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Old 10-18-2011, 04:52 PM
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Yes, another lens thread, sorry! But I'd like your expert advice please.

I'm going on a month long trip to Asia and will want to take street & landscape, portrait and food photography. Needless to say I want to travel light because we'll be jumping from city to city a lot. Therefore, I do not want to bring a heavy walk around zoom (such as 24-105)

My current set up: 5D Mark II + Tamron 28-75 2.8 + 85mm 1.8 + 28mm 1.8.

My question is: what should I leave home? Is there another prime I should rent to cover my purpose?

Thanks so much!
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Old 10-18-2011, 05:17 PM
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Just keep in mind that renting a lens for an entire month is probably going to cost just as much, if not more, than actually buying a new lens lol.

Does your 28-75 not work for you as a walk around lens?


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@David: I guess I wanted something a little faster for low-light stuff. Someone on another forum suggested 35mm 1.4 and price on lensrentals.com is $230 for a bit over a month. Decision, decision...
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