Originally posted by ThorSanchez I'm going to Germany and Austria this summer and the plan is to take the 15mm, 21mm, 40mm and the 18-55mm* for wet weather. And I can't not have the 55-300PLM, it's light, relatively small, and has reach. My guess is that 90% of my photos will be the three limited primes.
* the draw is strong to replace the 18-55mm with a rented or new 20-40. Or maybe 16-85...
A kit of two zooms and three primes all with modern coatings and clever designs, Thor. I like the idea of a 16-85mm if you can manage the weight and the lens length when fully extended. Both the 16-85mm and the 55-300mm are really long at full extension.
I am possibly going on a once-in-a-lifetime trip next year, so I am trying out a kit next month of four-five primes and two zooms - definitely the 55-300PLM and one of the 16-85mm or the 18-135mm. Primes will be definitely the 21mm, 40mm and 70mm. Possible additional primes chosen from 15mm Limited, DA35mm/f2.4, Tamron Adaptall SP 90mm for a tele and half-scale macro, M50mm/f1.4 (or FA50mm/f1.4) for a fast 50, Sigma EX 50mm macro so I have a full-scale macro, one of my M-series teles (135mm or 200mm).
Of course I could carry the 15, 21, 35, 40, FA50, 70, Tamron 90 and M135, then i have eight lenses sharing one screw-on hood and one CPL filter, and six are AF.