That's exactly the kit I took on a recent 3+ week trip to Europe. I added the 17mm pancake also because it's more or less weightless and takes up almost no room in the bag, but the 14-150, the 9-18, and the 20 were the lenses I'd decided on before I figured "why not" about the 17. I ended up using the 17 a lot, mostly for street shooting but also for more general purpose stuff, just because I like shooting with primes sometimes and I like that FOV more than the 20 for lots of stuff. But it wasn't really necessary. I could have used the 20 or the 9-18 for everything I did with the 17.

But the 14-150 and the 9-18 were the heart of the kit, with the 20 mostly for low light situations. I also "borrowed" a second body for the trip (I bought an ep2 with the intent of selling my epl1 because I like the controls on the ep2 a good deal more, but figured I may as well sell the epl1 AFTER the trip) and kept the 9-18 on the second one pretty much the whole time, ready to pull out of the bag and shoot at a moment's notice. The main body got the 14-150 at the start of each day and I'd occasionally swap it out for one of the pancakes as the circumstances changed. This was a pretty ideal setup for travel. A range of 14-150 always ready, around my neck. And the 9-18 almost as immediately available. Probably kept my lens changes down to 2-3 per day, at most. I just sold the epl1 because I don't anticipate shooting with 2 bodies around home, but the next time I take a major trip like that, I think 2 bodies is the way to go if you can swing it.

Then again, for that kind of money, you might be able to take a few of us to Paris!

-Ray

I want to stress that the 14-150mm is part of the kit, so I'll have that lens with me anyway.
At this moment, I want to buy one more lens, so the decision will be between the Pana 20mm/1.7 and the Oly 9-18. What would be the preferred one for a citytrip?

Another question, is it possible to easily put an E-pl1 with the 20mm/17 in your pocket?

Hi Starred,

I would go with the mZD 9-18 first, but certainly add the 20mm f1.7 in due course. The mZD 9-18 + mZD 14-150 will give you a huge zoom range (28mm to 300mm EFL) in a 2 lens kit. The 20mm f1.7 is fantastic for indoor portraits, as well as being a 'normal' range prime lens.

The E-PL1 + 20mm f1.7 would fit in a jacket pocket.

Cheers

Brian

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Thanks Brian. Very clear.

By the way, I assume the EPL1 with the 9-18 will not fit into a jacket pocket?

Depends on how big your jacket pockets are. It's not that bad. Oly uses the same collapsible design for the 9-18 that they do for the kit 14-42 lenses, so it does shrink down quite a bit. It will never be pancake-small like the 20mm or the 17mm, but it should be fairly small. Would fit in a big coat pocket, or a small bag.

That's exactly what I was going to say. My E-P1 and 9-18mm lens fits snugly into the camera pouch that was originally used for my Sony DSC-V3 advanced compact camera. The combo is a similar size to the Canon G11 with the lens open for business.

In many cases yes, and sometimes 9mm is non too wide in Paris, but there are cases where 150 is not too long if you like this kind of thing.

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E-PM5 + Panny 20/1.7, Oly 45/1.8 & 9-18 & 40-150, Canon FD 50/3.5 Macro & 135/2.8 & 200/2.8, Konica 57/1.4, Nikkor 28/2.8 AIs, Rokinon 7.5/3.5 FE
E-P1 + Oly 14-42II - My wife's advanced P&S

EP-L1 + m43 14-42mm, 17mm, 20mm, 9-18mm, & 14-150mm
43 adapter + Lensbaby & lots o' optics and wide angle adapter

You got a nice collection of lenses.
Either way I have just returned from Europe and my kit essentially included the E-PL1 with 17mm, the 9-18 and 14-45 in a small pouch clipped to my jeans, the 45-200 in my backpack or home/hotel. The 9-18 is wonderful but often too wide with too much distortion. I would often quickly switch the 9-18 and 14-45 on the fly and use the 17mm for indoors.

Michael Sossenheimer | My PAD Project
Michael Sossenheimer | My PAD Project
Michael Sossenheimer | My PAD Project
Michael Sossenheimer | My PAD Project

So for me even in Europe (Spain, not Paris), the 17mm + 9-18 + 14-45 seems to be an ideal and very compact travel companion.

Cheers