Walt B

Our family is taking a cruise from South Hampton, UK to Norway and back. We will be making several stops along the Coast of Norway. When we return to South Hampton, we are flying to Edinburgh Scotland and will spend about a week in various parts of Scotland.

I always travel with two camera bodies (Canon 5D Mark IV and Mark III). One will have the Tamron 28-300 lens and the other the Canon 16-35 lens.

Our flight to Scotland limits us to 10kg (22 lbs.) Cabin luggage including overhead and personal items. My 2 cameras with the lens and a laptop almost comes to the 22 lbs.

My question is do I need anything longer than 300mm for photographing in these areas.


Thanks,

Walt B

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

22 pound limit. Buy 10 memory cards and a carrier. One card for each day. Pick one camera body, leave the other one at home with the computer. Take both lenses. If you want a backup, buy a SX730HS. Small, light, great zoom. That's what I would do.

Hammer Loc: London UK

Cant give you and advise on the cameras but take your golf clubs. In Edinburgh you will be very close to Muirfield (difficult to get on )and North Berwick , incredible course , 18th rated as one of the best hole in golf.

The Scots are a very hospitable bunch, you will have a great time . The castle in Edinburgh is like a scene from a fairy tale, please post your photos.

Have a good time .

jmsail365 Loc: Stamford, Ct

We were in Scotland on a cruise last year. The longest lens I had was 200mm which was still quite good for landscapes. The biggest problem
was the weather. The weather was mostly overcast and rainy resulting in a lot of mediocre shots.

insman1132 Loc: Southwest Florida

Yes, sadly you will have to pare down your equipment options. Do I dare suggest another option as this may be a once in a lifetime trip?? Take a look at buying the SX60?? It will give you the flexibility that leaving some of your equipment home will take away, it will give you the lens reach you will need on your trip, and it will become a good backup camera in the future.

Regardless of your choices, have a Wonderful Trip!

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

My most used lens for trips is a 24-85 on my Nikon D800. Of course it isn’t perfect but it works perfectly for about 98% of the photos I take. What lens do you use most for photos around your town? Why would that lens not work just fine in hundreds of other towns?

Dennis

ncribble Loc: Albuquerque, NM

We just returned from such a trip having spent 5 weeks on the Isles. Traveling light is best advice I can offer unless this is a photo safari. For me a Canon 5Diii and 24 ~ 70 was the go to. Leave one of you bodies behind and take your two lens, a polarize filter, then relax and enjoy the beauty of the country and the art of your capture.

gwilliams6

Don't listen to those who say travel without a backup camera. That is foolish. Do you want NO photos if one body goes down, of course not. It can happen, and happened to me in the past. If you can take a lighter body that your lenses fit on then fine, but keep that backup camera. (take a word of advice from a longtime pro that has traveled the world, including Scotland, which I love). You are fine with your lens choices. When I travel I take my 70-200mm f2.8 Sony lens and the super Sony 2X extender. That combo takes care of any longer lens needs I have. And dont worry about the weather, embrace it and make some stunning shots, rainbows and all.

Here is one shot I made in the rain at Loch Shiel, Glenfinnan, Scotland. This is the actual location where many key scenes were filmed for the Harry Potter movie series. Click on Download to see the actual colors and dynamic range of this shot made with my Sony A7RII in the fall of 2017.

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Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Is the weight limit absolute or can you pay for extra, say in baggage? How many are in your family? That's 66lbs for three. Why don't you just baggage check the kids?
Or just ship your clothes to the next location.

gwilliams6

Good ideas, spread the weight.

revhen Loc: By the beautiful Hudson

I found the Canon 18-135mm covered practically all the shots I took on trip to Ireland. Had other lenses with me but very rarely needed them. With a high-quality lens you can take distant shots then crop for specific images.

gwilliams6

Another good point !

Toment Loc: FL, IL

Very nice...

bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA

I just got back from a cruise around the British Isles including N. Ireland, Ireland and Scotland. I took four lenses including a super wide angle and a telephoto. I could have left two of the lenses at home. I used my 28-105mm Nikon lens for photographs through tour bus windows when I had only the window seat and there was not room on the bus so that I could have both seats and comfortably use my 24-70mm f2.8 VR AF Nikon lens, which I used for everything else. I also used the 24-70 and a graphite monopod for panoramas, so I didn't need the 14mm and I never even looked at my telephoto.

Three notes: First, many of the tour buses (we took 11 tours in 12 days) had double pane windows and a polarizing filter will not work to attenuate reflections.

Second, I had a problem with the Air New Zealand ticket agent at the Los Angles (LAX) airport who weight all our carryons. My camera role-aboard was 34 lbs and their limit was 7 Kg in the cabin. The supervisor had me open the case and when she saw that it really did have high value cameras, passed them through with a special handle tag. I had no problem coming back via Air New Zealand at Heathrow.

Third, Next time I will take the 28-70 and save the hastle.

Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

Ditto, space is always a premium when traveling and definitely when flying locally in the EU. Although I always take a computer when I travel, 3 lbs.....ou can always carry a small b/up high quality camera in your pocket, no charge. I have an 18-135 that I use about 90% of the time