I would take just 1 camera and 1 lens. The small GX85 and 14-140 are perfect combo. The 20/1.7 can be added, because is so small, but 2 cameras and lenses for them is too inconvenient.
Gary, another nice video. My last big trip I took my G95 and two GX85s and it worked out awesome. One day I would like to add a GX8 to my collection but can not afford that right now.
Thank you for the kind words Patrick! Seems like a solid setup with the G95 and GX85s. I did use a GX8 on my previous big trip to Iceland, but apart from being a really nice secondary body it overlapped a lot of function with my G85, so I think GX85 is still better for travel.
With DCC40 to do manual white balance lock, you can shoot perfect colored and most beautiful photo and video from your GX85. It is one of the best camera ever created.
Nice to hear your thoughts Gary. I've gone on a few trips, with different camera & lens combos. When I come back, I think about how much "keeper" shots I got vs. how much the camera weighed me down. My last trip with the E-M5 MkIII plus Olympus 8-25 and 12-100 got lots of great pics, but it weighed me down. Now I've settled on the 8-25 and Panny 35-100 f/2.8, plus the Panny 25mm f/1.4 as my ideal kit for my upcoming trips. (Very similar setup to yours) I've also picked up a used GX7 as my lighter travel camera.
what do you think about lumix g95 and gx9? I am just wondering why don't you bring a 16mp body + a 20mp body? two 16 mp bodies sound a bit overlapping...
I don't see a big difference between 16mp and 20mp. I have the Lumix GX8 which is 20mp, the pictures and videos look just like what comes out from my GX85 or G85. Nothing against G95 or GX9 though , they are both great cameras 👍👍
Weather-sealing is not a thing. It's the latest hype or something. We've had cameras for many decades and it has never been a problem until we were given weather-proof lenses. Learn lessons from previous trips. Yes. Whenever I have returned from a trip I make a mental note of what I did not use. The 7-14 is one of those, 12-14mm is wide enough or make do. With the 8-18 you don't have a "standard" lens, and portrait wants 20 to 70 on mft. The F=20/1.7 is a must-have but it is an old design and won't AFC Wildlife in Iceland will be small and/or far away. 100mm will be too short. In wild and woolly places landscape and wildlife tend to blur together, shooting landscape at 14mm when all of a sudden you want 200mm on the second camera.
Yes, weather sealing is a thing. My Lumix G9 and 12-35 2.8 II always survived being used in heavy snow or rain, but I wouldn't dare to use my GX85 and 25 1.7 under the same condition.
Yes it is a thing, my 5Dmk2 broke from some waterfall drops in iceland. Previously it also had problems from some small snow, and that camera was supposed to be sealed. Maybe in the past they were not using them in wet conditions.
In late Febr early March I was on one of rhe Canary Islands for a week. I took my Lumix G9 with 12-60 P Leica f2.8-4 and the Lumix 45-150. I also took my 7Artisans 7.5 f2 for ultra wide and Lumix 42.5 f1.7 for low light plus some filters (cpl nd8 and close-up). The first two lenses got used the most. I also took a tripod, a Boya shotgun microphone AND my Dji Mini 2 drone. On having two cameras. In my case I had a situation one eary morning with a fantastic sunrise but also 180 degrees away one of the most mazing rainbows I have every seen and I could not continue to timelapse the sunrise and photo the rainbow at the same time. Should have brought the GX9 too even if with just the 12-32 collapsable pancake lens.
Joe thank you for sharing your experience and the setup as well! Seems like a very solid setup. Yes two cameras work really well in my case for separate focal lengths. There are also other benefits, as you mentioned, besides having two focal lengths. Could be one for photo and one for timelapse/video, one for vlogging and one for regular photo/video, etc.
@@Gary_W this trip I took about 4 weeks ago has go me thinking about minimalism and maximalism when travelling. I am looking into the maximum sizes carry on luggage allowed on most airlines (max) and then what is the mininimum to then fit in but still have room for non-photo essentials that must be in the carry on. (The drone travels separately in the small personal item bag which is about half the size of the limit for small personal items.) Seems like the backpack I use otherwise as carry on is about 10cm sporter and about 6cm skinnier than the standard maximum. So I would have been able to take the GX9 with 12-32 and a spare microphone and a few extra non photo items and have a less tightly filled bag that still works on the airplane.
Here are my micro 4/3 travel choices: Only one lens and only one body (cell phone for backup): a. 20mm f/1.7 or b. 17mm f/2.8 or c. 14-42mm f/3.5 to f/5.6 Two lenses plus one or two bodies: a. 20mm f/1.7 and 45mm f/1.8 or b. 20mm f/1.7 and 45-200mm f/4 to f/5.6 or c. 14-42mm f/3.5 to f/5.6 and 45-200mm f/4 to f/5.6 Three lenses plus one or two bodies: a. 14mm f/2.5 and 20mm f/1.7 and 45mm f/1.8 or b. 20mm f/1.7 and 14-42mm f/3.5 to f/5.6 and 45-200mm f/4 to f/5.6 Five lenses plus two bodies: a. Three primes (14mm f/2.5 and 20mm f/1.7 and 45mm f/1.8) plus b. Two zooms (14-42mm f/3.5 to f/5.6 and 45-200mm f/4 to f/5.6)
I really appreciate your journey trying to minimize camera gear but still have good capabilities. Question for you- have you tried using * only *a pancake zoom (panasonic 12-32 or oly 14-42)? I’m considering this for travel to less secure places where carrying expensive camera gear could make me a target for theft or worse. It would keep the size down and make it easier to carry in a large pocket or small bag. But is it enough range?
The PZ14-42 is the better of those lenses. I had the 12-32 on my GM1 (gone) but soon fitted the PZ14-42. That lens now rides on my E-PL7. The Ollie 14-42EZ is poor mechanically (E-PL1, gone), and no Power-OIS (Dual-IS). It suits smaller cameras like the PEN-F too. It's an "X" lens, sibling to the mighty 12-35 f/2.8. As is the tiny PZ45-175.
I find the kit lens so bad that i practically donated 2. And is not necessarily because of the glass and aperture, but that stup1d system of retracting the lens and digital zoom. Only you know if it's enough range though.
Ok thanks, those are interesting suggestions. I guess I’m asking because Gary shoots similar to me, and likes that 35-100 a lot (so light and compact) and I wonder if he has, or would, miss it so much if limited to a the much smaller carry load of a pancake zoom.
Thank you! I have tried to only use a single Pan 12-32 for trips that isn't really "photo-centric". It worked well for my purpose, I can still capture photos and videos that I like. But for traveling to less secure place, I still don't recommend bringing a camera at all, I much prefer to miss some photo opportunities than to get mugged or lost my gear.
I suppose any camera will still be good for photography, no matter how old is the camera. I just recently started to re-use an old Canon G15 compact camera for my everyday photography and it worked just fine even today.
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I would take just 1 camera and 1 lens. The small GX85 and 14-140 are perfect combo. The 20/1.7 can be added, because is so small, but 2 cameras and lenses for them is too inconvenient.
I use the Panasonic 20mm on my Olympus EM10. Great for street and indoor. The kit fits in a jacket pocket. Wonderful for travel.
Gary, another nice video. My last big trip I took my G95 and two GX85s and it worked out awesome. One day I would like to add a GX8 to my collection but can not afford that right now.
Thank you for the kind words Patrick! Seems like a solid setup with the G95 and GX85s. I did use a GX8 on my previous big trip to Iceland, but apart from being a really nice secondary body it overlapped a lot of function with my G85, so I think GX85 is still better for travel.
With DCC40 to do manual white balance lock, you can shoot perfect colored and most beautiful photo and video from your GX85. It is one of the best camera ever created.
Nice to hear your thoughts Gary. I've gone on a few trips, with different camera & lens combos. When I come back, I think about how much "keeper" shots I got vs. how much the camera weighed me down. My last trip with the E-M5 MkIII plus Olympus 8-25 and 12-100 got lots of great pics, but it weighed me down. Now I've settled on the 8-25 and Panny 35-100 f/2.8, plus the Panny 25mm f/1.4 as my ideal kit for my upcoming trips. (Very similar setup to yours) I've also picked up a used GX7 as my lighter travel camera.
Thank you Carl for the kind words and for sharing your experience! I used to own a GX7 as well, it was a really nice camera!
what do you think about lumix g95 and gx9? I am just wondering why don't you bring a 16mp body + a 20mp body? two 16 mp bodies sound a bit overlapping...
I don't see a big difference between 16mp and 20mp. I have the Lumix GX8 which is 20mp, the pictures and videos look just like what comes out from my GX85 or G85. Nothing against G95 or GX9 though , they are both great cameras 👍👍
Enjoy your trip!
Thank you for the kind words!
Very thoughtful Gary. You've given me a very good starting point. BTW, I had the G-85 years ago and am now wondering why I got rid of it.
Thank you for the kind words James. Same story here, I kinda regret selling my Olympus E-PL6, I actually really enjoyed using it.
Weather-sealing is not a thing. It's the latest hype or something. We've had cameras for many decades and it has never been a problem until we were given weather-proof lenses.
Learn lessons from previous trips. Yes. Whenever I have returned from a trip I make a mental note of what I did not use. The 7-14 is one of those, 12-14mm is wide enough or make do. With the 8-18 you don't have a "standard" lens, and portrait wants 20 to 70 on mft. The F=20/1.7 is a must-have but it is an old design and won't AFC
Wildlife in Iceland will be small and/or far away. 100mm will be too short. In wild and woolly places landscape and wildlife tend to blur together, shooting landscape at 14mm when all of a sudden you want 200mm on the second camera.
Yes, weather sealing is a thing. My Lumix G9 and 12-35 2.8 II always survived being used in heavy snow or rain, but I wouldn't dare to use my GX85 and 25 1.7 under the same condition.
Yes it is a thing, my 5Dmk2 broke from some waterfall drops in iceland. Previously it also had problems from some small snow, and that camera was supposed to be sealed. Maybe in the past they were not using them in wet conditions.
In late Febr early March I was on one of rhe Canary Islands for a week. I took my Lumix G9 with 12-60 P Leica f2.8-4 and the Lumix 45-150. I also took my 7Artisans 7.5 f2 for ultra wide and Lumix 42.5 f1.7 for low light plus some filters (cpl nd8 and close-up). The first two lenses got used the most. I also took a tripod, a Boya shotgun microphone AND my Dji Mini 2 drone.
On having two cameras. In my case I had a situation one eary morning with a fantastic sunrise but also 180 degrees away one of the most mazing rainbows I have every seen and I could not continue to timelapse the sunrise and photo the rainbow at the same time. Should have brought the GX9 too even if with just the 12-32 collapsable pancake lens.
Joe thank you for sharing your experience and the setup as well! Seems like a very solid setup. Yes two cameras work really well in my case for separate focal lengths. There are also other benefits, as you mentioned, besides having two focal lengths. Could be one for photo and one for timelapse/video, one for vlogging and one for regular photo/video, etc.
@@Gary_W this trip I took about 4 weeks ago has go me thinking about minimalism and maximalism when travelling. I am looking into the maximum sizes carry on luggage allowed on most airlines (max) and then what is the mininimum to then fit in but still have room for non-photo essentials that must be in the carry on. (The drone travels separately in the small personal item bag which is about half the size of the limit for small personal items.)
Seems like the backpack I use otherwise as carry on is about 10cm sporter and about 6cm skinnier than the standard maximum. So I would have been able to take the GX9 with 12-32 and a spare microphone and a few extra non photo items and have a less tightly filled bag that still works on the airplane.
Here are my micro 4/3 travel choices:
Only one lens and only one body (cell phone for backup):
a. 20mm f/1.7 or
b. 17mm f/2.8 or
c. 14-42mm f/3.5 to f/5.6
Two lenses plus one or two bodies:
a. 20mm f/1.7 and 45mm f/1.8 or
b. 20mm f/1.7 and 45-200mm f/4 to f/5.6 or
c. 14-42mm f/3.5 to f/5.6 and 45-200mm f/4 to f/5.6
Three lenses plus one or two bodies:
a. 14mm f/2.5 and 20mm f/1.7 and 45mm f/1.8 or
b. 20mm f/1.7 and 14-42mm f/3.5 to f/5.6 and 45-200mm f/4 to f/5.6
Five lenses plus two bodies:
a. Three primes (14mm f/2.5 and 20mm f/1.7 and 45mm f/1.8) plus
b. Two zooms (14-42mm f/3.5 to f/5.6 and 45-200mm f/4 to f/5.6)
Excellent setups there, thank you for sharing!
I really appreciate your journey trying to minimize camera gear but still have good capabilities. Question for you- have you tried using * only *a pancake zoom (panasonic 12-32 or oly 14-42)? I’m considering this for travel to less secure places where carrying expensive camera gear could make me a target for theft or worse. It would keep the size down and make it easier to carry in a large pocket or small bag. But is it enough range?
The PZ14-42 is the better of those lenses. I had the 12-32 on my GM1 (gone) but soon fitted the PZ14-42. That lens now rides on my E-PL7. The Ollie 14-42EZ is poor mechanically (E-PL1, gone), and no Power-OIS (Dual-IS). It suits smaller cameras like the PEN-F too. It's an "X" lens, sibling to the mighty 12-35 f/2.8. As is the tiny PZ45-175.
Maybe you should avoid travelling to less secure places altogether? I mean losing your camera gear would be the least of your worries there...
I find the kit lens so bad that i practically donated 2. And is not necessarily because of the glass and aperture, but that stup1d system of retracting the lens and digital zoom. Only you know if it's enough range though.
Ok thanks, those are interesting suggestions. I guess I’m asking because Gary shoots similar to me, and likes that 35-100 a lot (so light and compact) and I wonder if he has, or would, miss it so much if limited to a the much smaller carry load of a pancake zoom.
Thank you! I have tried to only use a single Pan 12-32 for trips that isn't really "photo-centric". It worked well for my purpose, I can still capture photos and videos that I like. But for traveling to less secure place, I still don't recommend bringing a camera at all, I much prefer to miss some photo opportunities than to get mugged or lost my gear.
mft is so nice fit for travel, you can bring all the lenses you need hehe :)
I totally agree, it is the best for travel!
hii ... what about your opinion to Lumix GX 1 ? .. it still good for photography in this year?
I suppose any camera will still be good for photography, no matter how old is the camera. I just recently started to re-use an old Canon G15 compact camera for my everyday photography and it worked just fine even today.