As you recall, I asked a similar question to the PDML about my spring trip to Japan and China.
I strongly recommend taking the K-5. It is a great camera, very powerful and versatile, and it will get shots a lesser camera will not. I think a 16-45 zoom might be limited. I took my K-5 II S, with my DA 18-135 lens, my DA L 50-200. and my 50mm 1.8 prime. I took many images, and more than 90 % with the 18-135. It is a perfect lens for travel photography, IMHO. I used the 50-200 for a few shots at the Great Wall and Hakone National Park, and the 50 mm for a few night shots in the city, but I really didn't need either. I also carried my Optio, but took perhaps two images with it. Good luck, Italy is a wonderful place for sight-seeing, for photography, but most of all for just enjoying life! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 8:07 AM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > September 1 I leave for two weeks in Italy. A couple days in Rome, three days > for a wedding in Puglia, six days on a bike in the Salento region, a day in > Lecce, back to Rome for a night and return flight the next day. > > I was originally planning to take my K-5 and just the 16-45/4, but I want to > travel light and I’m thinking of a couple other options—relying on my phone > and purchasing a Pentax/Ricoh WG 30 waterproof camera, which I’d like to have > for paddling anyway. Wondering what y’all think of that camera. The reviews > I’ve read have not been especially complimentary, especially regarding image > quality, but I gather that at least a few people here have it. > > I’d be interested in opinions—and suggestions for alternatives. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > [email protected] > > "What does it mean...that the world is so beautiful?" > > - Mary Oliver > > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
