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Help me choose! 17-40mm f/4L + Tamron 70-300mm VC vs. 24-105mm f/4L IS on 5mkII

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Zorfunk:
I'm travelling to Paris and Germany this spring for 3 weeks. I own or have access to a lot of nice lenses. I'm trying to travel light as photography is not the primary reason for this trip. My wife and I are going and we'll be doing a lot of sight seeing and appreciating architecture, art, food, and culture.

I'd love to bring a 70-200mm f/4 IS or 2.8 IS II and a 24-70 2.8, but I'm concerned about travelling with something so big and/or white.

I figure f/4 + IS + 5DmkII's great iso will be sufficient for static dark interiors. I'm also thinking something wider than 24mm might be necessary for architecture and landscapes, but I'm not sure.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated, keeping in mind it has to fit in my Tamrac Rally 6. http://www.tamrac.com/3446.htm

I'm not bringing a tripod or monopod.

Thanks in advance for the advice!  :D

NWPhil:
I would take the 17-40 and 70-200.The 24-70 has better image quality and is faster - but you will need something wider. consider then the 14mm if weigth is not an issue, or the 15mm if you don't mind the distortion, to pair with the 24-70

jasonsim:
I would take the 24-105mm for sure.  If you need wider take the 14mm also.  Maybe also a 135mm f/2L or 200mm f/2.8L.  That's pretty light weight.

branden:
Were I in your shoes, I'd bring only the 17-40L. It's small, you never have to worry about whether you should switch lenses, and you can even get away with not bringing a camera bag.

I don't understand the responses in this thread recommend you bring 20 pounds of camera equipment ... that's not "travelling light" by my book. I personally always travel light. If I'm flying somewhere, I bring only one lens.

K-amps:

--- Quote from: branden on January 06, 2012, 04:37:15 PM ---Were I in your shoes, I'd bring only the 17-40L. It's small, you never have to worry about whether you should switch lenses, and you can even get away with not bringing a camera bag.

--- End quote ---

some would say the same about the 24-105mm ;-) which might be an even better all round lens.

But for light weight, I'd take the 17-40L + the 70-300L ... Plenty range  +light. if not, then stay with the 24-105mm... quite wide on FF (15mm equivalent on crop) plus u get IS for low light.

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