photography tips for River Cruise, Europe: My wife and I are planning a river cruise next spring. It is our first. I would appreciate any tips relative to photography or in general. I...

keith k

My wife and I are planning a river cruise next spring. It is our first. I would appreciate any tips relative to photography or in general. I have a Nikon D5600 and my go to lens is 18-140. I also have a 35 mm lens but was not planning to take that. What about a camera bag? Something smaller.

Thanks
Keith

williejoha

The 80-140 should be all you will need.
WJH

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

keith k wrote:

My wife and I are planning a river cruise next spring. It is our first. I would appreciate any tips relative to photography or in general. I have a Nikon D5600 and my go to lens is 18-140. I also have a 35 mm lens but was not planning to take that. What about a camera bag? Something smaller.

Thanks
Keith

We went on a Tauck Danube cruise in 2018. I had a Sony RX10 IV. It was perfect. I think you'll be fine with the D5600 and the 18-140mm. Perhaps a bit more reach?
Mark

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

I’ve made a few European river cruises. Your lens should be fine. My only suggestion would be a long bridge camera for shoreline shots. Don’t bother with a tripod or even a monopod. Both will detract from the joy of the trip. As for a bag, three recommendations come to mind, a side body sling (Lowepro), a messenger bag, or whichever Peak Design bag best suits your needs. When I first started the river cruises, I took a Canon 60D with 24-105 f4/L and a SX50 HS. Now, I take a Canon Powershot G1x iii and a G3x along with the smallest messenger bag Timbuk2 makes. Enjoy your journey. You’ll be back for more…

Quixdraw Loc: x

Haven't been on a river cruise, but have the 18-140, it is a great little travel lens. I would add a fast prime in the 35-55 range for evening / night. Smaller, unobtrusive and handy.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

keith k wrote:

My wife and I are planning a river cruise next spring. It is our first. I would appreciate any tips relative to photography or in general. I have a Nikon D5600 and my go to lens is 18-140. I also have a 35 mm lens but was not planning to take that. What about a camera bag? Something smaller.

Thanks
Keith

Great camera. You need to get a grey market DX AFP 70-300 VR for many images from boat to shore. About $200.

The 18-140 will do for most of your shore excursions. I used a Sigma 17-50 for that purpose. The f2.8 was handy inside buildings as the D5600 starts getting noisy above ISO 400. Shoot RAW and get Topaz denoise if a problem.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

keith k wrote:

My wife and I are planning a river cruise next spring. It is our first. I would appreciate any tips relative to photography or in general. I have a Nikon D5600 and my go to lens is 18-140. I also have a 35 mm lens but was not planning to take that. What about a camera bag? Something smaller.

Thanks
Keith

On the Danube and Rhine I only took my pocket Sony HX99 with the Zeiss 24-750mm zoom lens and a belt pouch to carry it. I worked out great as my hands were hands free and I have the lens range to capture what ever I wanted. Travel right, travel light. Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.

HamB

Nikon Coolpix for our river cruises

keith k

Thanks Great shot that I assume you took with this setup

keith k

Does it really have 750 mm zoom??

Keith

See_the_shot Loc: Bluffton, SC

Wednesday is Castle day. The day the ship goes by dozens of castles perched high above the river. Use the longest lens you can afford. You’ll also have the opportunity to disembark and walk through one of the castles. Wear shoes that have good anti slip soles. Tons of great photo ops.

billmck Loc: Central KY

keith k wrote:

My wife and I are planning a river cruise next spring. It is our first. I would appreciate any tips relative to photography or in general. I have a Nikon D5600 and my go to lens is 18-140. I also have a 35 mm lens but was not planning to take that. What about a camera bag? Something smaller.

Thanks
Keith

I’ve done several river cruises in Europe. I find I use the wide end of my Tamron 18-400 most of the time, but the long end is very useful in certain situations.

Rashid Abdu Loc: Ohio

keith k wrote:

Thanks Great shot that I assume you took with this setup

3 years ago, I went on a Danube cruise. I bought the Sony Rx10M4. It was the best investment I made.
The camera is light (2.5 lbs), with fixed 24-600mm sharp Zeiss lens f2.4-16. Should you decide on this camera, get it now. The learning curve is a a bit steep, because it has so many features.
Amazing camera.
Enjoy your cruise.
Rashid

cdayton

On our first Viking cruise over 10 years ago, I took my D300 (crop) with an 18-200 and would not travel with less range. On a more recent Viking cruise, I used my P900 (really cropped) and used the full range from time to time. I create photo books/slide shows of our trips and have more than adequate resolution for my purposes. Remember, on a boat you can’t use your legs as a telephoto lens and get closer.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

keith k wrote:

Does it really have 750 mm zoom??

Keith

Yes, 24-750 Zeiss lens. I have printed to 20x30 tack sharp prints. Very impressive camera. Has a pop up viewfinder and pop up flash for auto fill flash and shoots Raw.