Knarf Posted October 15 Share #1 Posted October 15 Advertisement (gone after registration) Off to Cyprus for a week, trying to decide which camera to take, only want to take one. Q343 or SL2S with 28-70mm lens. Thoughts appreciated, I mostly shoot landscape but often find myself photographing anything that looks interesting? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lawman Posted October 15 Share #2 Posted October 15 I’d go with the Q43 - stay light and compact- Bon voyage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBJ2 Posted October 15 Share #3 Posted October 15 1 hour ago, Knarf said: Off to Cyprus for a week, trying to decide which camera to take, only want to take one. Q343 or SL2S with 28-70mm lens. Thoughts appreciated, I mostly shoot landscape but often find myself photographing anything that looks interesting? 24-70 is for me one of the optimal FL range lenses for one-lens, easy peasy travel. 28-70 comes very close. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
V23 Posted October 15 Share #4 Posted October 15 SL2S with 28-70mm lens, would be my choice, travel in good health. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Michel Posted October 16 Share #5 Posted October 16 5 hours ago, Knarf said: Off to Cyprus for a week, trying to decide which camera to take, only want to take one. Q343 or SL2S with 28-70mm lens. Thoughts appreciated, I mostly shoot landscape but often find myself photographing anything that looks interesting? Pick a coin. Choose 'head" for one, 'tail' for the other. Flip the coin. If the result makes you happy, got for that choice. If the result makes you not so happy, pick the other one. Pack your travel bags and enjoy your trip. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knarf Posted October 16 Author Share #6 Posted October 16 Last year in Cyprus I took a Q2, so this year it will be the Q343. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted October 16 Share #7 Posted October 16 Advertisement (gone after registration) Take both, then post each day so we can choose which one you should use that day. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxfordian Posted October 16 Share #8 Posted October 16 20 hours ago, Knarf said: Off to Cyprus for a week, trying to decide which camera to take, only want to take one. Q343 or SL2S with 28-70mm lens. Thoughts appreciated, I mostly shoot landscape but often find myself photographing anything that looks interesting? The last line tells you what you need to take, in many ways you've answered your own question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted October 16 Share #9 Posted October 16 I’m on holiday right now. The SL2S with 28-70 never leaves my side. Ideal combo for travel for me. Light enough to carry all day, versatile enough to handle virtually any holiday situation. 24 SX M in a small bumbag, CL and 70-200 for specialized stuff mostly in the hotel. I would feel severely handicapped by a 43 mm camera. What about the narrow streets on Cyprus and the littjecOuzo bars for instance. That screams for an 18, 21 or maybe 24. Take a Summilux M. 21. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OR120 Posted October 19 Share #10 Posted October 19 (edited) I'm planning for my next trip to Paris. This time I'm taking my QP and an SL2-S with one or two lenses (probably M and R glass) - but each day I'm just taking one body - either the QP or SL2-S. It will depend on where I'm going each day. I think this will work best for me on this particular trip. I never carry a camera bag (weather doesn't matter) no bags. Just one body - one lens - for each day. A couple of extra cards and batteries in my pockets. Travel light, keep it simple. Maybe this plan could work for you too? Edited October 19 by OR120 sp 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giganova Posted October 23 Share #11 Posted October 23 On 10/16/2025 at 7:28 PM, jaapv said: I’m on holiday right now. The SL2S with 28-70 never leaves my side. Ideal combo for travel for me. Light enough to carry all day, versatile enough to handle virtually any holiday situation. 24 SX M in a small bumbag, CL and 70-200 for specialized stuff mostly in the hotel. I would feel severely handicapped by a 43 mm camera. What about the narrow streets on Cyprus and the littjecOuzo bars for instance. That screams for an 18, 21 or maybe 24. Take a Summilux M. 21. I find carrying my SL2-S with 24-70 all day unbearable because it is very heavy. At almost 2kg, the combo weighs as much as three (3!) Q3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted October 24 Share #12 Posted October 24 Well , each to his own, but I am just back from three weeks through the UK. I found the SL2S with 28-70 (1525 grams) no hardship at all. My winter coat is heavier. But then, a diagonal strap makes it easy. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald M Posted October 24 Share #13 Posted October 24 Weight will always be a problem if you choose for Leica. I have R, M, SL cameras all are heavy, very much so with lenses. We went to the Alsace this autumn, I was carrying an SL2 with Vario Elmarit 24-90 and sometimes also with a Sigma 1.2. We made walks up and down hill of 8-10 kilometers. And no, I am not a young person doing weights😅. Like Jaap said: a good carrying case and a (hand)strap makes things bearable... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted October 24 Share #14 Posted October 24 So do weightlifting - now you have a reason 😁 The DLUX btw ist not heavy at all. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Abrahams Posted October 25 Share #15 Posted October 25 If you need to choose, it may not be a technical or unique function of the camera but which camera you have the best fun with. It could be that the look of the camera is a factor or some aspect (doesn't matter which) you enjoy about the camera more than the other. Unless that is, your decision is about technical abilities or focal length etc. Ken Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjdrijfhout Posted November 3 Share #16 Posted November 3 +1 for the 28-70 f/2.8. That is an absolutely incredible lens. Very light and versatile. Easy all day carry with an SL body of any generation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel Posted November 4 Share #17 Posted November 4 SL3, but with your choice defo Q3 43 ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisGA Posted November 4 Share #18 Posted November 4 Am 15.10.2025 um 21:39 schrieb Knarf: Off to Cyprus for a week, trying to decide which camera to take, only want to take one. Q343 or SL2S with 28-70mm lens. Thoughts appreciated, I mostly shoot landscape but often find myself photographing anything that looks interesting? Your Profile tells me that you already use a Q2. In that case I would go for the SL with any light soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knarf Posted November 4 Author Share #19 Posted November 4 Just took the Q343 in the end. Sri Lanka next, so back to square 1 🤫 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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