Which lens on which camera? 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...

denverdave

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.

Quixdraw Loc: x

IMO, Unanswerable with info provided.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

I'm thinking of a number. I'll give you three guesses.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

quixdraw wrote:

IMO, Unanswerable with info provided.

Mustanger Loc: Grants Pass, Oregon 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.

Take the quality camera & either of the two lenses....Take great pics ...just enjoy you are overthinking this. If you see a beautiful spot & really NEED the other lens...just think you get TWO marvelous trips!

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

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.

Just lighten the load - leave camera B and take A with the Zoom ! .....You might also take a close up lens or small extension tube for close-ups with the zoom.
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Orphoto Loc: Oregon

Assuming you have already decided to take both bodies and both lenses and that you are spending the nights in a protected place like a motel/hotel....make your choices once you get there and see how your personal preferences interact with the area. Some day's activities may push you in one direction versus the other. If your style emphasizes big views, then there is a bias toward better body with wide. If you prefer isolating details, wide range zoom will have the nod. If you are bashful about changing lenses in public, do it each night in the protected space.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

And it might help if we knew what cameras and lenses you are talking about.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

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.

Based on my experience, there are two options. In order of preference:

1. Put the zoom on Camera A. Leave Camera B and the extreme wide angle at home (or in the car).

2. If you insist on the extreme wide angle, put it on the camera with the highest pixel count. Put the zoom on the other camera.

This assumes that either both cameras are full frame or that both are crop frame.

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

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.

I have, on this forum, tried to ask questions in as few words as possible using generalities. It doesn't work. Be specific about the cameras, the lenses and the intended scenes. You might get a direct answer.

But bottom line, assuming you bought each camera and each lens, you had some purpose in mind for each one. Think about it each night as you go. Put together the combinations you think will best suit the next day's shooting.

Bill_de Loc: US

I agree with Denver Dave. He does have a dilemma. Not sure if it's type A or type B, but I think it's a doozie!

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larryepage Loc: North Texas area

lmTrying wrote:

I have, on this forum, tried to ask questions in as few words as possible using generalities. It doesn't work. Be specific about the cameras, the lenses and the intended scenes. You might get a direct answer.

But bottom line, assuming you bought each camera and each lens, you had some purpose in mind for each one. Think about it each night as you go. Put together the combinations you think will best suit the next day's shooting.

I interpreted this as a hypothetical question intended to get us to think about how to most effectively use our equipment. I find it to be an interesting question with some real applicability.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

You have to buy another lens. Extreme wide angle and a big tele are what I bought after using moderate lenses for a while. I find that my 28-300mm on a D750 works fine in almost all situations. For travel, I take a compact camera.

cameraf4 Loc: Delaware

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.

OK ... I'll play. Use logic. First, do you "prefer" using one camera over the other? That would be my first consideration (tough for me personally. I have 5 DSLRs and I love-and-use them all).
Second, of all the photos you have taken, which of the two "types" of lenses have you used most? I love wildlife photos BUT have far more landscapes. Of the landscapes the ones I tend to enjoy most are of the "sweeping aka wide-angle-view" type.
Therefore I decide what types of images I am "most" hoping to create --- which lens will most likely be used for those images --- and put that lens on the preferential camera. Keep both cameras close and easily accessible and go have a great time.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

As suggested, why not using both lenses on camera A.