aka "Changing Lenses vs. Two Bodies"
(Note: I am not a Leica user nor I have written this thread with Leica in mind but I am intentionally posting it in Leica forum because Leica users are closest to being in line with what I am trying to accomplish: getting as high IQ as possible while traveling as light as possible during lots of walkarounds)
I love walkarounds. Naturally I don't / can't lug my full frame DSLR on all of them. Majority of them are "semi-casual" so I have my m43 Oly Pen with me majority of the time. I strongly prefer using primes with it.
In the beginning it was just one prime at a time with me. That inevitably resulted in missing some nice opportunities because focal length for them would be one I left home.
So I started carrying two primes with me, one on body, other in bag. That inevitably resulted in me starting to get frustrated changing lens back and forth forth and back. It slows me down, it is often inconvenient to do, etc.
So here I am now contemplating of carrying two bodies with two different focal lengths on them, one in hand, other in bag and just switch them as needed. But that is now increasing total weight. While one body and two lenses is bit over a pound two bodies and two lenses is two pounds. Travelling light is now less light and one extra pound can be noticed on your back at the end of the day.
Which puts me back into a loop, Catch 22, as one can't have everything, one has to compromise somewhere.
What you would do? Where you would compromise? What would be your philosophy?
(Note: I am not a Leica user nor I have written this thread with Leica in mind but I am intentionally posting it in Leica forum because Leica users are closest to being in line with what I am trying to accomplish: getting as high IQ as possible while traveling as light as possible during lots of walkarounds)
I love walkarounds. Naturally I don't / can't lug my full frame DSLR on all of them. Majority of them are "semi-casual" so I have my m43 Oly Pen with me majority of the time. I strongly prefer using primes with it.
In the beginning it was just one prime at a time with me. That inevitably resulted in missing some nice opportunities because focal length for them would be one I left home.
So I started carrying two primes with me, one on body, other in bag. That inevitably resulted in me starting to get frustrated changing lens back and forth forth and back. It slows me down, it is often inconvenient to do, etc.
So here I am now contemplating of carrying two bodies with two different focal lengths on them, one in hand, other in bag and just switch them as needed. But that is now increasing total weight. While one body and two lenses is bit over a pound two bodies and two lenses is two pounds. Travelling light is now less light and one extra pound can be noticed on your back at the end of the day.
Which puts me back into a loop, Catch 22, as one can't have everything, one has to compromise somewhere.
What you would do? Where you would compromise? What would be your philosophy?