Alefoto said:I am a firm believer of the theory "The less you have, the more you do". Especially when you travel or hike you have to come down to compromises, having too much gear will only give you back stories like "I managed to transport this much of stuff from here to there".
A good rule is to have focal lenghts doubling themselves: 25-50-100-200-400. You don't need to have 45, 63, 72, 75mm and so on, use your feet and your mind.
Personally I favour primes over zooms especially for their small size and top quality. My usual gear is Zeiss 28, Zeiss 85, 135mm and 400mm 5.6. This will fit most of my needs when traveling or trekking.
I see you are covered quite well up to 200mm. You could consider selling both your 70-200s and buy the new 100-400 II. If I were you, with your gear, I would take the 24-70, the 100-400 and the 85 1.8
That's an interesting idea about the 100-400 II. I haven't been considering that lens at this stage, but perhaps I should. I'd be reluctant to part with both 70-200s though, I think, plus as a travel lens I'm really looking for something lighter. It's not that the 100-400L II is necessarily prohibitively heavy or large for all travel, but I'm thinking about times when I'm doing multi-day hikes with all my gear (tent, food, etc) on my back, with people who aren't as interested in photography as I am. Anyway, I will give it a bit more thought.
I agree with the idea of generally trying to limit the amount of kit I carry, and in fact I've been trying to streamline my kit overall, with some success even though I know my current kit is hardly minimalist. In that vein, I at least managed to fight off the GAS attack which had me thinking about picking up a fast 50 With a 35, 85 and 24-70, I really don't need it ... although I'm pretty sure it will be a continuing temptation!
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