Choosing lenses for a trip

v10tdi

My wife and I are headed to Ecuador/Galapagos Islands next month. I'm going to be a bit limited in the gear I take. So the question is - which 4 lenses should I bring?

Some thoughts…
Most of the filming opportunities will be during the day.
Most of the animals will be fine with "close up" photo/video.
Most evening hours will be aboard ship.
3 days/nights in Quito.

My lens inventory:

Panny
7-14mm f4
14mm f2.5
20mm f1.7
14-140mm f4-5.6
100-300mm f4-5.6

Minolta Mount
45mm f2.8 Rokkor-x
50mm f1.4 Rokkor-x
58mm f1.4 Rokkor-x
28-200mm Vivitar f3.5-5.6

My thoughts:
0. 14mm (too small to count against the limit :)
1. 7-14mm
2. 14-140mm
3. 20mm
4. 50mm

What lens would you swap or leave? Why?

thepalalias

I agree with your choices. The only thought I have is that you might want to consider swapping the 14-140 for the 28-200, depending on the extent to which you appreciate the additional focusing options with the 14-140. If you come across something unexpected, you might really want that extra reach, and my memory is that the bokeh is a bit more pleasant on the Vivitar, so your pictures would look a little less "snapshot" like with it.

But honestly, you can't go wrong with the ones you already are thinking about. Hope you have fun! :)

lenuisible

I was there last march, great country. Don't miss Isabela, beautiful beaches, volcanoes (your 7-14 may not be wide enough to have all the Sierra Negra crater in one shot !), not too many tourists.

griplimited

This:

14mm f2.5
20mm f1.7
14-140mm f4-5.6

-14-140 will cover majority of everything you need throughout the day. I have ETC on my Fn2 button so I can gain the reach if necessary.

-14 and 20 for evening hours.

-the 7-14mm would be nice, but is more weight for me personally.

I hate changing lens on trips because then I'm concerned about which lens will get the better shot and I'd rather just take one to cover all.

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