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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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Halfrack:
Take the 17-40 and work backwards.  You're going in the spring, so expect to get a bit wet.  Take the 70-200, either one, and a 1.4x tele if you're worried about reach.  Or if you're up for it, take a prime (100/2, 135/2, or 200/2.8) to go with a wide zoom.  Make sure you've not using the Canon strap - having '5D Mark II' in big letters is just as likely to draw attention as a white lens.

Minnesota Nice:
I LOVE the 17-40 L, I film snowboarding with it all the time and it is literally my favorite lens I have ever used.

I'm completely biased towards it.

dilbert:
I have all three of the lenses you mention and I've been to Paris & Germany ...

You'll want the 17-40 plus the 24-105.

You will find yourself not using the 70-200 as much unless you like taking "close up" photographs of "detail."


Oh, as for "safety", if you're stupid you will get robbed. On NYD, I was at the Munich Hbf and a lady had her handbag snatched because she left it on a stool and went to a counter to buy some food. Someone came along and lifted it whilst she was away... stupid woman... Unless you plan on being dumb like that, you won't have any problems. Nobody will care if you've got a big white barrel hanging around your neck. Most likely, people in Germany will want to stay away from you because they don't want to be in your photograph.

briansquibb:
With the 5D2 I take the 17-40 for the wide angle and the 70-300L which I bought as a travel lens. OK the 70-300L is white but far from large and gives excellent IQ

pwp:
This can only be your own call. It is all about your personal shooting style. Some people just see the world in wide angle. Others are lost with anything less than a 70-200. We can all advise what WE would take, but we all see and shoot subtley differently to you. Travelling with your family is a rare and wonderful thing. Keep the peace and make your kit small, simple and moderately used.

Me? When travelling light I'd be looking at the 5DII withy no grip and the 24-105. When you're used to having a complete set of lenses to cover anything from 12-400 it's a fascinating and often unexpectedly creative decision to take just one lens. Some people do a Cartier Bresson and just pack the f/1.4 50mm. On a recent trip to Vietnam with the family my kit was FF & 24-105. Having rigidly set lens parameters often made me think outside the square and thus come up with shots I may not have "seen" had I packed the full kit. I loved it.

Paul Wright

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