Ed Chu Loc: Las Vegas NV

headed there this weekend; has anyone been there; if so, any tips on crowd size, lenses needed, etc. ?

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Lenses needed was your question... but expanding that to cameras needed is perhaps more fitting.

The virtues of compact in-your-pocket superzooms is that the are light, perhaps 12 Oz, a wide range of zoom is ready to take the closeup or the across the way with a 24-240 mm range. The video capabilities and the video/burst-to-photograph action are a wonder to behold!! In a changing light etc. situation, the automatic works well, or you can set a fast shutter and f-stop and the ISO will adjust. Effortless for great results. The cost of a Panasonic TZ100 is about $600.

Any shortcomings that the 1" sensor may have is eliminated by AI editing. The important point is a large sensor DSLR may not get that shot because the photographer is fooling with the settings or the change of lenses.

Time for "this weekend" is short, borrow one or the next day from Amazon. Go modern, give it a try.

Wilderness Images Loc: Apache Junction, AZ.

Hi Ed, I've been shooting that event for a couple of years now. The upper parking lot is closed for the event, so parking should be in the lower lots. It gets pretty crowded, but the best viewing is from the deck on the back of the Mammoth Saloon. Gunfights are still taking place in the main street starting at noon and on the hour after that.

The weather this year may be a problem as it's expected to be cold and rainy on Sunday and may keep the numbers of horses lower. I use my staple 24-105 lens on a Canon M6 with the cropped lens while shooting from the deck, wider will show more horses and zoom will show more detail. Best shots will include Superstition Mountain in the background.

Jack Olson

My favorite shot from 2023

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whatdat Loc: Del Valle, Tx.

As a previous horseman, I think that is a great pic.

Ed Chu Loc: Las Vegas NV

Long story short, it seems my Canon R7 ( APS-C ) with my 24-240 would be a good choice

Ed Chu Loc: Las Vegas NV

Thank you very much

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

There’s a certain handful on here whose answer is always a bridge camera, no matter the question. I’m sure he has a nice travel camera for those snapshots he’s invariably taking. It won’t compare with the quality and capabilities of your R7 with the 24-200.

RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri

Jack, I checked out the FB page for this event and saw a couple more images of this fellow. Both were good in my opinion.