Which lens on which camera? (Page 5): You are funny!

MFTVGirl Loc: Baltimore, MD

CHG_CANON wrote:

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

You are funny!

AzYooper Loc: Sun Lakes AZ (Almost Phoenix)

Full frame or Crop camera. Put the tele on the crop if available.

Boris77

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.

Simple.
Zoom lens on best camera. Leave extreme wide angle at home-they are almost worthless.
In truth I would carry one camera with a high quality modest zoom lens.
Cell phone back up camera.
Boris

Josephakraig

camerapapi wrote:

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

He actually stated he did not want to changes lenses because of high winds where he was going.

If yoiu must take both cameras and both lenses I would likely put my best lens on my best camera, I assume that means your nice zoom on your "A" camera and your wide angle on your "B" camera.

I don't know what your zoom range or how wide your wide angle lens is. My experience with my wide angle is that you can get a couple really nice shots but then your've had enough. The vast majority of my landscapes are taken with my 24-70, yeah I have the 28-300 and and several other lenses but the 24-70 gets a lot of camera time. I do use the 28-300 on occasion but it has a few minor quality problems so when I need a good shot I use the 24-70 f:2.8. My Tamron 15-30 is one of my favorite lenses and I use it but only in the right place for it which isn't terribly often. The 24-70 zoom however is good for just about anything.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Longshadow wrote:

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Three pages!

Think we'll hit five?

Seven, do I hear seven?

petrochemist Loc: UK

Assuming both lenses fit either camera & camera B does not have features unavailable on camera A, then the obvious solution is to take camera A & both lenses. I'd probably go with the zoom fitted as I find ultra wide lenses fairly limited in usefulness, just fantastic options when they do work. Even if the area is windy it's possible to find/create shelter for a lens change.
I rarely take a camera without at least 4 lens options, there may be many trips where I'll never switch from the kit zoom, but there have been other outings where half a dozen lenses will be used.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Longshadow wrote:

Seven, do I hear seven?

Lets start a betting pool on when or IF the OP ever replies.

With a side pool on if this is a real OP or a creature of Admin and friends.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

robertjerl wrote:

Lets start a betting pool on when or IF the OP ever replies.

With a side pool on if this is a real OP or a creature of Admin and friends.

Cup of coffee says no OP reply.
Another cup of coffee says "conversation starter".

Flickwet Loc: NEOhio

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.

Extreme wide angle on the B camera and the zoom on the A camera, Now will this be the end of it?

mundy-F2 Loc: Chicago suburban 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.

Tough to answer. I usually shoot with a single camera and a 35mm f/1.4 if that is all I can take with me.
Mundy

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

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.

If one of the cameras is crop frame and one full frame, put the wide angle on the FF to get the widest shots possible, and the telephoto on the crop frame to take advantage of crop factor and extend your reach. If both are one or the other, use the wide angle on the lower resolution body since you will most likely use it for scenic shots so close detail will not be as critical. Use the telephoto on the higher resolution body since you most likely will be shooting wildlife, mushrooms, people etc. On these kind of shots you may want to crop quite a lot and the additional pixels will come in handy for that.

k2edm Loc: FN32AD

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.

Canon makes a 25-115 mm (or sumpin like that) zoom lens ...anything beyond that can be made up by cropping later at home... and if 25 (or so) isnt wide enuff, getting closer than that requires means you hafta get close enuff for whatever you are photoing to eat you...

hrblaine

>If you are bashful about changing lenses in public, do it each night in the protected space.

I'm bashful about changing my underwear in public, not my lens but it's good advice for me too! :-) Harry

Richard West Loc: Finger Lakes Region in upstate NY

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.

Given that the information you’ve provided is sketchy at best, just buy yourself a good, rugged point’n shoot camera with a wide focal length range. You won’t need to change lenses in high winds and it’s going to be a lot lighter in weight to carry with all the hiking you say you’ll be doing. A lightweight tripod with a means to hang your pack on to it to weight the tripod and provide stability for the camera is all you’ll need. Remember, equipment equals pounds, and pounds equals pain. The longer the hike, the more pain, and the greater the regret of taking all that extra hardware, especially if the shots you come back with don’t “knock your socks off”. Just saying.

willaim Loc: Sunny Southern California

A camera or B camera, doesn't say much. Take either one with both lenses.