Originally posted by Sandy Hancock I totally agree that Paul's kit is over the top for a city walk-around. But that was the brief of the original post.
Personally, I took the KP and Limited primes through the mean streets of Buenos Aires and Rome, and didn't miss my big boys at all. But we're all different
Originally posted by gatorguy I totally missed he was discussing a street kit. Yeah, street for me means relatively intimate images or wide angle architectural stuff. Both of those are better served by wide angles such as DA15 or for better range a Sigma 17-50 up to a moderate telephoto like an FA77. Now you are talking a much more compact kit.
I think between the three of us, we have the same perspective on a street kit, which is why I raised the point..
Many times I see inquiries about carrying gear, and I take a step back and look at the difference between transporting from home (point A) to a temporary base (Point B), and what you do, near and around point B. The two demands can be quite different. Because for many of us when travelling we don’t take everything all the time when at your temporary base. But again that’s a personal choice.
For every thing the OP is carrying, if it is all in his shoulder/sling bag, it will be a fairly heavy load probably approaching 5-7 kilos, and while I don’t really have an issue (I carry my DA650 and K1 on 1-2 hour 5-10k walks all the time) a lot of people have issues with a similar weight.