To bring or not on a trip
Sep 11, 2017 01:17:12 #
I will be leaving for a 3 week trip to Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico in several weeks. To those who have traveled to this part of the country, is there a compelling reason to bring my extension tubes for close up photography ? I am trying to pare down my equipment to the essentials yet remain as flexible as possible. I wonder if these should be considered essential gear.
I have a reasonable selection of lenses, extra sd cards, additional battery, a tripod, a monopod, filters, laptop, and external hard drive. Am I missing anything?
I'm sure there are many of you who have made a trip to these areas and can weigh in with your experiences.
I have a reasonable selection of lenses, extra sd cards, additional battery, a tripod, a monopod, filters, laptop, and external hard drive. Am I missing anything?
I'm sure there are many of you who have made a trip to these areas and can weigh in with your experiences.
Sep 11, 2017 01:25:10 #
How often do you use extension tubes, close up lenses or other such things? That should help your decision making.
Sep 11, 2017 01:57:33 #
Sep 11, 2017 02:15:14 #
With all that stuff you're already bringing along, you may as well throw a tube or two into your camera bag. Extension tubes are neither big nor heavy.
Sep 11, 2017 02:26:13 #
Since I do a fair amount of macro, they would be in my bag. Two questions: Do you use them frequently? when you haven't had them on an outing, did you find a need for them?
Sep 11, 2017 02:50:17 #
Depends on what you want to photograph but if it were me I'd say no but as previously stated, they don't take up much space and weigh very little and if you think you may want to use them, why not.
Sep 11, 2017 05:04:35 #
bobgreen wrote:
I have a reasonable selection of lenses, extra sd cards, additional battery, a tripod, a monopod, filters, laptop, and external hard drive. Am I missing anything?
Camera.
Sep 11, 2017 10:49:31 #
I would not call them "essential" as the majority of your shots will most likely be wider shots of general landscape and rock formations under beautiful skies (hopefully). However, if you were a dedicated macro shooter you would bring them along as they weigh almost nothing and take up little space. A personal choice.
Sep 12, 2017 05:34:49 #
Sep 12, 2017 08:36:46 #
Just take the bare essentials--the things you'll really need. Don't get so bogged down with equipment that you don't really enjoy your vacation because of fretting over bodies, lenses, etc. When I vacation to places like that, I take a DSLR with a wide zoom and a long zoom and a bridge camera. That's all I've ever needed, and I've gotten all the photos I ever wanted to or needed to take.
Sep 12, 2017 10:44:24 #
Sep 12, 2017 10:59:00 #
If Your Driving Around Your Vacation Spots I Would Keep it Small & in A Bag, or Special type of Backpack for Photo Equipment, & if you Have a Good Pocket Zoom That's Hi-End or Close to It, I'd Bring it, & One Good DSLR & At Least 2 Good Lenses & Accessories, Keep it Small & Light Weight.
If Your Traveling on A Plane Watch out For the Fees, People Get Charged Extra For Large Camera Cases & Backpacks to Bring on the Plane, & Some Airlines Like Spirit & Frontier Are the Worst With Their Damn Overzealous Fees
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If Your Traveling on A Plane Watch out For the Fees, People Get Charged Extra For Large Camera Cases & Backpacks to Bring on the Plane, & Some Airlines Like Spirit & Frontier Are the Worst With Their Damn Overzealous Fees
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Sep 12, 2017 11:08:57 #
If you're taking the tripod, I'd leave the monopod at home. Some folks might recommend just the opposite but the overlap of use would make them redundant for me. For scenery (and macro if you take the tubes) the tripod is the most valuable. For the same weight of the monopod you could bring a sack full of tubes with you.
Bob
Bob
Sep 12, 2017 11:32:36 #
bobgreen wrote:
I will be leaving for a 3 week trip to Utah, Arizo... (show quote)
It's better to have and not need than to need and not have. If there's room in your bag for the tubes, bring them along.
Sep 12, 2017 12:21:47 #
I left mine home when I went to England this spring. Wish I hadn't.
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