dj_61 Posted March 23, 2015 Share #21 Â Posted March 23, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) You will be fine with either. Don't worry about it. Just take the pictures that come before lens and do not spend any thoughts on the pix you might have taken had you had that other lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Hi dj_61, Take a look here One lens for Cuba trip?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Jeff S Posted March 23, 2015 Share #22 Â Posted March 23, 2015 Thanks for the suggestion. I probably won't go. I'm hoping to walk around taking photos the entire time I'm there, except for trying to catch a baseball game. Â Just out of curiosity, are you traveling under non-US passport, or part of authorized US travel category, which as I understand is still required for US citizens? Â Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
piblondin Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share #23 Â Posted March 23, 2015 This is such a confusing choice, I think I would stay home. Â Why do you find it confusing? I've travelled to other countries with only one lens and didn't feel like I was missing out on anything. I think, like most people, I figure out how to shoot with whatever I have. For my first couple years shooting Leica, I only had a 40mm Summicron because I couldn't afford anything else. I eventually became curious enough to obtain other lenses, but that setup was perfectly fine for my European travels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
piblondin Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share #24  Posted March 23, 2015 Just out of curiosity, are you traveling under non-US passport, or part of authorized US travel category, which as I understand is still required for US citizens? Jeff  I just sent you a DM-- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
piblondin Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share #25  Posted May 2, 2015 This person went and I'm not a huge fan of his photos, though I think it's more the scenes than the perspective that I find bland. https://luminous-landscape.com/cuba-no-colour/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivohula Posted May 4, 2015 Share #26  Posted May 4, 2015 Check out the Luminous Landscape for interesting content on Cuba and new Monochrom. https://luminous-landscape.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
piblondin Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share #27  Posted May 5, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Check out the Luminous Landscape for interesting content on Cuba and new Monochrom. https://luminous-landscape.com  I believe that's the same link I just posted above in #25 of this thread.  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted May 5, 2015 Share #28 Â Posted May 5, 2015 Excuse me, I'm baffled. Surely if you buy an M you surely must have a certain amount of photographic knowledge (1) to appreciate the RF experience (2) an understanding of lenses.. Whilst admittedly various focal lengths can be fitted many users stay with just One lens.. Experience tells that a 35 or 50mm are the traveling lenses.. The resolution of the camera will enable Cropping leaving you with a usable image. Or leave the M behind and take a Leica V-Lux4... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted May 5, 2015 Share #29  Posted May 5, 2015 My very first foray into 35mm cameras was one of these   and the next was one of these: I traveled a lot with one-lensed cameras. It's the reason I scrimped and saved and finally got myself an interchangeable lens Leica. Just too many missed opportunities with one lens. For someone who is indecisive or inexperienced, it might be a productive limitation. For me it is stifling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted May 5, 2015 Share #30  Posted May 5, 2015 I believe that's the same link I just posted above in #25 of this thread.  Very good link! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indergaard Posted May 5, 2015 Share #31 Â Posted May 5, 2015 One lens to rule them all: 35mm It's not my most loved focal length. That goes to the 50mm. But the 35mm is king in regards to flexibility, especially when traveling. It just works good for anything! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted May 5, 2015 Share #32  Posted May 5, 2015 One lens to rule them all: 35mm It's not my most loved focal length. That goes to the 50mm. But the 35mm is king in regards to flexibility, especially when traveling. It just works good for anything! Well, anything that doesn't require a wider lens. Or that doesn't require so much cropping the IQ starts to fall apart. I don't think anyone would question whether great images can be gotten with any single lens. The question is how many shots will be missed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indergaard Posted May 5, 2015 Share #33  Posted May 5, 2015 Well, anything that doesn't require a wider lens. Or that doesn't require so much cropping the IQ starts to fall apart. I don't think anyone would question whether great images can be gotten with any single lens. The question is how many shots will be missed.  And that's why the flexibility of a 35mm is great. It does an OK job at anything, well, except wildlife I guess you could say. It's not my favorite focal length, but, for traveling around it's the perfect focal length in my opinion. It works with portraits. It works with landscapes. It works with city life and architecture. But it doesn't excel at anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted May 5, 2015 Share #34  Posted May 5, 2015 And that's why the flexibility of a 35mm is great. It does an OK job at anything, well, except wildlife I guess you could say. It's not my favorite focal length, but, for traveling around it's the perfect focal length in my opinion. It works with portraits. It works with landscapes. It works with city life and architecture. But it doesn't excel at anything. In the film days I probably would've agreed with you a 35 is the best compromise if forced down to a single lens. Today I might be more inclined to fall back on the 50. I can't get satisfying results in portaits with a 35. I am not very comfortable getting in photojournalist-close to strangers, and if I could, a 35 tends to distort facial features (big nose syndrome). If I stand back far enough not to distort facial features, the DOF is such that I get too much background distraction. (Maybe if I had a 35 Summilux-ASPH, but I no longer do). Today if I had to take one lens I might go with a 50. The reason why is stitching software. Panos were much more complicated in the film days. Today it's not that difficult to stretch the FOV on one axis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted May 6, 2015 Share #35 Â Posted May 6, 2015 all in all this is beyond s joke. The original Post was about suggestions for a One lens vacation, sightseeing adventure.. Surely any replies should not be about what stuff you own. A Tri would be best. After that whatever we say the OP will decide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted May 6, 2015 Share #36 Â Posted May 6, 2015 If you drive a car, make sure you leave the spare wheel behind. After all, there are already four on it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted May 6, 2015 Share #37 Â Posted May 6, 2015 If it's a Citroen with hydraulic suspension you drive on 3... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted May 8, 2015 Share #38  Posted May 8, 2015 If you drive a car, make sure you leave the spare wheel behind. After all, there are already four on it!  Nice one.  Just to be safe, I carry 16 spares everywhere I drive; 4 off road 4 dry 4 wet 4 all rounders just as back up - I'd hate to not have a spare set, you can't find spare wheels everywhere you know  However, sometimes its more enjoyable to leave all the extra stuff at home and just walk where I can't drive  Cheers, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stein K S Posted May 9, 2015 Share #39 Â Posted May 9, 2015 Why do you find it confusing? I've travelled to other countries with only one lens and didn't feel like I was missing out on anything. I think, like most people, I figure out how to shoot with whatever I have. For my first couple years shooting Leica, I only had a 40mm Summicron because I couldn't afford anything else. I eventually became curious enough to obtain other lenses, but that setup was perfectly fine for my European travels. Hi Don't worry too much about this... I guess non here find this even close to "confusing" ... as you actually conclude yourself in your comment above. In my world it seems that we are either a 50 person or a 35 person when it comes to the "one lens choice".... Â regards, Stein Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted May 10, 2015 Share #40  Posted May 10, 2015 Nice one.  Just to be safe, I carry 16 spares everywhere I drive; 4 off road 4 dry 4 wet 4 all rounders just as back up - I'd hate to not have a spare set, you can't find spare wheels everywhere you know  However, sometimes its more enjoyable to leave all the extra stuff at home and just walk where I can't drive  Cheers, Michael What no snow tires with studs and chains? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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