Ata Mohammad Adnan: Rags & Riches. Dhaka/Bangladesh 2014. Fuji X100s- 23mm f/4, 1/320s, ISO-500.
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Ok, it’s almost done. I have one more week of work (I mean, my day job, I’ll continue to run Fujirumors also in my holidays, no worries 😉 ), and then my holidays begin. But I still do not know where to go and which 3 lenses take with me (and not more than 3, as I want to travel light). Any suggestions? Well, then feel free vote the poll (max. 3 selection) and explain your choice in the comments in order to help me to make my decision.
In the meantime here are some photographs taken by X-shooters all over the world, from Australia to Norway, from Bangladesh to Belarus, from California to Germany… and much more. These are the top liked facebook images. Thanks to all for sharing your favorite shots and for voting. Keep it up!
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Edo Kurniawan: Shinbashi Kyoto in Sakura Night [shoplink 12882]Fuji X Pro1[/shoplink] + [shoplink 20414]XF 10-24[/shoplink] @ 10mm f4 iso3200 1/10 secs – handheld. Some dodging & burning in photoshop
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Trenton Talbot: [shoplink 21553]X-T1[/shoplink], [shoplink 20414]XF 10-24mm[/shoplink], 2 small flashes. SOOC Jpeg, no post processing.
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Denise Silva: [shoplink 17992]X-E2[/shoplink]. First trip shooting Fuji. Pfeiffer Beach. Big Sur. CA.
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Frank Dietrich: City library in Stuttgart/Germany (with [shoplink 12881]X-E1[/shoplink] and [shoplink 12946]Samyang 8mm fisheye[/shoplink])
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Nir Leshem: [shoplink 21553]X-T1[/shoplink] + [shoplink 12888]XF14mm[/shoplink]
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Mike Meynell: Walking through the Thames Tunnel [shoplink 21553]Fuji X-T1[/shoplink] [shoplink 16128]23mm[/shoplink] f/1.4 1/120 secs. ISO 6400
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Aleksei Isachenko: And one more shot — Belarus, Tsna river.
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Roos Heter Jag: My hat! [shoplink 17992]Fuji X-E2[/shoplink] with voigtländer 15/4.5@11
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Ata Mohammad Adnan: A family visits the worlds longest beach. Coxs Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh. [shoplink 12883]Fuji X100S[/shoplink].
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Don Kittle: She comes from the night.. Continuous focus with the [shoplink 21553]X-T1[/shoplink] and [shoplink 16128]23mm[/shoplink], lit by a large octabox beside me to camera right.
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Giovanni Tabbò: Chiavari, Italy. Just after a storm. [shoplink 21553]Fuji X-T1[/shoplink] + [shoplink 12888]Fujinon 14mm[/shoplink] + ND1000. (160″, f/22, 200iso)
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Pilikan Ch: St. Bartholoma, Germany; this photo was taking by [shoplink 21553]Fuji X-T1[/shoplink] and [shoplink 20414]10-24[/shoplink] mm with a very difficult back light light situation.
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Rik Van Colen: Last night with the [shoplink 12881]X-E1[/shoplink] and [shoplink 12887]18-55[/shoplink] at Għajn Tuffieħa bay, Malta. (240s – f11 – 200iso)
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Henry Neill: Fuji X10,converted from colour image.
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Tom Piotrowski: The Australian Kestrel is Australia’s smallest falcon and one of our frequently sighted raptors. The photo was taken at the picturesque cliffs surrounding Long Reef Headland in Sydney’s suburb of Collaroy. [shoplink 21553]X-T1[/shoplink], [shoplink 12892]55-200[/shoplink]@200, 1/140, ISO 200, f/5.6
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Michael Dunphy: Trip to the Milwaukee Art Museum w/ my [shoplink 21553]X-T1[/shoplink] and [shoplink 13645]Touit 12mm[/shoplink]
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Jim Dobbins: Sophie – ([shoplink 21553]X-T1[/shoplink], [shoplink 12888]xf 14 mm[/shoplink])
29 Responses
You should go with 14, 23, 56. It’s the perfect 90, 60, 30 angle of viw combination and they are all stellar lenses.
21mm, 35mm and 85mm.
I’d go with 14, 23, 55-200.
Or if you don’t need 1.4 the 27 instead of the 23… much lighter and a bit more flexible.
If weight is all that counts and you don’t need superwide: 18,27,50-230
I would also recommend a poll with some logical kit-options. Voting for single lenses will not give you a clue what lenses are chosen together.
I’ve just come back from a walking holiday where the kit had to be in a rucksack on my back every day, with the body and one lens clipped to a rucksack strap at shoulder level with a mini carabiner while walking. (If anyone wants details of this, please ask.) The 18mm is a great option for general landscape shots, the 27mm excellent for town and people. Both are of course very light and small: the zoom offers great flexibility at the expense of weight and length, and is less good hanging at the shoulder because of that. Body was X-T1.
14, 23, 50. light weight and the best quality you will get, even wide open. also bring 2 bodies to minimize lens changing.
Patrick, difficult decision 😉
Wide: 10-24mm or 14mm. Tough choice, but I wouldn’t pick both. The 14mm has portability on its side, and 21mm (in 35mm terms) is really good for architecture, landscapes, even street (especially if you go to places with narrow, winding alleys). The 10-24 is big and heavy, but more versatile.
Normal/ShortTele: I’d say 35mm F/1.4 if focusing speed is not a problem. 56mm if you do a lot of portraits. The 27mm is not too bad, shorter doesn’t make sense if you take UWA lenses.
Telephoto: 55-200 F/3.5-4.8 – Not many other choices here if you need tele reach.
14mm, 27mm, 55-200 if portability is on the top of your priority lists (unless you don’t use telephoto much).
23mm for most of your work. 14mm when you need to go wide (and still retain straight lines). 55-200mm when things aren’t close enough.
high guys. Thanks for your feedback. It’s a tough decision. I think I’ll go to spent one week in Tuscany, Maremma area. This means:
1) For wildlife (lots of wild boars there), the 55-200 is almost a must.
2) A fast prime is a must. I think it will be the 35mm, love this lens.
3) Big question. The flexibility of the 18-55 or the 14 for some extra wide dramatic landscape?
The 55-200 is not really a compact lens, but there is no other Fujinon option for telephoto.
So I think my doubts are:
1) 14mm, 35mm, 55-200 (extra wide for dramatic landscape, high speed prime, telephoto)
2) 18-55, 35mm, 55-200 (2 zooms for the maximum flexibility (covers pretty much everything), and a fast prime for indoors, street and low light)
decisions, decisions…
If drinking is involved, go with 18-55, it has an OIS 🙂
By the way… try this backpack for your “traveling light” needs. I have a bigger version, and it’s the best invention since sliced bread )) http://www.mindshiftgear.com/products/rotation180-panorama
Now that is a truely amazing bag! Very practical!
Far better than my “Anybag” concept, where every ordinary bag is at the same time a photo bag ;-).
This thing is very comfortable, and camera deployment speed is unbelievable; it usually takes me no more than 3-5 seconds from “let’s photograph that” to the actual shot (starting with the gear inside backpack). However, it’s absolutely not suitable for “street” photography – the very moment you slide around that beltpack, you’ll see a lot of attention and jaws will be dropping all around you. As in, “WTF you just did with your backpack?!” 🙂
By the way, carrying options are something that you need to write about, IMO. For example, just for the X100s there are more than a dozen half cases available, 4+ handgrip options, dozens of soft releases, 5+ thumb rests, etc. Not counting the strap options, both hip and practical ))
I’ll give it a try… if it it is more or less comfortable as my Deuter Backpack, I’ll buy it.
Just have to find a store where to try it on. Thanks for the advice.
The 180 rotating bag is simply a brilliant idea… have to write a post about it 😉
I have a small Deuter; not a big fan of their suspension system. Mindshift’s are way better. These are the same guys who are making ThinkTank bags (former LowePro designer Doug Murdoch and company).
Why not take one, or at most 2 lenses and challenge yourself? The 14mm and the 55-200mm for instance.
yeah, I should do it like Nate… he’s travelling the world with the X-PRO1 and 18mm… nothing else: http://www.fujirumors.com/travel-x-one-year-one-lens-one-camera-many-countries-yomadic/
I’d take option 1. You got 55mm covered by the 55-200, midrange covered by 35mm. 18mm is not wacky enough imho, things start to get interesting at below 24. 14mm (21mm equivalent) is perfect. 18-55mm may be more convenient, but the 1st option would make you think more, and it just looks more fun 🙂
I would take a 23mm 1.4 or maybe an X100/s along. Its a great focal length and you would have a backup camera too.
option 1) is exactly what I take on a trip. If it’s just a day hike where OK light is expected, I’ll sometimes substitute the 35mm with the lovely Sigma (30mm) dp2 Merrill.
Big question 3) is also my big question but I think having the extra width is more important. In terms of f/l, the 27mm would actually be better in this scenario than the 35mm but the 27mm is two stops slower so less useful for DoF control and low light. A 27mm f1.4 would actually be pretty ideal, I reckon if it matched the quality of the 35mm.
When I need to travel super light:
16-50mm + 8mm fisheye
Need a tele? Shoot at 50mm, then crop!
Now on the other hand, I’d need my 23mm 1.4 for low light and bokeh…I use to take only this one during evening.
Any rumors for a replacement of the XQ1? I noticed its not being stocked at quite a few German retailers.
no… no rumors
Seems it is stocked by Mediamarkt after all, its on the floor next to the Canon S120 and Sony RX100 (mk I & II). Autofocus is nice and fast, camera looks better than OK next to the competition although the feel is not so good.
I wonder if they sell many?
All the mirror-less cameras were together behind glass, they all more or less look the same … the Samsung stood out nicely, at first I thought it might be one of those Hasselblads …
My take, too many models, there were so many that the shelf was overflowing with sameness.
Well I only join Fuji recently and own 18-55 on X-E1, bought it a month ago for our California camping trip which lasted 3 weeks and I took nothing else with me. I left my Nikon D3s with 7 pro lenses at home and did not regret it at all 🙂 If wildlife is something you are after then take the 55-200 and with these 2 lenses you should be more than happy IMO. For low light, well self timer and any bench or any object where youc an rest the camera will do the job 🙂 Enjoy, Tuscany is awesome, and go and visit Cinque Terre when you are so close, you will be WOWed from landscapes there 🙂 http://www.pressthetrigger.com/index.php/2012/08/italian-riviera/
Have a great holiday, Patrick. Sounds fantastic.
It’s a shame that the 18-135 isn’t available. That would be an easy call for me. Then I’d supplement with a 14 and 23. But that’s not particularly helpful for you since the lens is not going to be available in time. (I’m in the same situation as you right now.)
It’s interesting to me how many folks love the 50mm (FF equivalent) focal length. It does nothing for me. But I love 35mm (again, FF equivalent) so the XF23 F1.4 would be the first lens in my bag. The real tough decision for me would be XF14 vs XF10-24.
oh yes, the 18-135 would have been the perfect travel lens. Just went to a Fuji event and saw it. Really, perfect lens for that.
I’ll let you know as soon as I made my decision. At least I have decided the place: Tuscany, from the 12 to the 19 of July. Can’t wait for it.
Funny that, I was just thinking of going into the Stuttgart library (I live only a few hundred meters away) with my X-E1 and 8mm fisheye to take a picture and lo and behold, Frank has beaten me to it!
I switched from the Nikon DX mega-zooms to the Xe-2 with the 23mm f1.2 and I am simply amazed by the freedom it gave me. No more shoulder pain on my vacation! I actually enjoy zooming with my feet.
I admit though that I might need more reach in some situations where motion is restricted.
For the past year I’ve traveled with Fuji X100S only leaving FF Nikon with assortment of lenses behind and I loved the freedom I had while capturing some great photos nevertheless.