SiggiGun Posted October 21, 2015 Share #1 Posted October 21, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'll travel to Hong-Kong for 10 days. I think is it a great place for taking pictures: street, architecture, landscapes,... I planned to take with me 3-4 lenses: I hesitate between 3 different combos. Please help.... Super-Elmar-M f3.4/21mm ASPH. Summilux-M f1.4/35mm ASPH. APO-Summicron-M f2.0/50mm ASPH. Macro-Elmar-M f4.0/90mm OR Super-Elmar-M f3.4/21mm ASPH. Summilux-M f1.4/35mm ASPH. APO-Summicron-M f2.0/75mm ASPH. OR Super-Elmar-M f3.4/21mm ASPH. Summilux-M f1.4/35mm ASPH. Macro-Elmar-M f4.0/90mm What do you mean? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hiepphotog Posted October 21, 2015 Share #2 Posted October 21, 2015 Don't bring any lens, just get them there . Personally I would go with combo #2, the spacing makes sense. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted October 21, 2015 Share #3 Posted October 21, 2015 #2 is very versatile. travelled Berlin for 1 month with that kit. Perfect! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted October 21, 2015 Share #4 Posted October 21, 2015 Don't you have a 'type' of image that you prefer (street, landscape, etc)? Don't try and do something different just because you are going somewhere else. Rather than take an extra lens to cover yourself take a P&S camera that will be far more versatile in filling the gaps, you may even find it a better option. Steve 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrödinger's cat Posted October 21, 2015 Share #5 Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) Never having been to your specific destination I can't address your concern directly, but I can offer a general personal viewpoint. It is, of course, only my personal preference and YMMV. I base my thoughts on a fair number of overseas trips for my wife and I over the last 11 years where we each travel with only one carry on bag each, sometimes containing our cameras, or sometimes with a separate camera bag each. For a vacation, I think the less stuff you carry the more you will enjoy the trip. Your Flicker account suggests to me something fast and close focusing. Changing lenses in busy locations just strikes me as inconvenient regardless of how good you are at it. Plus everything extra you take is something else to keep secured, hidden, or to transport. We use public transportation and have to crowd onto subways, public busses, train cars, and I really don't like the idea of having a camera case on view. My current procedure is one lens on a body that lends itself to at least some sort of cover by my shirt, and a second lens in my pocket. I suggest that you eliminate everything you possible can eliminate and concentrate on enjoying your visit and maximizing the use of minimum equipment. On the other hand, if it's a photographic trip rather than a vacation, take everything you can physically wag around Edited October 21, 2015 by Schrödinger's cat Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted October 22, 2015 Share #6 Posted October 22, 2015 Don't bring any lens, just get them there . It is Hong Kong after all, so there is some merit to this idea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted October 22, 2015 Share #7 Posted October 22, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Never having been to your specific destination I can't address your concern directly, but I can offer a general personal viewpoint. It is, of course, only my personal preference and YMMV. I base my thoughts on a fair number of overseas trips for my wife and I over the last 11 years where we each travel with only one carry on bag each, sometimes containing our cameras, or sometimes with a separate camera bag each. For a vacation, I think the less stuff you carry the more you will enjoy the trip. Your Flicker account suggests to me something fast and close focusing. Changing lenses in busy locations just strikes me as inconvenient regardless of how good you are at it. Plus everything extra you take is something else to keep secured, hidden, or to transport. We use public transportation and have to crowd onto subways, public busses, train cars, and I really don't like the idea of having a camera case on view. My current procedure is one lens on a body that lends itself to at least some sort of cover by my shirt, and a second lens in my pocket. I suggest that you eliminate everything you possible can eliminate and concentrate on enjoying your visit and maximizing the use of minimum equipment. On the other hand, if it's a photographic trip rather than a vacation, take everything you can physically wag around This. Except I wouldn't have a lens in my pocket, just one on the camera. If you're staying somewhere secure then you take more, but I'd leave the hotel with only one. If it's a photographic trip, then combo 2 or 3, ideally with more than one body to make life easier. I still wouldn't take everything, you have to be able to move around. Most importantly, enjoy, and share some shots when you get back! Cheers, Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiggiGun Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted October 22, 2015 Thanks to all of you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkgmatt Posted October 22, 2015 Share #9 Posted October 22, 2015 This. Except I wouldn't have a lens in my pocket, just one on the camera. If you're staying somewhere secure then you take more, but I'd leave the hotel with only one. If it's a photographic trip, then combo 2 or 3, ideally with more than one body to make life easier. I still wouldn't take everything, you have to be able to move around. Most importantly, enjoy, and share some shots when you get back! Cheers, Michael Hong Kong is one of the safest cities in the world so your excursions should not be ruined by fear of pickpocketing. Be guided by the lens combo you are using in other cities and you'll be just fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Mac Posted October 23, 2015 Share #10 Posted October 23, 2015 I wish I was in this dilemma. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted October 23, 2015 Share #11 Posted October 23, 2015 Shoot with one thing in mind, something that represents you, and choose one lens. For me it would be the 35mm Summilux. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgb Posted October 24, 2015 Share #12 Posted October 24, 2015 I probably would go for the 2nd combo: 21-35-75. It is the fastest set of lens combo you got and HK isn't really renowned for good natural light. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornnb Posted October 24, 2015 Share #13 Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) Hong Kong is full of very tall buildings and tight streets, IMHO 21mm is not wide enough for Hong Kong. I would bring along a Tri-Elmar, and a 35mm and 50mm for street scenes. Edited October 24, 2015 by Mornnb Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted October 24, 2015 Share #14 Posted October 24, 2015 ... Agree. Or a 15mm Voigtlander iii, which is the business shot at f8 (or even wide open, really) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted October 24, 2015 Share #15 Posted October 24, 2015 Combo #3. 35 for street, 21 for interiors (temples), 90 for close-up details and possibly a night-time harbor shot. Tripod? Visit the Giant Buddha and temples on Lantau Island. Not sure if the cable car is still going. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted October 25, 2015 Share #16 Posted October 25, 2015 I would take combo #1. After all, the 50 APO weighs only .66 pounds or .30 kilos; that's not enough extra weight to be an onerous burden, is it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winedemonium Posted October 26, 2015 Share #17 Posted October 26, 2015 I'd bring combo 3. The 21 will be great as HK is full of tight spaces. 35 perhaps more useful here than 50, and 90 for compression when it counts. Tat said, if you are in the market for another lens, as others have already said, this is the place to buy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT0227 Posted October 26, 2015 Share #18 Posted October 26, 2015 If you are fortunate to have the 50AA, it should always be in your bag. I carry mine with me every day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumolux Posted October 26, 2015 Share #19 Posted October 26, 2015 Personally, I have always found 50mm kinda boring (yikes!) although I would not mind having an APO 50mm someday Having been in HK several times, my advice is to take just 2 lenses, the 35mm and the 21mm, and use your feet to fill in the rest. Saves weight too! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozkanakman Posted October 27, 2015 Share #20 Posted October 27, 2015 I would go with combo 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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