Overthink what lenses to bring for travel with me, or, the curse

16-55
55-200
Then:
56 if I'm going to take photos of people
23 1.4 if I'm not shooting people but still need a low light option

Gear thread

>>2908034
Post in the fucking gear thread.
Xpro and 56mm, and the x70.
Every other suggestion is wrong.
now pls delet this

23
35
56 if you really feel the urge to lug a third lens around

Primes are over rated

>>2908256
This
You'll find much better compositions if you move yourself first to align your perspective and fine tune it, then use the zoom to compensate for differences you made moving forwards and backwards to adjust the relative sizes of elements in the frame. I only use primes for low light and specialized applications like macro and studio portraits now.

But if you have to print every picture at 36*24 at gallery resolution regardless of what it is, by all means.

23mm f1.4

>>2908347
This! You don't need anything else.

>>2908256
wrong faggot
the 35mm 1.4L II is the most optically retarded lens in the world and will be for a long time. not even the 50mm 1.4 art or zeiss's 50mm's come close to it. it costs $2000 just for a prime but combined with VSCO it is gauranteed instagram retardedness therefore gauranteed lots of pussy

>>2908437
Are you describing him as wrong, and a faggot, or just saying he is the wrong faggot for you?
Is optical "retardation" a good thing?
Why are you comparing 50mm's to a 35mm?
What is a retardedness guarantee?

>>2908437
this is a confusing post

>>2908442
>>2908453
i am comparing the sharpness of 50mm's which are usually the best for that to the 35 1.4 ii, which is optically insane. it is objectively the most optically perfect lens around. zoom's are much more practical but they just don't have that bite.

>>2908442
and i am calling it retarded because that's what it is. even spastics like https://www.flickr.com/photos/aurelien-buttin/
have succeeded more than you ever will because he is a gearfag and applies the same 800z shitty VSCO preset to every image then fucks up his highlights. it is not about how good you are with composition and subject anymore. the only thing people want to look at is hot girls and be inspired by people who try so hard to make their instagram look like they have a desired lifestyle. this is why a lot of you should just quit.

>>2908458
Dude what. The Leica APO summicron 50mm is measurably the most optically perfect lens in small format, but even it pales in comparison to medium format lenses. I'm guessing you've either never used a 35 1.4L, or you made a really irrational purchase on one and it's your only decent lens.

>>2908493
The Jenoptik CoastalOpt UV-VIS-IR 60mm f/4 laughs at your ridiculous assertion. Hell, the Leica isn't even a true APO lens, just the bullshitty photography use of the term.

>>2908497
>The Jenoptik CoastalOpt UV-VIS-IR 60mm f/4...
Was designed for use with one specific 10mp apsc DSLR known for very soft images due to a ridiculously thick sensor stack. The lens suffers in the visible light spectrum because of corrections in the other spectrums that don't apply, and wasn't intended for photography or high resolution imaging at all. The Leica APO 50 II was designed for their film bodies with ultra low speed technical b&w film, some of the highest resolution imaging possible in small format.

I don't know where you fall on the spectrum but you might want to stop posting

Id take the 16 and 35 and call it good.

Overcomplicated kits are a pain in the ass and will be more of a burden (not talking physically) than actually helpful.

>>2908493
(no one tell him that the EF 200mm 2.8 is sharper)

>>2908493
hahahahahaha
pls stop it
it's worse than the FE zeiss 55 which costs one tenth of the price.

>>2908493
>>2908515
i have zoom lenses sharper than that piece of shit

>>2908034

I went to Seattle and Alaska last month. I only had a 18-55mm kit lens and 55-250mm telephoto with me. If I had your options I would also have included a wide angle lens for panoramic shots and a fast lens for low-light photography. The telephoto lens got the most use because I did a lot of wildlife shots and of a naval destroyer coming into port. I have the feeling my opinion won't be too useful to you though because we have different objectives, most of my shots were stopped down except for during low light conditions.

>>2908559
>wide angle for panoramic shots
>not 70mm pano stitches
retarded m8