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At the end of the year, I'm going to Hong Kong for a week. In the past, I've taken everything from a single digital compact, to a midsize DSLR and compact, to Leica M9 and Olympus E-M5 with assorted lenses. While my go-to travel kit is usually the M9 and another camera or two, my most enjoyable times have been when I've kept gear as simple as possible to minimize thinking about lens changes and camera swapping. And while I love the heft of a rangefinder in my hand, I'm a bit over carrying it around all the time.
So now, I'm thinking about taking just the Ricoh GR + 21mm adapter and the Panasonic GM1 with 25/1.8 and 45/1.8. This combination handles everything from wide angle snapshots and landscapes to low light portraits with very presentable image quality and very small footprint. Focal lengths are 21, 28, 50 and 90. The GR can be in my hand and the GM1 hang unobtrusively around my neck. It's still a few months away and I might change my mind, but this is a very appealing package.
For those who have a lot of gear, have you ever decided to travel light and minimize your gear? What did you take? And what were your experiences?
So now, I'm thinking about taking just the Ricoh GR + 21mm adapter and the Panasonic GM1 with 25/1.8 and 45/1.8. This combination handles everything from wide angle snapshots and landscapes to low light portraits with very presentable image quality and very small footprint. Focal lengths are 21, 28, 50 and 90. The GR can be in my hand and the GM1 hang unobtrusively around my neck. It's still a few months away and I might change my mind, but this is a very appealing package.
For those who have a lot of gear, have you ever decided to travel light and minimize your gear? What did you take? And what were your experiences?