I've looked for this but couldn't find a thread so I thought I'd start one, to ask people who travel at least once a year, what is your travel set-up? I'm sure it has evolved over the years.
I'm not going to bore anyone with my travel photo gear history as it's nothing interesting... in my last trip I took my K200D (it was going to be the beach, so mostly just daytime pictures in good light) and a few small and small-ish lenses: the HD DA 18-50 as general use and a WR setup. Then the HD 21 Limited, the Sigma 30 1.4 Art, the DA 50 1.8 and the SMC-M 100 2.8. I took the AF360FGZ II with me but it did not get used.
They were all used, the 18-50 most of all despite my intentions to make the HD DA 21 my main lens. But the results at around f8 and the range of the 18-50 could not be argued with... (it's basically a 28-75mm lens in full frame terms but sized as a small prime when carrying). The 21mm did get quite a bit of use. The least used was the DA 50 1.8, and it still ended up broken at the end of the trip...
If I did it again I would leave the flash, the Sigma 30 1.4 and the 50mm lens at home and take the K-S1 in the bag as a second camera (with also means taking its own charger and batteries), probably with the DA 35 2.8 Limited for that normal range.
Last year I had my DA*16-50mm f/2.8 as my do-all travel lens and that actually worked beautifully but the family seemed annoyed that I was carrying a large camera setup. The small 18-50 seems to not annoy them as much.
Here's some pictures from one of our stops at Waikiki beach... all with HD DA 21 Limited on K200D.
Partial view of Waikiki beach
The board stands are common as it's the place for tourists to learn to surf...
A boat picks up passengers
Someone forgot their sandals...
The nice sight of palm trees in the sunset sun...
So what is your travel photography setup?
Last edited by ChristianRock; 08-19-2021 at 08:13 AM.