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Jan 28, 2018 10:17:57   #
elliott937 Loc: St. Louis
 
Because we travel ever summer, about 2/3 of the time we travel outside the USA, we thought the Global Entry to be a smart move. So tell me David, once we get our GOES card, are you saying that we should (somehow) have our GOES number included on our ticket/boarding pass, when we order the ticket online?

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Jan 28, 2018 10:24:50   #
Jeffcs Loc: Myrtle Beach South Carolina
 
24-120 and a new wife sounds like you also need to widen your photography horizons and shoot something other than your wife

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Jan 28, 2018 11:27:26   #
wrangler5 Loc: Missouri
 
I was stationed at a military base within driving distance of San Francisco, and on one of my day trips to that city I went with only a Leica rangefinder and a 90mm/2.8 lens (the short Tele-Elmarit - the hood was about as long as the lens.) It made for an interesting photographic day, I enjoyed the small, light kit, and I'm glad I had the experience of looking for photo opportunities with a narrower view. But knew I could come back again easily and so wasn't concerned about not capturing images that only a wider angle lens would get.

If you're taking a vacation where you always take a vacation - some people always go to Cape Cod, or Key West, or Aspen, or wherever - MAYBE it would be an interesting photo experiment to go with only one lens one year. But if you're going someplace unique, I suspect you'd be very sorry (photographically) if you only went with a short tele.

So as almost everybody has advised, go with the zoom. If I absolutely HAD to take only one lens on a special vacation, then it absolutely would NOT be a short tele, but rather a relatively fast wide angle. And for me, that would mean a 28mm if I were shooting full frame 35mm, or its equivalent in other sensor sizes. (Since I always print my images square, and so necessarily lose some width in the cropping, my actual walking around lens is a 24mm equivalent.) Especially with higher pixel sensors you can crop in for a narrower field of view in a print, but there are lots of places where you won't be able to back up far enough with only an 85/90mm lens to capture the width you'd like to have for some images.

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Jan 28, 2018 11:38:28   #
david vt Loc: Vermont
 
elliott937 wrote:
Because we travel ever summer, about 2/3 of the time we travel outside the USA, we thought the Global Entry to be a smart move. So tell me David, once we get our GOES card, are you saying that we should (somehow) have our GOES number included on our ticket/boarding pass, when we order the ticket online?


Exactly right. the GOES number, or the pre-check number is called on most sites as a “known traveler number”. I have mine built into my FF profiles and it “auto loads” when I buy a ticket, but there should be a way, when entering your personal info if buying direct, to enter this known traveler number. Once in, you should be good to go. Can I speak to ALL airlines and websites - obviously not - but the main ones I use all have this as an option.

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Jan 28, 2018 11:39:43   #
bcrawf
 
howardg wrote:
I'm going on vacation and only want to carry one lens. I have a Nikon 85mm 1.8 and a Nikon 24-120 f4. My camera is a Nikon 750.
Most of my shots are "wife in front of a building, wife shopping, wife getting on the bus. I think you got the idea what I shoot. Any suggestions would be helpful.


Of your two lenses, the 24-120mm is the obvious choice.

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Jan 28, 2018 11:53:24   #
Cabase
 
I have a D750 and love the 24-120 f4 as a versatile walking around lens!

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Jan 28, 2018 12:10:37   #
reverand
 
Take the 24-120. The 85mm is perfect for portraits (wide angle lenses tend to turn faces into globes), but not so hot for scenic--you'd only be able to get details of buildings, not whole buildings. Another thing to do, when you get a chance, is to determine what your favorite focal length happens to be. We all see things differently. For a great many photographers, 50mm or 55mm is "normal," which is one of the reasons it's the lens dealers automatically pair with camera bodies. For me, however, 35mm looks normal, and 24 looks wide. Most of my 35mm work seems to be at 35mm--my 4x5 work, however, tends to be 90mm, which is equivalent to a 24mm on a 35mm full frame camera.

The 24-120, obviously, gives you focal lengths from wide angle to short telephoto.

After you get back from your trip, assuming you've used the zoom lens, review your images and see what focal lengths you used most often. If it turns out that 90% of your photographs are taken at 35mm, for instance, then next time, you can take a lighter (and cheaper) single focus-length 35mm lens.

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Jan 28, 2018 14:09:46   #
cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast
 
The only choice is 24-120.

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Jan 28, 2018 14:31:37   #
One Rude Dawg Loc: Athol, ID
 
howardg wrote:
I'm going on vacation and only want to carry one lens. I have a Nikon 85mm 1.8 and a Nikon 24-120 f4. My camera is a Nikon 750.
Most of my shots are "wife in front of a building, wife shopping, wife getting on the bus. I think you got the idea what I shoot. Any suggestions would be helpful.


24-120

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Jan 28, 2018 14:57:34   #
jaywong2866
 
SS319 wrote:
Take the body but not the lens. Tell the wife that, "when we get into town, you want to look for a lens for your camera". Should save you thousands of dollars over the course of your vacation.


perfect idea

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Jan 28, 2018 15:01:30   #
Indiana Loc: Huntington, Indiana
 
frankie c wrote:
Take both lenses and leave your wife home :)


That was my thought!

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Jan 28, 2018 17:37:07   #
Twinbro Loc: North Central Arkansas
 
I would never shoot my wife.... I don't like to cook, clean, or do household chores.. (lol)

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Jan 28, 2018 17:55:07   #
rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA
 
alx wrote:
This reminds me of my first trip to Hawaii back in 1980. My wife at the time was also a photographer and we traveled well armed. The most amusing thing was watching the Japanese couples taking pictures of each other as they strolled down the beach. No need for them to focus. First one would pose next to something, like a lifeguard stand, the other would take the picture and they would swap places, handing off the camera in the process. Then they'd move on to the next object and follow the same routine always the exact same distance apart, I swear to the inch. And on to the next, and on and on... I've seen couples do this next to garbage cans, fences, and even an old pole with wires at the top that had once been for lights. The wires were so high, you could tell they were out of the shot - it was just a pole.

A few minutes later, another couple would be strolling down the beach...

Take the zoom.
This reminds me of my first trip to Hawaii back in... (show quote)

When my wife and I rode the Cass Railroad last summer http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-473004-1.html
I failed to capture one scene. As we sat on the train, ready to leave the station, an young oriental couple made their way to the train to join us. I would have walked in a straight deliberate path - but not them. They walked from the parking lot to the train via several objects along the way {lamp-posts, signs, etc}, using a selfie-stick to take their own picture at each spot.

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Jan 28, 2018 18:11:25   #
Lagoonguy Loc: New Smyrna Beach, FL
 
24-120 or 24-105 works well for travel. On the pre-check side discussion my wife and I flew to Kauai eight days ago with a pre-checked ticket (but not Global Entry - they have just been assigning this, perhaps our age or travel pattern) and I was told there was no need to unpack my photo gear although I came prepared to do so with my lenses detached from my cameras and with the extra batteries in a clear plastic bag. This was not the case on our return flight on Lufthansa from Belgrade last October. Even though I asked if they wanted me to remove my photo gear they said no need but then the same agent asked me to remove everything from my camera bag after it went through X-Ray. I guess they thought they saw something - that’s very OK with me. It really isn’t a big deal. Just take your time unpacking your gear and do the same once it gets through inspection. They have never touched my gear. I repacked and put it all in my small roll on luggage and no one at the gate ever said a thing to me. I do carry an almost empty backpack small enough to fit under the seat in front of me just in case anybody challenges the roll on. Thanks for the tip someone mentioned of placing each lens and camera in a separate plastic bag - good idea! Enjoy your travels!

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Jan 28, 2018 21:21:55   #
Bear2 Loc: Southeast,, MI
 
Steamboat wrote:
A long zoom so I could shoot it from the bar;-)


Great idea!
I’ll drink to that.

Duane

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