Which XCD lenses would you bring to Venice / Lake Como?

[peterm1]

I've found that when traveling I've far, far more often regretting taking along gear than I've regretting leaving gear behind.

My aha moment was in Yosemite when the brilliant 43mm lens got stuck on my Mamiya 7, and that was all I could carry while trecking up and down. My frustration with the camera turned into relief. I love the photos I took and can't remember any that I couldn't take.

I think part of the reason we, at least I, obsess about taking "enough" gear is to justify their cost. Why in the world did I spend so much on that glass if I'm not taking it on a great photo trip?

I just came back from a trip to a very scenic part of California with just the 907x 50c and 45p and my trusty little Sigma DP2-M. I ended up mostly leaving the Blad in the hotel. and love the Foveon photos.

I used to have one of the Sigma Foveon cameras - wish they continued developing the sensor technology!

 

[peterm1]

hauled an STC around Venice some years ago - while interesting, it ended up being a bit slow (tripod setup), but got this one shot.

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We must have been standing in the same spot - here's my version taken last month:

 

[Godfrey]

I've found that when traveling I've far, far more often regretting taking along gear than I've regretting leaving gear behind.
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I just came back from a trip to a very scenic part of California with just the 907x 50c and 45p and my trusty little Sigma DP2-M. I ended up mostly leaving the Blad in the hotel. and love the Foveon photos.

Indeed.

Lately, I've been more apt to take just one camera with one lens and leave it at that. I find that I take a "kit" of two to three lenses .. and use them all! ...only when I'm specifically going on a trip with the intent to do some 'serious' photography, which has become rare these days.

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[Geoff]

We must have been standing in the same spot - here's my version taken last month:


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That is hilarious! Of course take 1000 photographers in Venice, and they're going to find the same shots sometime....