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View Poll Results: Which Kit to take? (please read first post first)
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5DII + 17-40 + Sigma 50/1.4
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29.09% |
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5DII + OM 21/2 + Canon 50/1.4
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18.18% |
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T2i + 18-55 IS + 35/2
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1.82% |
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Lumix G3 + 14 + 20 + 45/1.8
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43.64% |
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Other (post in comments)
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7.27% |
04-26-2012
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Not very good...
menthel is offline
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Raynes Park, London, UK
Age: 35
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I would take the first one. For me that doesn't sound like a lot of kit and it should all fit into a fairly small bag. If you had listed some really big lenses I might have suggested otherwise!
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04-26-2012
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#27
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Sam N is offline
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: California
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Well I'm back from the trip and it was great. Shooting at waist level with the flip-out screen, nailing exposure constantly, and being able to use 400mm equivalent (with the 45-200) and a very light tripod (Gorillapod ripoff) were great. The G3's sensor really held up well through ISO1600. Out of 3800+ images, only TWO were out of focus, and those were both due to user error.
The Oly 9-18 is at least as good as the 17-40L.
I have fallen in love with the 25/1.4, and might end up buying my own now that the one I used has to be returned to the friend who lent it to me.
I have zero regrets about not taking the 5D2.
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04-26-2012
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#28
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taskoni is offline
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Posts: 2,000
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Welcome back! Show us some pictures! 
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05-15-2012
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#29
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boomguy57 is offline
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Minneapolis
Age: 30
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Yeah, I'd take the G3, although I don't love any of the choices. Luckily it's not my cameras, it's yours!
Go with light first, versatile second. You could always take the Canon DSLR with you and get a cheap m4/3 body to use those lenses on as a second camera. Maybe the GF3 or something: small, cheap, and uses the 14/20/45 lenses.
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05-16-2012
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#30
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Personal Photography
shadowfox is offline
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,584
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jsolanzo
I wouldn't bring a 4/3 sensor with me anywhere. I know it's small footprint but you're sacrificing IQ
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This kind of nonsense always amazes me.
Glad the OP didn't take heed. |
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06-07-2012
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#31
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Photojournalist
jaredangle is offline
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Washington, DC
Age: 23
Posts: 296
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam N
G3 mu-43 kit:
Panasonic G3 + 14/2.5 + 20/1.7 + 45/1.8 = 1.3lbs.
Pros: Lightest kit, tilt screen makes high or low compositions easier, all lenses are decently fast and quite sharp, good live histogram, includes a short tele for portraits
Cons: More high-ISO noise, slightly slower focusing, less dynamic range, much less control over depth-of-field
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My vote is to bring the G3 – light, compact, perfect for shooting on the streets (I think Vietnam and Thailand would have lovely street shooting opportunities, let alone Japan). Especially if you buy anything on the street... carrying around a 5D and lenses is not so bad, until one forgets that they will be buying food, drinks, and maybe the odd souvenir, then the weight adds up.
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Nikon F100, 50mm f/1.8 AF-D, 300mm f/4.5 AIS
Nikon D700, 20-35mm f/2.8 AF-D, 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D, 85mm f/1.8 AF-D
Contax Contax G1, Carl Zeiss 45mm f/2 Planar T*
Voigtlander Voigtlander Bessa L
Mamiya Mamiya RZ67 Pro II, 180mm f/4.5
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06-08-2012
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#32
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Matus is offline
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Frankfurt, DE
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Guys he is BACK from the trip already |
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06-14-2012
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#33
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Street Shooter
Sylvester is offline
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Montréal, Qc, Canada
Age: 18
Posts: 239
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Choose between the best quality or the most portable. I like small cameras, but a Mark II mustn't be THAT big... You'll want to make landscapes and such, think about it if you want to blow those picture up.
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06-14-2012
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#34
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neo-romanticist
kbg32 is offline
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: New York, New York
Posts: 4,168
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I traveled for two weeks with a 5D and 2 zoom lenses in a backpack. Never again.
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