What to take on holiday?

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this is more of me asking a question for someone else so here it goes..

The in-laws go to Hawaii soon and the father in law has a D40 with the 18-55 kit lens and a 55-200 (non vr) as they are limited to space he says he is only taking one lens... what would you recomend he take and why?
 
18-55 without a doubt. The other will be heavier and more of a pain but more to the point, it won't be wide enough.
 
Kit lens is that range because it is the most versatile.... so take the kit lens :)

For landscapes/scenery you need to use apertures in the range of f8 - f13 so if he is a auto mode shooter tell him to try aperture priority for landscapes.
 
Depends on what he's going on holiday for...

If he's going there to take photos, I'd say take both...if he's going on holiday to be on holiday, just take the 18-55 or better still, a small compact...
 
I'm just back from Hawaii, I took a bag full of kit as we did a bit of a US tour on the way out and the way back, while in Hawaii I didn't use any lens other than my 17-70 and to be honest I took so few photos that it was hardly worth taking it, we took loads on the girlfriends compact but the SLR really isn't ideal for leaving on the beach when you go for a swim/surf etc.
 
Definately the 18-55 for family snaps and some good landscape pictures that there will no doubt be.
 
I've found my 18-55mm (D40 has well) has suited me well in most situations, solid little lens, light enough to be comfortably carried in the hand all day and wide range enough for most situations. I'd love a little more range though, and think the 18-105 would perhaps be the best trade off between size and range.
 
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