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So I'm taking a trip to Marthas Vineyard this weekend and I'm trying to figure out which lenses to bring. We won't have a car there so I have to keep everything in my backpack which holds about 3 lenses comfortably. I've never been there so I'm not really sure what I'll be shooting. I'm guessing mostly landscapes and architecture. So here are my choices:

1) Canon 50mm 1.4
2) Canon 24-70 2.8L
3) Canon 70-200 2.8L (so heavvvy)
4) Sigma 10-20mm 4.0-5.6
5) Canon 100mm 2.8
6) Canon 15mm FE

So if you had to choose only 3 of these lenses for a Marthas Vineyard excursion which would you choose?

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Old 06-26-2008, 05:58 PM
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Nifty 50, always!

70-200

10-20

Look forward to seeing them
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Nifty 50, always!

70-200

10-20
Close to my initial thoughs of

50mm
10-20
but was gonna do 24-70 as opposed to 70-200 (just because of the weight)
Guess I'll be getting a work out this weekend
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Guess I'll be getting a work out this weekend
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Canon 24-70 2.8L
Canon 70-200 2.8L (so heavvvy)
Sigma 10-20mm 4.0-5.6

Those are my choices. they cover a wide range of focal lengths. If you can, throw the nifty fifty on the camera body and carry the rest. Nothing worse than wishing you should have brought your big lens because what you saw would've been a great picture.
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10-20, 24-70 and 50. You probably won't need a tele.
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I need a bigger bag and bigger muscles.
doing both the 24-70 and 70-200 is out of the question... just to heavy.

Think I'll stick with the first choice.
70-200 (I would hate not to have it if I need it)
50mm
10-20mm

I figure anything in the 20-40 range my legs can do the work.

Thanks for the replies everyone
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