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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
10-12-2018, 02:39 AM
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Hi, just to report back on my trip.
Up to the last minute I kept my options open, as I had enough space, and baggage weight would not have been a problem, but in the end decided to go with just the Canon G7xii, and how glad I am in the end about that decision.
First of all we walked an average of 10km per day for 2 weeks. The last 5 days in Lisbon with it's "hilly" streets, was a bit difficult, but we made it and overall had a memorable experience.
As a first trip into the unknown, we made use of a lot of "free tours" to the most visited tourist spots, and in both Spain and Portugal, I was astounded at the volumes of tourist around.
The problem of "seeing" a place in this way, is that you don't really have any time to make or take great images, it is more a record of events to reflect upon, once you are back home and settled into the everyday routine.
In all I took about 3000 photos, with the Canon and my mobile phone, and mostly in daytime, and I'm quite satisfied with the camera performance. I do not think carrying around another 1.5kg would've improved the quality of any of the images I took.
Looking around, I saw a majority of Canon DSLR's, and interestingly, with young people using them, obviously teens and a bit older. The few Sony mirror-less, and other compact and smaller bridge cameras, were mostly used by older people.
The only real find was meeting a gentleman from the States, with a Rollei camera, which he apparently bought just before his trip, busy quietly sitting on his spot, taking some shots, would've loved to see the results, but the fleeting moment didn't allow for exchange of details.
 771 by Christo Pietersen, on Flickr
I have not had a chance to go through all my shots, but after visiting these old cities with very narrow streets and massive old buildings, would guess that probably 90% of my shots were in the 24-50mm range, with the others zoomed to get more detail of certain aspects in the old buildings.
 IMG_1471 by Christo Pietersen, on Flickr
 IMG_0971 by Christo Pietersen, on Flickr
 IMG_1230 by Christo Pietersen, on Flickr
 IMG_20180916_082528-01 by Christo Pietersen, on Flickr
 20180921111256_IMG_1362-01 by Christo Pietersen, on Flickr
 IMG_20180914_142548-01 by Christo Pietersen, on Flickr
Thanks for all the tips before, and looking at the outcome:)
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
08-17-2018, 10:46 PM
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Thanks, that 10-20 is another 580g to carry....I thought of the DA15ltd, but don't have enough money for it.
At this stage it seems as if the compact G7xii will be the one, but it would probably be a last minute decision in 3 weeks time, to see how fit I am at that stage.
Another plus for the compact, is that I have a small joby tripod to use with it, and if I take the K5iis, I would probably have to take something more substantial to handle it, probably another 1kg+...:hmm:
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
08-17-2018, 08:37 AM
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Thanks for the well wishes and feedback...
Nothing of note, just shooting what I can when I have time...https://www.flickr.com/photos/66668141@N03/
Ii walked around town for a morning with just my K30 and M50 lens on it, and I must say, it got to me a bit, but I still have about 3 weeks before the trip, to improve my fitness, but my answer probably says it all, I should probably just leave it.
Nice tip, I'll definately remember the ziplock bag....
Perhaps you're on the dot, as long as I have some images to bring back memories in future, no matter the quality, it is all that counts. My wife will be able to help, but I don't want to burden her with my hobby, I want her to enjoy the time, she's already had to put up with a lot as a result of my condition:)
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
08-17-2018, 06:04 AM
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Hi, I'm going to Spain/Portugal for 2 weeks in September, and as it is my first overseas trip, I'm struggling to decide what gear to take.
To be kept in mind, is that I'm still not 100% after a quadruple coronary bypass (which happened shortly after I bought the plane tickets), and not very fit at this stage.
I'm taking a very lightweight Canon camcorder, and a very capable Canon G7Xii, with one inch sensor, and 24-100mm (FF terms) zoom.
I'm struggling to decide whether I should take my K5iis on the trip, with DA35 2.4 and DA 70 2.4 ltd, with my kit 18-55 WR lens in case of rainy days. As the trip will be concentrated on visits to cities and architecture, museums etc, I don't think I need lenses with longer reach, as it will only make the decision more complex.
The K5iis with the lenses will be about 1.5kg I have to carry around all day, while still not very fit, but on the other hand it will be a once in a lifetime trip.....
I at one stage thought of buying into MTF system, to get lighter gear, but due to cost, I would have to dump my K5iis at not too favorable price, to fund that, and with only 30 000 clicks, I'll have to say cheers to Pentax system, which I've used since 1981.
For possible future trips, I'll have to plan and save for a smaller ILC system, as getting older, it is starting to become a chore to carry around all the weight, and that is not conducive to an enjoyable photographic experience, at least in my mind.
Any thoughts and tips will be appreciated.
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