[clackers]

Not only do you need the K50, you will also need as wide a lens as you can get.
There will be many nice historical buildings where it will be hard to move further back and as such a UWA will be essential.

I'd rather have a K50 and a 8-16 / 10-20/ 10-24mm for some sort and no other lens.
Throw in a small 50mm for any shallow DOF stuff and you are done.


If it was a fixed 28mm, like a Sigma DP1m or the GR, I'd have to bring along a pano mount or DIY a simpler one (since the optical center will be fixed ). Then I can do vertical panos.

It's actually an 18mm on the GR, Pinholecam, that's right in line with the lenses you suggested on the K-50!

[john5100]

The times that I have traveled to Mexico and Europe, I have liked using an advanced point and shoot. I have taken my DSLR and my Sony P&S and printed it is hard to see a difference. I agree with allanmh, next time, I would only take my Panasonic TZ100 as well. The only exception for me would be on a safari to Africa or something similar.

The first 2 are my Sony HX30V and the last is my Pentax KX

Summer In Italy by John Rudolph, on Flickr


Summer In Italy by John Rudolph, on Flickr


Summer In Italy by John Rudolph, on Flickr

[reh321]

My first 35mm camera was a rangefinder camera with a fixed 45mm lens. Early on, I encountered situations where I couldn’t take the photo I wanted, because it was impossible for me to back up. My first digital camera was a Canon compact camera. After nine months, I remembered why I had switched to a SLR, declared the compact camera to be a ‘failure’ because of its inflexibility, and purchased a DSLR. Others obviously disagree. That is fine. I have spoken my experience.

[john5100]

Just a thought...make sure whatever camera you get shoots raw and shoot with that.