Planning for trip, what lenses?

[tpatana]

So I'm planning a trip, 10 days Taiwan and then 2 weeks in Japan. I'll be there to cover indoor sports event and then lot of tourist-y things (and beer).

I have good selection of lenses, but especially with the long trip and plenty other luggage too, I'm thinking traveling light for the cameras. I'm thinking:
RF70-200/2.8 (for the sports)
RF24-240 (for generic walkaround both city and rural/nature)
RF35/1.8 (for street/night)

Probably bring grip, shooting long day without grip wouldn't be fun but could take it off for the tourist/street shooting.

Any other lens line-up I should consider?

 

[PhotoJim58]

if you want to go light I think you got all the bases covered.

 

[Kamoshika]

So I'm planning a trip, 10 days Taiwan and then 2 weeks in Japan. I'll be there to cover indoor sports event and then lot of tourist-y things (and beer).

I have good selection of lenses, but especially with the long trip and plenty other luggage too, I'm thinking traveling light for the cameras. I'm thinking:
RF70-200/2.8 (for the sports)
RF24-240 (for generic walkaround both city and rural/nature)
RF35/1.8 (for street/night)

Probably bring grip, shooting long day without grip wouldn't be fun but could take it off for the tourist/street shooting.

Any other lens line-up I should consider?

Looks good. The only other thing I would consider (but would waver on) is bringing something a little wider. Something like the RF14-35mm F4 L, though that's an extra 540g. Oh, and Japan has lots of good craft beer places now in bigger cities...also went to a decent one in Taipei.

 

[tpatana]

Looks good. The only other thing I would consider (but would waver on) is bringing something a little wider. Something like the RF14-35mm F4 L, though that's an extra 540g. Oh, and Japan has lots of good craft beer places now in bigger cities...also went to a decent one in Taipei.

I have 11-24 but it's super heavy Also Rokinon 14mm which would be light but not as good quality.

I could have space for one more lens so maybe I should consider the 11-24 too. One of the stop is Shirahama so should be nice scenery.

 

[Kamoshika]

I have 11-24 but it's super heavy Also Rokinon 14mm which would be light but not as good quality.

I could have space for one more lens so maybe I should consider the 11-24 too. One of the stop is Shirahama so should be nice scenery.

I was just watching this review and now I'm thinking of getting it. Seems like this would be an ideal wide, travel lens. Never been to Shirahama...supposed to be nice, though packed during the swimming season.

 

[TonyB]

Reading through this the first thing I thought was you’re likely to want something wider than 24mm. My goto ultrawide is the 14-35 f/4, but when space/weight is a factor, I grab the almost invisible 16mm. If you’ve watched the DPReview video, you know about the corner softness at 16mm but for what you get for such a compact and affordable lens, it’s tough to not bring it.

 

[tpatana]

Damn you guys. Ordered the 16mm. If my wife notices new lens, I'm blaming it on you all.

 

[tpatana]

Well.... yesterday she saw it "Hey there was a lens at the front door."

Was thinking of this:

 

[tpatana]

Like quite often with new lens, you spend lot of time trying it out. Outside the sports event, I think probably 75% of the shots were with the 16mm, some 20% with the 35mm and rest few either 24-240mm or 70-200mm.

 

[ChRiSiS]

From my perspective, unless you absolutely need F2.8, the RF 70-200 F2.8L seems a little redundant, given that you are taking the 24-240. You don’t say what camera you are using, but it seems to me you already have the long end covered at 240mm and that what’s uncovered is the wide end. I have a similar dilemma for an upcoming European trip, except that i am not planning any sports activity. My decision is to take my R5, RF 24-240 and my RF 14-35L. I have debated taking my adapted EF 70-300 F4.5-5.6 L IS, but I really wonder (a) how often I will use it, and (b) is the extra weight worth it of 1/2 a stop and an extra 60mm in focal length? Right now I am leaning to just sticking with the 2 lens combo and traveling light. I will bring my Sony RX-100 VII for when i really don’t want to lug a large full size camera. I will not bring the battery grip for the R5.

 

[TonyB]

Last European river cruise I took the R5 with the 14-35 f/4, 24-105 f/4 and 70-200 f/4. I used each of them, with the 24-105 getting the most use, then the 14-35, then the 70-200, which was only used when photographing the various castles as we went down the Rhine River. When I had the Nikon DSLR, the 24-120 f/4 was my most used lens when traveling. I kind of wish Canon had extended the 24-105 to 120 but even as it is, it’s a very useful travel friendly range.

I just got back from a trip to Paris and London and, due to the walking we knew we would be doing this trip, I traveled light with only the R7 and 18-150. It was great to be lighter but I missed having something wider than 29mm full frame equivalent. I’m hoping Canon drops the rumored RF-S 11-55 before I have that kind of trip again.

 

[ChRiSiS]

Last European river cruise I took the R5 with the 14-35 f/4, 24-105 f/4 and 70-200 f/4. I used each of them, with the 24-105 getting the most use, then the 14-35, then the 70-200, which was only used when photographing the various castles as we went down the Rhine River. When I had the Nikon DSLR, the 24-120 f/4 was my most used lens when traveling. I kind of wish Canon had extended the 24-105 to 120 but even as it is, it’s a very useful travel friendly range.

I just got back from a trip to Paris and London and, due to the walking we knew we would be doing this trip, I traveled light with only the R7 and 18-150. It was great to be lighter but I missed having something wider than 29mm full frame equivalent. I’m hoping Canon drops the rumored RF-S 11-55 before I have that kind of trip again.

A RF-S 11-55 would be a spectacular lens to have. Hell, I would even settle for a RF-S version of the EF-M 11-22. My lightweight kit is the R7 plus the 18-150 and an adapted EF-S 10-22, but the EF-S lens is pretty large. My Ultra lightweight kit is the M6 II, the EF-M 18-150 and the EF-M 11-22

 

[tpatana]

From my perspective, unless you absolutely need F2.8, the RF 70-200 F2.8L seems a little redundant, given that you are taking the 24-240. You don’t say what camera you are using, but it seems to me you already have the long end covered at 240mm and that what’s uncovered is the wide end. I have a similar dilemma for an upcoming European trip, except that i am not planning any sports activity. My decision is to take my R5, RF 24-240 and my RF 14-35L. I have debated taking my adapted EF 70-300 F4.5-5.6 L IS, but I really wonder (a) how often I will use it, and (b) is the extra weight worth it of 1/2 a stop and an extra 60mm in focal length? Right now I am leaning to just sticking with the 2 lens combo and traveling light. I will bring my Sony RX-100 VII for when i really don’t want to lug a large full size camera. I will not bring the battery grip for the R5.

For me at the sports I need the F2.8. Indoor sports just can't do with the 24-240. Then for casual walk/hike the 70-200 wouldn't be good enough by itself and I'd need to occasionally swap to the other lenses. Especially if it's dusty environment, I'd rather not swap. So taking the 24-240mm is better for those situations than the 70-200 + other lenses. Outside the sport I used the 70-200 only one time so for most of the trip 70-200 was dead weight in my bag.

I was using R5 and grip for most of the trip although few times when I wanted to be lighter I took the grip off.

For your trip the 24-240 + 14-35 sounds perfect combination.

 

[TonyB]

A RF-S 11-55 would be a spectacular lens to have. Hell, I would even settle for a RF-S version of the EF-M 11-22. My lightweight kit is the R7 plus the 18-150 and an adapted EF-S 10-22, but the EF-S lens is pretty large. My Ultra lightweight kit is the M6 II, the EF-M 18-150 and the EF-M 11-22

I agree. Anything wider than the 18mm is very much needed. I’m hoping there are some APS-C options coming this year (are you listening, Canon?). If Canon doesn’t come through, there’s always Fuji for a travel system.

 

[tpatana]

Almost identical trip coming now, first Taiwan and then Japan for sakura.

Last year ended up bringing:
RF 16
RF 35 1.8
RF 24-240
RF 70-200 F2.8

Just bought RF 10-20mm, I'm considering do I bring all 5 lenses, or should I drop 16mm since most likely any wide items I'd shoot with the 10-20mm. On the other hand the 16mm is amazing small so it doesn't add that much.