getting neglected.
3) I've got a gap of high quality glass between 100mm and 300mm. DA55-300 is OK here DA18-135 up to 135 not so much.
4) I think I've already got too many lenses.