Db7423 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

I certainly wouldn't leave the 10-20 home. Landscapes, interiors, streets like the one pictured above... And your 24-70.

seroposi

What, rain- here, nah !!!! Enjoy your trip.

Best way to see London will be from top of The Shard ( tallest building in w.europe?) nr Tower Bridge. Guess it's about £25 and viewing platform due to open I think in February. I'm planning to go when it actually does stop raining.

http://the-shard.com

raysass Loc: Brooklin, On, Canada.

Thanks for your reply Db7423. Taking all three might be a packing problem as I would have to carry a backpack plus luggage and we'll be on planes, trains, and car rentals. Now if I could get the wife to leave her handbag at home........

raysass Loc: Brooklin, On, Canada.

I have never been to London but my wife has been. Thanks for your thoughts alycrom. Ray.

raysass Loc: Brooklin, On, Canada.

After reading all your comments I will have to squeeze in at least two lenses.The 24-70 f2.8 is quite heavy, so maybe the 10-20 wide angle and 18-250. I can use the plastic sleeve that they use to cover the newspapers with to weather proof my camera. Thanks for all your comments and well wishes. Ray.

raysass Loc: Brooklin, On, Canada.

Will make a note of that seroposi. Ray.

billgr Loc: UK

Have another week and go west coast Scotland
Shame to miss it on such a big trip

Hope you have fun :-)

jbslord Loc: Coventry UK

Be prepared for mostly flashless photography indoors. Most National Trust and English Heritage places don't allow flash photography. Privately held properties may not allow any photography at all. I use primarily the 10-22 wide angle, a 70-300 long zoom and a 22-55 short zoom as the most common but never leave home without the 1.8 50. As for rain protection, You can make your own out of a shopping bag and a bit of tape. Not posh but effective and on a budget.
But beware; I came over from Canada ten years ago and still haven't been all the places I want to go. It can be addictive to any photographer. One final note, you'll be bringing your battery charger, canon and Nikon both work 100-200 volts so all you need to do is change the plug. I brought a short jump lead and female end from Canada and bought a plug locally to fit the other end. Saves another few dollars for more useful pursuits.

jbslord Loc: Coventry UK

It stops raining?...oh right, then it starts snowing.

elandel Loc: Milan, Italy

When I travel, and want to go light (which is always :mrgreen: ) i take max. 3 lenses: an all-purpose 18-250 or something similar - a wide angle 12-24 and a nifty fifty for low light which fits in my pocket.

Just my experience.

krispix Loc: London - UK

Hi Rayass,
September is not a bad time to come here. The kids are back at school and most of the tourists are gone. But it can still be good weather at the tail end of Summer.
I carried 4 lenses round a 3 week visit to India and never took my 18-200mm off once! But it does depend on what you want to photograph.
I agree with John Evans that Durham Cathedral is one of the most impressive buildings I have ever seen, and Durham itself is not too shabby. But it's a big detour from your intended route. So if you do decide to make that journey try to drop in to a few other places en route.
You will struggle to cram London into two days. If it's landmarks you're after then your 'tick-list' for photographs must include:
Tower Bridge/Tower of London
Houses of Parliament/Whitehall
Buckingham Palace/The Mall/Admiralty Arch
Trafalgar Square
Piccadilly Circus
Marble Arch/Oxford Street/Regent Street
HMS Belfast
If you have time your secondary list could include:
The Monument
The Temple (check opening times)
Leicester Square
St James's Palace
All the parks; Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park, St James's Park. Then moving out a bit; Kew Gardens & Richmond Park.
I hope you enjoy your visit.

GeoffHD Loc: Essex UK

Half of England is indoors????? I think you should get out into the countryside a bit, like the Peek District, Lake District, or the National Parks, Snowdonia, Dartmoor, Exmoor, Brecon Beacons need I go on.
With your longer lens you are going to miss a lot.
I would defernitly take the shortest focal lenth lens and maybe omit the mid range lens.
Oh and if you take the Bullet train you might end up or start in Tokyo, as the Bullet train is in Japan;-}

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

It's funny how times change. We did three months covering the same area in 1974, and all I brought was my Miranda Sensorex with it's standard 50mm lens. I could never do that today.

Radioman Loc: Ontario Canada

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Hello, Macro is right - you really do need the 10mm. ( his picture of Cirencester makes me feel a little 'homesick'.)
One thing you will notice is that in the evening, it takes a LOT longer to get dark than here in Ontario. i recommend that you use the 60D auto-bracketing feature outdoors in the evenings, and inside buildings - and RAW + JPEG when not bracketing.

Make sure that your battery charger has the adaptor for the 240V British power plugs :-)

murphy Loc: Georgia

Hi: We are going to Ireland the first week of April. I too have used the advice of everyone here and got a 18-250 Sigma. Now I have about the same question. Should I also take the nifty fifty or the 17-50 f2.8? So what advise can I get here. I really don't want to carry a lot of extra's that I don't need. Thanks!