This thread is an amazing variety of stances on photography. Some people are convinced you need to leave all lenses at home to plug in and a child comment of yours talks about bringing the holy trinity zooms and a prime to get everything. This forum is a bit maddening in its lack of focus at times.
I've been bit by lens fomo a bit but never as much as this post and the child post seem to be and never enough that I've missed a shot I really, really regret. My "standard" load out is to bring my long 70-180 Tamron f2.8 and a 50 f1.8. If I know the trip will have little downtime I'll pack just the 50 or nothing at all but my smartphone. My smartphone is wider and can capture everything my 50 can't, though it is harder to get the shot I'm looking for with it due to the lack of control.
If I'm doing a photography trip, sure I'll bring my tripod, glass I need, flashes, and strobes. But if I'm just going with family of friends often enough the 50 or just my smartphone is fine.
I just shot a family member's college graduation with my 50 and the 70-180. I did get lucky in that the lighting was fantastic outdoors, but I still have no regrets, missed moments, or shots I couldn't do. A few moments I regretted not having my ND filters to help tone down highlights in the cloudy golden hour sky (or my tripod to grab an HDR shot), but it wasn't hard to mask and bring highlights down in post anyway.
I've been bit by lens fomo a bit but never as much as this post and the child post seem to be and never enough that I've missed a shot I really, really regret. My "standard" load out is to bring my long 70-180 Tamron f2.8 and a 50 f1.8. If I know the trip will have little downtime I'll pack just the 50 or nothing at all but my smartphone. My smartphone is wider and can capture everything my 50 can't, though it is harder to get the shot I'm looking for with it due to the lack of control.
If I'm doing a photography trip, sure I'll bring my tripod, glass I need, flashes, and strobes. But if I'm just going with family of friends often enough the 50 or just my smartphone is fine.
I just shot a family member's college graduation with my 50 and the 70-180. I did get lucky in that the lighting was fantastic outdoors, but I still have no regrets, missed moments, or shots I couldn't do. A few moments I regretted not having my ND filters to help tone down highlights in the cloudy golden hour sky (or my tripod to grab an HDR shot), but it wasn't hard to mask and bring highlights down in post anyway.