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Lens Selection Advice for Spain Trip: Rural & Urban Exploration


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IMHO your current set is well suited for scenic and urban. Regarding suitability for wildlife photography, I have my doubts. But honestly, I do not know exactly what kind of wildlife to expect in said part of Spain. I have travelled a lot in the Spanish Pyrenees where longer focal lengths for birds of prey were very useful. Costa Blanca may not be a prominent spot for this genre, except maybe during the time of bird migration when hundreds of birds of prey migrate to / from Africa.

I would also expect that photogenic Bee Eaters could be found the region, however typically only between May and August. Longer focal lengths and fast autofocus would be very helpful...

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I have done this twice: soliciting an opinion from here what one body one lens to bring to Europe, once to Spain and once to Croatia.

I have two M digital bodies, 5 Leica lenses and 2 non-leics lenses.

What did I get? I was recommended to buy a couple of more new lenses. One guy even suggested me to buy a Hasselblad.

I gave up since then, and never asked for opinions like that.

Lesson learned: never ever ask for consensus here.

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8 hours ago, wkoniowalski said:

I’ve decided to bring everything since I checked and my insurance will cover it in Spain.

now what bag should I get to carry up to two M bodies and three lenses? 

Whether you realize it, or not, the bag question will result in considerable good-humored ribbing, here at LUF. 😉

For a seriously deep dive, there are bag discussions in the relevant camera body sections. Here are a couple, in just the M10 section:

I believe that there is another discussion in the M11 section. You may have to scroll through several pages.

Personally, I would not walk about, in any touristy area, in any country/nation, with too many valuables contained within one bag. To be clear, I am not “picking on” Spain. I said “any country/nation.”

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