Which lens on which camera? (Page 3): Camera A. Of the 2 lenses, is there one of them that has performed better for you in the past or are these brand new? If you take the wide angle...

BuckeyeBilly Loc: St. Petersburg, FL

denverdave wrote:

I have a dilemma. There's no absolute right answer so let's agree to skip that answer. I'm heading to a beautiful place with landscapes and nature. I have (defined by quality) an A camera and a B camera. I have a extreme wide angle and a zoom with a big focal length range. Which lens would you place on which camera? High winds and lots of hiking so switching back and forth isn't a good idea. Thank you.

Camera A.
Of the 2 lenses, is there one of them that has performed better for you in the past or are these brand new? If you take the wide angle, you could act as your own zoom. I think I would try to look for photos on the internet of where you're going that hopefully has data listed, then maybe choose from those which lens might be best overall.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Camera A, no wait, camera C, oh, you don't have C.
Go buy C.

Three pages!

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cameraf4 Loc: Delaware

Longshadow wrote:

Camera A, no wait, camera C, oh, you don't have C.
Go buy C.

Three pages!

Think we'll hit five?

Lord, I hope not!

Real Nikon Lover Loc: Simi Valley, CA

Longshadow wrote:

Camera A, no wait, camera C, oh, you don't have C.
Go buy C.

Three pages!

Think we'll hit five?

Longshadow you are absolutely correct. When in doubt choose letter "C". It is always statistically the right answer in any multiple choice question.

-Mr. GPA 4.0

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

denverdave wrote:

I have a dilemma. There's no absolute right answer so let's agree to skip that answer. I'm heading to a beautiful place with landscapes and nature. I have (defined by quality) an A camera and a B camera. I have a extreme wide angle and a zoom with a big focal length range. Which lens would you place on which camera? High winds and lots of hiking so switching back and forth isn't a good idea. Thank you.

You forgot to differentiate the cameras so I can't help you.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

joer wrote:

You forgot to differentiate the cameras so I can't help you.

Actually, he did. Camera A is a "higher quality" camera. We are left to decide what that means.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Real Nikon Lover wrote:

Longshadow you are absolutely correct. When in doubt choose letter "C". It is always statistically the right answer in any multiple choice question.

-Mr. GPA 4.0

fehutch Loc: gulfport, ms

denverdave wrote:

I have a dilemma. There's no absolute right answer so let's agree to skip that answer. I'm heading to a beautiful place with landscapes and nature. I have (defined by quality) an A camera and a B camera. I have a extreme wide angle and a zoom with a big focal length range. Which lens would you place on which camera? High winds and lots of hiking so switching back and forth isn't a good idea. Thank you.

Within the parameters of the question and disregarding all speed bump answers:
Put the zoom on A and the wide angle on B. Best camera paired with most versatile lens. I would use B only for controllable exposure situations. That’s what I would plan; and I like the idea of two bodies for versatility.

ELNikkor

Zoom and 1 camera. In many cases it is impossible to get correct composition with one fixed lens of any focal length when going into the wild.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

denverdave wrote:

I have a dilemma. There's no absolute right answer so let's agree to skip that answer. I'm heading to a beautiful place with landscapes and nature. I have (defined by quality) an A camera and a B camera. I have a extreme wide angle and a zoom with a big focal length range. Which lens would you place on which camera? High winds and lots of hiking so switching back and forth isn't a good idea. Thank you.

"Landscapes".... wide angle to normal is a more typical choice, although tele can be useful at times.

"Nature".... ??? if you mean wildlife, telephoto... if you mean close-ups, macro? (or extension tubes?)

I'd take camera A with both lenses and wouldn't worry about changing lenses when needed. It's silly to avoid swapping lenses. (You do have a sensor cleaning kit too, don't you?)

But I'd also take camera B as a backup and if I didn't want to haul it around, leave it in the car or hotel room or wherever.

photoman022 Loc: Manchester CT USA

I had (and still have) a similar situation. I have two cameras, but they are of equal quality. On my cross country trip I put my wide angle zoom (18-55) on one and my 70-300 on the other. What did I find out? The vast majority of my photos were taken with the 18-55. The question is, what is important to you? The wide angle shots or the zoom shots? If I were in your situation I know that I would put my wide angle on camera A because I will use it the most. I would put the zoom on camera b because that's the way I shoot. How about you? How do you shoot?

wmurnahan Loc: Bloomington IN

I have two cameras that take the same lens mount, one being full frame and one being crop. I put my wide angle on the full and my zoom on the crop. Usually, when zooming I'm trying to get as far as I can and you can't get the wide angle with the crop.

wetreed

quixdraw wrote:

IMO, Unanswerable with info provided.

I agree. I think if the OP is having a difficult time figuring out what to take he should get a good point and shoot with fairly wide range zoom.

Besperus Loc: Oregon

No quick answer. Wide angle for picturesque views. Longer if wildlife is the focus. I assume two different systems or two different lens mounts? Hence the A & B deal. Or go to Goodwill buy a cheap point and shoot with a zoom that close focuses. Twenty bucks, photos hardly worth printing
(probably). Priorities rule!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

larryepage wrote:

Actually, he did. Camera A is a "higher quality" camera. We are left to decide what that means.

According yo what quality aspects?