One Lens For Scotland
Apr 29, 2022 06:49:59 #
traderjohn wrote:
It really isn't. People complicate it. The paranoia of backing up everything three times, "spare" cameras.
I suppose I trust my equipment too much...
Apr 29, 2022 06:57:51 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
Longshadow wrote:
Wow, I didn't know photography life could be so complicated.
Point, focus & compose, refocus if need be, shoot! Of coarse their are artistic choices if so desired.
Apr 29, 2022 07:02:09 #
Apr 29, 2022 07:03:36 #
tcthome wrote:
Point, focus & compose, refocus if need be, shoot! Of coarse their are artistic choices if so desired.
That doesn't seem too complicated to me.
Apr 29, 2022 07:23:59 #
zug55
Loc: Naivasha, Kenya, and Austin, Texas
Longshadow wrote:
I still refer to the lens as what it is, 18-200.
Whatever the field of view between camera formats is, it is relative, I don't worry about it.
"This" is what I get on my <APS-C> camera with an 18-200.
I acknowledge the difference, but don't worry about, nor do I dwell on it it.
Whatever the field of view between camera formats is, it is relative, I don't worry about it.
"This" is what I get on my <APS-C> camera with an 18-200.
I acknowledge the difference, but don't worry about, nor do I dwell on it it.
I completely agree with this. If you shoot with an APS-C camera with a 18-200mm lens, you know what you get, regardless of the numbers salad. There is no need to think about this any further.
The problem is here on UHH. OP has APS-C camera. Yet many Hoggers recommend a full-frame 24-105mm based on their own full-frame experience. The Sony 24-105mm is a perfect travel lens--if you have a full-frame body, like the Sony A7 III. But if you shoot with an APS-C body, like OP, it is not because of the crop factor. That is all. Same numbers, different impact depending on camera body.
Apr 29, 2022 07:33:37 #
Apr 29, 2022 07:59:18 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
zug55 wrote:
"Wide enough" indeed is a relative term,... (show quote)
Like many, I have both crop and full-frame cameras. I also have a number of lenses, including an 18-200mm DX Lens and a 24-120mm full frame lens. I bought the 24-120 as a "sometimes alternative" for the 17-55mm f/2.8 DX lens that I've happily used for close to 15 years.
While the 18-200 is a generally serviceable lens, it has some noticeable quirks that would cause me some concern taking it as my "only" lens on a trip halfway around the world. The 24-120 is just generally a better lens, not to mention faster. So I'd much rather have to deal with those few times that I might have to make a panorama or otherwise deal with a lens that isn't quite wide enough than deal with a lens which uncorrectably makes all of my photographs a little less "good."
To me, questions like this bring to the front the question, "Do you drive your photography, or do you allow your equipment to drive and define your photography?"
Apr 29, 2022 08:03:04 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
Don't know Sony but Tamron has a 28 To 300mm that I use in travels (Europe & Asia).
Apr 29, 2022 08:33:53 #
GeneinChi wrote:
Going to Scotland for 17 days in October. As I see it, there are all sorts of photo ops from inside abandoned castles to city scenes to gorgeous landscapes and everything in between. I only want to take one lens on a Sony a6400. If you’ve been to Scotland, what lens would you recommend? Thank you in advance..
Gene
Gene
A Waterproof one. Not familiar with SONY but I'd go wideangle with a low 'F' if you fancy streetscenes and interiors with perhaps a 4 or 5x zoom. But weathersealed would be very wise. Or an OPTECH sleeve.
Apr 29, 2022 08:37:54 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
GeneinChi wrote:
Going to Scotland for 17 days in October. As I see it, there are all sorts of photo ops from inside abandoned castles to city scenes to gorgeous landscapes and everything in between. I only want to take one lens on a Sony a6400. If you’ve been to Scotland, what lens would you recommend? Thank you in advance..
Gene
Gene
For General Photography I have a Nikon 16 -80mm and for Olympus a Pannosonic 12-60mm. Both Lens are equivlent to 24-120mm full frame. These lenses are wide enough and long enough for a majority of situations.
Apr 29, 2022 09:37:25 #
I did two weeks in Scotland a few years ago with my Sony a6300 and used mostly my 18-135. Good for landscape, castles, urban scenes
Apr 29, 2022 10:19:04 #
When I went I took 2 lens 24-70 and a 70-200. The bulk of my pictures were shot with the 24-70. Rented a car and drove around for 10 days.
Apr 29, 2022 10:23:20 #
I love the KISS principle. Ask yourself, what lens do I use most here in Chicago, IL. Take that lens to Scotland.
Dennis
Dennis
Apr 29, 2022 10:47:53 #
Picture Taker wrote:
Don't know Sony but Tamron has a 28 To 300mm that I use in travels (Europe & Asia).
Enjoy your trips and your superzoom.
Apr 29, 2022 11:03:06 #
Longshadow wrote:
Wow, I didn't know photography life could be so complicated.
Longshadow, just imagine how complicated it would be if he wanted to do Wales and Northern Ireland as well.
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