Which lens
Jan 20, 2023 09:28:21 #
I am going to Cape Canaveral next month and I only want to take 1lens on the tour. Choices are 35-70, 70-200, or 300. Any suggestions?
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camerapapi wrote:
Full frame or cropped sensor?
Always someone around to butt in and mention a most important factor when choosing a lens.
Too bad most will ignore the advice.
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Jan 20, 2023 09:52:24 #
You can get very close to most of the indoor and outdoor rocket, capsule and control room exits … so whether you have a full frame or crop sensor camera … the 35-70 is perfect. Only need for a long lens would be outside buildings and launch towers … but they’re too far away to warrant your 70-200.
Jan 20, 2023 09:57:31 #
Bill_de wrote:
Always someone around to butt in and mention a most important factor when choosing a lens.
Too bad most will ignore the advice.
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Too bad most will ignore the advice.
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I just go with the focal length numbers, regardless of what format.
Wide, wider, tele, more tele, relative to each other lens, no matter what format.
18 will be wider than 35 no matter what camera one puts it on.
Jan 20, 2023 11:04:00 #
Bill_de wrote:
Always someone around to butt in and mention a most important factor when choosing a lens.
Too bad most will ignore the advice.
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Too bad most will ignore the advice.
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LOL!!
Jan 20, 2023 17:01:31 #
After you do the visitor’s center at Kennedy, go to the South Gate at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and ask for a pass to go to the museum. Little known (likely no one there but you), but way cool with an original blockhouse with all the electronics in place, maybe 40 rockets of various kinds outside, and a museum.
Jan 20, 2023 17:05:21 #
TriX wrote:
After you do the visitor’s center at Kennedy, go to the South Gate at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and ask for a pass to go to the museum. Little known (likely no one there but you), but way cool with an original blockhouse with all the electronics in place, maybe 40 rockets of various kinds outside, and a museum.
THAT was really neat! Saw it in the early 80s.
Jan 21, 2023 05:49:04 #
StanMac wrote:
Having been there, I think the 35-70 would be the most useful.
Stan
Stan
Agree.
Jan 21, 2023 07:38:15 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
IBE wrote:
I am going to Cape Canaveral next month and I only want to take 1lens on the tour. Choices are 35-70, 70-200, or 300. Any suggestions?
Are you going to photograph a launch? If no, your two zooms will do nicely.
Jan 21, 2023 08:35:10 #
I covered everything at the museum with an 18-55 on my APS-C D40 (around 28-85 FF equivalent). The 35-70 should be fine.
Jan 21, 2023 09:01:45 #
It would be helpful if you were able to describe what you're going to photograph. i.e. inside museum, visitors center, static rockets on display, bus tours, or are you going to try to photograph an actual launch. The closest you can get for a launch is roughly 3 miles away (minimum). I f you're offsite add a minimum of 5-8 miles.
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