Need Trip Advice
Sep 29, 2016 13:17:17 #
I will be spending a week the end of October with friends in Snowbird, Utah. We are both into photography and are looking forward to making lots of photos of the area. Neither of us have been there before. They are driving but I am flying into Salt Lake City where they will meet me. My question is regarding which lenses to take. I have the Canon T5I camera with Tokina 11-16, F 2.8 Ultra wide lens, Sigma 18-250 lens and the Canon 100-400 L IS lens. I only want to take 2 of the 3 lenses. I am thinking of leaving the Ultra Wide and taking the other 2 lenses. Having never been to this area before I don't know if that's the best choices or not. Would appreciate some advice from someone who has been to or lives in the area. Our main focus is wildlife, birds and landscapes. Neither of us do people shots.
zuzanne
zuzanne
Sep 29, 2016 13:25:25 #
I would for sure be bringing the tokina 11-16mm. Probably the other two as well. If you feel like it night star photography might be on the menu and that WA would work well.
Have fun.
Have fun.
Sep 29, 2016 13:29:01 #
I would leave the 100-400 if you must leave one. Maybe acquire a 1.4 extender would be a good compromise.
Sep 29, 2016 13:39:14 #
Thank you for your advice. I would like to try night photography. I will have to take another look at taking all three lenses. Trying to keep weight down in carryon bag.
zuzanne
zuzanne
Sep 29, 2016 13:44:08 #
Thank you for your help. An extender is not going to work for my camera and the 18-250. I mostly shoot in Auto as I have not quite mastered shooting manual yet.
zuzanne
zuzanne
Sep 29, 2016 13:54:55 #
I agree with all three being the best. The ultra wide with the crop will best for your landscapes and the 100-400 for the wildlife and birds, but that leaves a lot of ground not covered. If I only could bring two - those would be it.
Sep 29, 2016 13:55:11 #
I shoot in Aperture priority and with my 2X Canon extender I have auto focus and full exif info. This tells me that it should work in full Auto. That said, I'm not sure about non Canon lenses.
Sep 30, 2016 11:07:30 #
Sep 30, 2016 15:02:44 #
Steve g wrote:
I would leave the 100-400 if you must leave one. Maybe acquire a 1.4 extender would be a good compromise.
I agree with this if 2 lenses are an absolute.
Sep 30, 2016 16:26:19 #
zuzanne wrote:
I will be spending a week the end of October with ... (show quote)
Of the three, the Sigma will probably be dead weight. For what you are going to do a wide angle is a must, as is a good telephoto zoom. The Canon offers much more opportunity, the extra reach of 400mm will give you many more opportunities than the focal lengths between 20-100mm. I know several pro shooters who use only the Canon 100-400mm and a wide angle lens and shoot all day long. Less than 100mm is not needed for birds and landscapes. Consider if you might getting a 1.4X extender as it will give you an added boost from the Canon that will add more range to your use. Whatever you do have maximum fun! Enjoy yourself and shoot the lights out of the great landscapes you encounter.
Sep 30, 2016 17:27:03 #
zuzanne wrote:
I will be spending a week the end of October with ... (show quote)
They sell all that S__T somewhere in Utah. Make this first trip a shopping trip. Surely you haven't tapped out all your plastic!!!
Sep 30, 2016 21:21:41 #
Steve g wrote:
I would leave the 100-400 if you must leave one. Maybe acquire a 1.4 extender would be a good compromise.
What? The wildlife near there is awesome...but demands all the reach you can get!
Sep 30, 2016 21:26:07 #
zuzanne wrote:
Thank you for your help. An extender is not going to work for my camera and the 18-250. I mostly shoot in Auto as I have not quite mastered shooting manual yet.
zuzanne
zuzanne
Here is something to try for wildlife. It acheives autoexposure in M by invoking auto ISO. Set your aperture to min for the lens and a min shutter speed of 1/800 for your 400mm and let the camera set ISO. You might be pleasantly surprised by the sharp hand-held images and good exposures.
Oh, and try spot and center weighted metering.
Oct 1, 2016 16:05:19 #
Thank you all for your advice. Its has been very helpful. I have decided after reading everyone's comments to take all 3 lenses.
zuzanne
zuzanne
Oct 1, 2016 16:06:56 #
Thank you MtnMan. This is a very interesting idea. I will give it a try.
zuzanne
zuzanne
MtnMan wrote:
Here is something to try for wildlife. It acheives autoexposure in M by invoking auto ISO. Set your aperture to min for the lens and a min shutter speed of 1/800 for your 400mm and let the camera set ISO. You might be pleasantly surprised by the sharp hand-held images and good exposures.
Oh, and try spot and center weighted metering.
Oh, and try spot and center weighted metering.
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