When you’re traveling and want to go minimal—particularly if you’ll be backpacking and every ounce counts—you want to take careful consideration of what gear you’re going to bring. I was going to be backpacking in Switzerland for 10 days, and the less gear the better. This led me to bring one camera, a Sony a7R II, and one, yes one, lens. What lens did I choose? The FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS.
Photographs © Kendra Wiebke 2019
In preparing for my trips I like to research my destination and, then, ask myself a few key questions that will lead me to the ideal gear for that trip. The first question is always: Where am I going to be? Will I be in a city or out in nature? Or some combo thereof?
Switzerland, as I’m sure you know, is home to some of the most incredible mountains in the world: the Alps. The Swiss Alps are monoliths of nature and where I was going to be staying—Lauterbrunnen—seemed like a real life Middle Earth. That meant wide landscapes. I also knew I might want to photograph things a little farther away because I was planning on spending a day in Zürich. This meant I’d most likely want a zoom lens and something that started wide, which leads right into the next questions:
How much wildlife will I likely see? And will I want photos?
I know what you’re thinking: “Of course you want photos of them!” Occasionally, I like just to enjoy the moment and not worry about camera settings. Plus, for this trip, I knew I wouldn’t be seeing all that much wildlife—maybe a fox and some eagles. As it turned out, I did see a fox, some pretty odd ducks, and loads of cows wearing bells. In those cases, having the 105mm was extra nice.
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