Two-Lens Zoom Kits
If you expand your kit to two zooms, then you can get incredible range while still staying relatively small. You’ll have to change lenses on occasion, though; make sure you have a camera bag (or large pocket) to carry your extra lens.
- 12-45mm f/4.0 PRO + Olympus 40-150mm f/4 PRO
- Continuous range from 24-300mm equivalent in two lightweight lenses
- Kit weight: 723g / 1.59lb
- 8-25mm f/4 PRO + 12-100mm f/4 PRO
- Equivalent to 16-200mm kit in two lenses
- Kit weight: 1026g / 2.26lb
- 8-25mm f/4 PRO + 40-150mm f/4 PRO
- 16-300mm equivalent range, with a small gap between 50-80mm
- Kit weight: 903g / 1.99lb
Heading out for a few week road trip up the West Coast, photography not the prime mover. Similar thoughts on alternatives, after packing a few combinations, decided to go very light: Panasonic 9mm, Panasonic 15mm 1.7 and Panasonic 14-140 3.5-5.6. Simplifies the changing lenses issue except when needing ultra-wide or low light. It is about weight and convenience. The 14-140 is quite good for a super-zoom and will cover the majority of my needs.
I’m taking my Olympus OM-5 on a trip to Montana, where I’ll be in meetings most of the time, maybe some “city” walking, but I do want to get to Glacier National Park for a few hours, so I’m packing my Olympus 14-150.