Which lenses should I take to Santorini in a couple of weeks time?
I love traveling light and not changing lenses tho, so I would even consider not taking anything more the the 18-135 and just enjoying the freedom.
Maybe get right out of your comfort zone and restrict yourself to a prime!
I'm not helping at all am I?
I'm in a similar quandary about what to take on my holiday in a couple of weeks.
Have a great holiday!
Surely special locations deserve taking everything you have?
Is taking 2 lenses instead of three really going to be a deal breaker on the trip?
Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283
Is taking 2 lenses instead of three really going to be a deal breaker on the trip?
It could be if it makes carry-on too heavy or bulky.
Seriously though I have the 18 - 135 too plus a DA Star 300 F4. I'm already plotting buying such as your wide zoom for the cliffs and seascapes of Cyprus next month. You aren't going to exceed 5 kilograms with a body and three lenses, Smeggypants is right.
I travel with 10-17mm, 43mm, 18-135mm and 55-300mm in a Billingham Hadley Pro. I'm happy to carry that all day and all night. No tripod by the way.
Sue likes a lighter kit. 18-250mm and 50mm. Monopod.
In reserve,18-135mm for Sue on rainy days and 80-400mm for WWT visits. Tripods are in the car in the UK, but obviously abroad there isn't the luxury of a reserve kit.
I would take all three of your lenses, in as light and compact a case as is reasonable.
I took off to Portugal for a week in a hire car with just a WP camera. Didn't miss my kit bag one bit. Very liberating.
I'm also surprised no-one has mentioned a Polariser - this is essential in my view for a location like Santorini, to maximise the blue skies and colour saturation. Make sure it's a good quality one so you don't lose sharpness.
Also, you will need a tripod for sunset shots, even if it is a lightweight one. Don't underestimate the quality of tripod you will need, Santorini is a windy location and you will need stability.
Regards
David
If so - wear a jacket with a big pocket and stick one in your pocket!
Personally I could not consider going without my widest lens when landscapes are in the offing - but like others would then worry about not having a long enough lens.
Other option - take the 8-16 and 18-135 and buy a decent reasonably priced TC off ebay that you can stick on the 18-135 if you need to - and if you don't want to keep it - stick it back on ebay when you get home!
Most importantly - enjoy your trip!
Carl
I'll probably have a trial run this weekend seeing just how much gear I can sensibly pack into what space and how much it all weighs. I hadn't got as far as thinking about a Tripod, here again I have the choice of a decent (substantial weight) vanguard tripod or a Velbon Monpod, which is also substantial but obviously that bit lighter, or I could borrow my son's lightweight Camlink tripod, which will be prone to wind movement but is much lighter and shorter +ve in terms of packing.
Decisions decisions?
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I have the Pentax 18-135 which I'll be taking as my walk around Lens as it offers weather protection if we get the odd shower and is a good general purpose jack of all trades but should I then go wider, (I have the Sigma 8-16) or should I go narrower & further (Sigma DG EX 70-300), any suggestions?