Thanks for the input. I had been to paris before but with a small sony point and shoot with no zoom (almost like a spy camera) and only for 1 day. So this honeymoon trip I will actually get to experience paris
dude163: I was doing mostly nature trips...kenya/galapagos/costa rica so not sure if those experience applies...probably will be doing some street and people. For night shots, maybe...I still have the nokton 25mm f0.95 for the m43 mount so I will do a little bit of that but fast glass are expensive
also, I am not sure about the environment since I am going in september when things die down a little bit. My wife has an s95 so maybe I can use hers? I am not that interested in architecture.
StephenPatterson: I shoot quite wide...mostly 24-35mm eq., especially during day time. On the m43 I liked the 20mm f1.7 (40mm eq) more than the 25mm f1.4 (25mm eq). However, on the nikon, I did like the 50mm f1.4 (65mm eq) more than the 35mm f1.8 (50mm eq) but i think I was looking for that extra 1/2 stop of light in the evening and the bokeh was too busy on the 35mm.
erick.boileau: Actually the gentleman who sold me the camera recommended that to me as well. These new leica lenses are so sharp wide open and clinical it's scary. I have also tried his 35mm f2.5 (elmar I believe in leica speak?) and it's overwhelmingly good. they have that sharpness in focus, then the pop when it first transition out of focus, and the gentle pastel fall off...mind blowing...At this moment I am not sure if I should bring 1 lens or 2...with 1 lens I am kind of limited to taking snap shots at night with my wife's s95, but I can get a nicer daytime lens. With 2 lens I can get a cheaper (slower or cv) wide (21-35mm eq) and then a cv for night shots (say 35mm f1.4) but none of the pictures will have the nice pop...but of course I won't actually compare the photos side by side...decisions decisions
PatrickCheung: yes the wife can be distracting
i think over the long term the 35mm eq will do for me. However for this trip in particular, I am not sure the focal lens is a good fit since everything will be wide (for example, wife with background of Eiffel tower instead of part of the tower). I do have experience with ultra wides before on the nikon but that's an ultra wide zoom...an ultra wide prime will behave differently as well...
i read (on steve huff) that the cv 15mm may be a good choice and will definitely be wider than the s95 (28mm eq) allowing me to get shots that she can't...
choices choices choices