Estes Park: Going to Estes Park Co, I have a Nikon 7500, 18-300 lens, 200-500 lens all Nikkor for all the wildlife. Will that cover what I want to photograph out there, I have heard...

Erp1938

Going to Estes Park Co, I have a Nikon 7500, 18-300 lens, 200-500 lens all Nikkor for all the wildlife.
Will that cover what I want to photograph out there, I have heard the 200-500 can give you trouble going through the airport. Your thoughts on this.

Hip Coyote

Only if it is filled with explosives or drugs. So what if they stop you? Hand it over and let them examine it.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Hip Coyote wrote:

Only if it is filled with explosives or drugs. So what if they stop you? Hand it over and let them examine it.

Erp1938

Thank You!

Erp1938

Longshadow wrote:

Thank You!

kmpankopf Loc: Mid-Michigan; SW Pennsylvania

I've taken mine through Detroit, pre-check, and never had an issue. I'm always asked to open my camera case, but it is just for a cursory look. Never had to demonstrate it was a lens. Check points at air shows, different story.

zug55 Loc: Naivasha, Kenya, and Austin, Texas

At airport security, I always take camera bodies and lenses out of my bag and put them in a separate tray. This allows TSA agents at the X-ray machine to take an unobstructed look. Your 200-500mm should not be a problem.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Erp1938 wrote:

Going to Estes Park Co, I have a Nikon 7500, 18-300 lens, 200-500 lens all Nikkor for all the wildlife.
Will that cover what I want to photograph out there, I have heard the 200-500 can give you trouble going through the airport. Your thoughts on this.

Those lenses should be plenty.
Can either focus close with relatively high magnification as the small flowers and such are amazing.
If not perhaps a minimal extension tube would be great to add with minimal space and weight impact.
Just a thought.

Have fun, it is a great area.
Our dog guide had fun watching the Marmots pop up and down as he walked along.

alltoptom

FYI just a quick comment, Rocky Mountain National Park has strict reservation rules make sure you go online a make reservations to enter park. Daily entries fill up fast in the Summer.

DLewis Loc: Aurora, CO

Erp1938 wrote:

Going to Estes Park Co, I have a Nikon 7500, 18-300 lens, 200-500 lens all Nikkor for all the wildlife.
Will that cover what I want to photograph out there, I have heard the 200-500 can give you trouble going through the airport. Your thoughts on this.

If possible, take Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park to the top of Trail Ridge Road. Dirt road but easily passable with auto. Beautimous trip!

photoman43

Ask about the spots where the Elk might be at or near sunset. Photograph them from your car window. If you have a bean bag bring it. I never have had to take my 500mm lens out of my bag in the US. I do tell the TSA agent what is in the bag.

Erp1938

Hip Coyote wrote:

Only if it is filled with explosives or drugs. So what if they stop you? Hand it over and let them examine it.

Funny! Just a lens.

Erp1938

Architect1776 wrote:

Those lenses should be plenty.
Can either focus close with relatively high magnification as the small flowers and such are amazing.
If not perhaps a minimal extension tube would be great to add with minimal space and weight impact.
Just a thought.

Have fun, it is a great area.
Our dog guide had fun watching the Marmots pop up and down as he walked along.

I do have a 50mm 1.8 I could take?

Erp1938

alltoptom wrote:

FYI just a quick comment, Rocky Mountain National Park has strict reservation rules make sure you go online a make reservations to enter park. Daily entries fill up fast in the Summer.

Thanks, I have that on my calendar went to go online.

Erp1938

kmpankopf wrote:

I've taken mine through Detroit, pre-check, and never had an issue. I'm always asked to open my camera case, but it is just for a cursory look. Never had to demonstrate it was a lens. Check points at air shows, different story.

Thanks