Well I have had this situation where I have gone out with a particular purpose in mind armed with only a wide zoom (10-20mm) only to find that the only thing really worth shooting was a distant rare bird that I would probably never see again. My wife, bless her, just said sweetly 'never mind dear just be glad you saw it at all, enjoy it, and forget your camera for once'. She had a point but it is not easy to do, it rankles. It is the old argument of how much weight of gear to carry around and zooms certainly help but Sods Law strikes! Incidentally Sod was a real bloke, must have loved his name. Actually when planning a day out with the camera it is more Howes Law but never mind.
|