lens comments please
Apr 2, 2019 04:54:54 #
Gene51 wrote:
When I am birding I am walking around, and my walk around lens is a Sigma Sport 150-600 - but I wouldn't mind losing 2 lbs and getting a Tamron G2 - Walk around lens is a silly concept. You take the lens you think you will need to get the job done, or if you have no clue what you are going to encounter, then bring a walk around camera - like a bridge camera. I'd rather use a bridge with a good lens than a dslr or mirrorless with an average lens.
To me, a walk around lens is what I use on a casual stroll if I am not particularly interested in longer shots, but rather anything opportunistic that strikes my fancy. A 35 or 24-70 is usually my choice, but some, like my wife, prefer a more versatile 18-140 to 18-400...relatively light weight and covers most anything of interest. If I wish to be prepared more for birds, depending on the cover I will carry a 70-200, 200-500 or 150-600 G2 if light is decent. I use a shoulder strap attached to the lens foot or L-bracket for smaller lenses and have the length adjusted so my hand guides or holds my set up near my hip. It is comfortable and the bigger lenses are not a big chore. I use an arca-swiss quick release clamp and deployment to a mono, tripod or body-pod is quick and easy. I have thought about the bridge camera scenario you mention and its many advantages, but I'm too used to my dslrs and my simple mind would have difficulty with the transition!
Apr 2, 2019 12:18:30 #
Gene51 wrote:
When I am birding I am walking around, and my walk around lens is a Sigma Sport 150-600 - but I wouldn't mind losing 2 lbs and getting a Tamron G2 - Walk around lens is a silly concept. You take the lens you think you will need to get the job done, or if you have no clue what you are going to encounter, then bring a walk around camera - like a bridge camera. I'd rather use a bridge with a good lens than a dslr or mirrorless with an average lens.
To me, a walk around lens is for the times when you have no set agenda, sort of a come what may lens. For such cases I have 2 come what may cameras and 1 "walk around" lens. My SX50 HS has a really "whatever happens" lens, and my DMC-ZS100 is for times when my cell phone is inadequate. The lens I use on my DSLR is simply a Sigma 18-300mm. It isn't really for birding, but covers most other activities.
Apr 4, 2019 12:08:52 #
Diamond41
Loc: St. Louis, MO
queencitysanta wrote:
I have the 18-140 and love it.
Thank you very much for the replies. I should have left out the birding part as this is not really intended for that. Just as a walk around lens. My camera is a DX so that was the reason for asking. For those who say get an FX, yes I want to just right now what I want is out-of-reach.
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