I'll be leaving on tomorrow (Aug 29) for Cape Cod and I'm trying to travel as light as possible. I'm trying to decide what lenses I should bring with me.
Undoubtedly, you have seen my thread about a lens for whale watching. I've settled on the 70-300mm for that so obviously I'll be bringing that. I also have 3 other lenses, the 14-42 and 40-150 kit lenses, as well as the 50mm macro. Ideally, I'd like to bring just two lenses with me but I'm afraid if I leave one home I'll be missing it at some point on the trip.
Besides trying to get shots of the whales, I will be primarily taking shots of my kids exploring the Cape - from the slightly tacky but extemely photogenic mini-golf and ice cream parlor excursions, to the beautiful Cape Cod National Seashore.
My first thought is to bring the 14-42. This will give me enough width to catch the kids if we're sitting in a booth at a clam shack or ice cream parlor or to capture them playing on the beach with the ocean in the background.
However, the best lens I have is the 50mm. It consistently takes the best photos under a variety of lighting conditions. It may also come in handy should we come across a tidal pool of sea horses or a horseshoe crab that I may want to get up close and personal with.
Last on the list is the 40-150. This seems like the least practical since I have the longer telephoto. However, I am anticipating that lens not working all that well as the light starts to fade and if we happen to be out in the early evening and want a little more reach than 42mm this lens would probably be better.
Of course, I could just bring all four lenses with me but leave the ones I'm not using in the car or hotel room, but with all the other gear we'll be bringing, it would be nice to have a couple less items to worry about.
So if you could only bring 1 of the 3 lenses plus the 70-300, which would it be and why?