Hello to everyone reading this on the canon forums, I have always had Canon DSLR's for 20 years, 99.9% of the time focusing on photos... then I switched to Sony then back to mirrorless SLR and have EOS R most of my lenses are EF line with converter: 35 1.4 II, 24-70 2.8 II, 100 macro, 70-200 F2.8 IS II, and 16-35 F4 IS. I only have one native R lens the crazy as sharp 85 1.2 L. The thing is I explored videography as no doubt It creates the best memorable family experience when you view it back. This trip im a newbie to videos and gimbals. I bought myself RSC-2 some advanced DJI gimbal and started videoing indoors only... now I have this first time family vacation in a long time and it's to Bangkok/Kuala Lumpur/Phuket. me, the wife and 2 daughters aged 6 and 1. I'm just not sure what is the right decision to do with gear to take, ideally to enable videography and photography. Part of me says stick to 24-70 F2.8 II and that's it lens wise. At the same time I'm 50:50 about taking the Gimbal. not light roughly 1.2 Kg. but again the animal interactions, activities for kids, these are the moments I truly want to capture anyway. Does anyone here who does both photos and videos, see a standout lens or two from my lineup to serve both video and photo. Thanks in Advance! Peter
I would suggest traveling with the lightest kit you can pair down to, this trip is about family and capturing the moments. The less gear your lugging around the more you'll be able to enjoy the trip and focus on the family time . Its amazing how much you can do with just a lens or two and nothing else and how much most of the time you don't need all the options you have built up. My 2 cents at least
Thanks Johnsey, The gimbal was way too heavy...and as much as i wanted to bring WA lens i noted a 6kg vs 7kg dslr/laptop bag actually make a difference 7 kg with kids is too much to carry. I went with the ef 24-70 f2.8 ii and eos r. Lets see how it pans, in future i may sell this and the 16-35 f4 is L and go rf get the 24-70 and the IS. Pity dxo mark hasnt reviewed that lens yet.
