David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Nice shots, gwilliams6! Here's a panorama from Edinburgh: DSC_0084ax-Pano by David Casteel, on Flickr
and an interior closeup in St. Giles' Cathedral:

DSC_0158.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr
all taken with the 18-200VR2 lens.

gwilliams6

Thanks. Your shots are looking great,

1) Here is a panorama of the Scottish Highland's Atlantic Ocean western port town of Oban, near where my friend Sam McDonald has his Barguillian Farm, in county Argyle. Oban is a great fishing and tourist city, and a gateway for the many people/car ferries that can take you to all the Scottish Western Islands. There are two of those ferries, docked at left. In the distance, top-right, is the Ilse of Mull.

2) Another different view of the Scottish Highland port town of Oban. Not your imagination, yes that boat ramp is sloped, going down into the water.

Cheers and best to you.

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gwilliams6

msbanks720 Loc: western washington

I have been to the UK on a 5 week adventure...if you are renting a car, take it all in a knapsack. Each day choose two lenses based on what the agenda is and leave the others in the boot or your hotel if you are not driving. For castles the 10-20 for sure...especially ruins - you can get close to capture the massiveness and still get enough background to set the scene...Most days the 18-270 will be your go-to...church interiors, the 35 and the 10-20 to capture the soaring grandeur...also, get one of those rain sleeves...when it is throwing down at kilt rock on Skye you want your gear safe and dry. Changing lenses? Not a problem...I can change a lense in 8 seconds with one hand...practice! Most days I started with an 18-135 and kept the 10-18 in a vest pocket. On days for nature and hiking I left the 10-18 in the car and packed a 200 and converter for wildlife and sheep/coo shots from a distance...above all, don't let trying to get the perfect shot interfere with the thrill of the experience

topcat Loc: Alameda, CA

Both and you will be covered.

But have you thought of low light? That may be a consideration

gwilliams6

In reality you will miss not only farther away wildlife, but creative landscapes if you only have wide angle lenses on vacation.

I have been shooting in Scotland and Ireland for five decades and I am thankful I have both wide and long focal lengths with me. Check out the few Scotland shots I posted in my early comment in the thread, and they were shot from 20mm to 400mm while on vacation.

Cheers and best to you.

Seabastes

I rarely take my Tamron 18-270 lens off my Nikon dSLR, but I would urge you to take your Nikon 10-20mm DX. VR as well for those Wide Angle images you might wish you had.

A second Nikon body is suggested, but if not, bring a small P&S as a convenient camera that you can carry with you all the time. A backup camera is well advised for such a trip.

gwilliams6

In Scotland and Ireland you only have to worry about low light indoors or at night really, so I and others recommend good hand holding techniques, resting your camera on tables, bracing your body against a wall or other object, or using a compact table-top tripod or a small travel tripod.. That will cover them for low light with their 18-270mm and 10-20mm lenses.

For this low light shot inside a pub in the Plocton Inn in Scotland, I just jammed myself against a bar and tucked in my elbows and was able to shoot at lower speed as local musicians jammed away.

Cheers and best to you.

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gwilliams6

Ditto about having a backup camera with you. It could be a small compact camera or even just your smartphone.

Cheers and best to you.

dsnoke Loc: North Georgia, USA

I have been to some parts of Scotland with a D7100, which is a cropped sensor camera like your D5600. Almost all my pictures were taken with my old 18-105 mm lens, and just a few needed my 70-300 mm lens. Your 18-270 mm lens might be sufficient by itself. I think I'd go with the 18-70 and 18-270 and decide when I get there which to use. I would opt to do panoramas rather than carry the 10-20 mm lens. But you don't say which parts of the country you will be visiting, so that's just a guess.

Enjoy the trip!

Seabastes

I have been going through comments on a trip to Scotland and wondered about a Nikon camera body rental for cameras such as your D5600.

I couldn't find that model in my short look. but dSLR Nikon bodies rent from around $50 for a 7 day rental up to over a $100. I expect you would need to rent for two weeks so tabulate the cost based on that.

The images taken may be priceless in the worth of memories and a small amount for the total trip cost.

Another option would be buying a used P&S such as one of the Panasonic models that sell for under $50 up to a couple of hundred. I use Panasonic since Have owned a series of their P&S models over the years and still do up to a couple of mirrorless models.

A Panasonic LX2 for under $50 used could be a worthwhile backup if the rental cost for the Nikon bodies was stretching your budget.

It is a personal decision but I have given it considerable through so toss these options out there.

Wishing you a great trip and experience.