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From: smh@mhuxl.UUCP (henning)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: what photo equip to take to europe (a query)
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Date: Mon, 10-Feb-86 22:22:45 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 10 22:22:45 1986
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> My advice, based on one trip to England last summer, would be to get
> a 28-80 zoom and leave all the other lenses home.


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From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA mhuxl!smh

I have found that I can travel with only a 35mm and a 100mm macro. The 100mm
macro is an ideal lens for me since I do a lot of flash close-up work, and
it doubles as my telephoto lens.  However the 35mm gets used most.  I usually
carry a 24mm, 50mm, and 200mm also.  After a bad experience, I will never 
use a zoom or any other lens that does not have optimum image contrast.
I discovered the hard way how cloudy-bright skies can cause hideous
flare in a less than optimum lens.  I had too lenses, one a Zeiss and the
other was less than optimum.  The pictures from the Zeiss were perfect, the
the other lens took pictures that looked like they were taken on a foggy day.
Never again will I try to cut corners.  I use 2 bodies, one with 64 speed
film for maximum resolution and color accuracy.  The other is 400 speed
for use with telephoto shots and low light shots.  I have a light weight
flash that I usually take along.
On a recent trips to Alaska, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Scotland, Iceland,
and Hawaii I used this combination with great results.  The trick is good
camera bags.  I use 2: one for the 100mm, 200mm and one body, and another
or the 24mm, 35mm, and 50mm.  Thats it.  I try to leave the flash with my
luggage unless I know I will need it.  I carry all my own film.  I carry
it in lead shielded bags in a thermal (six-pack) bag.  I never buy film
unless I know it is fresh and has had cool storage.  Most tourist spots are
in hot locations with lousy film storage.  Also, I number each roll as I
take it out of my cameras so it is easy to edit the slides.