Lens and other recommendations for Charleston, Savannah and New York City?
Mar 7, 2019 19:36:35 #
Took a morning walk from 5 in the morning until about 9:30(Savannah). remember to leave your lense outside the hotel room. I was there in October and the tropical type climate rendered the lense fairly useless a while coming from the refrigerated hotel room to the densely moist atmosphere although that may not be an issue at this time of year. I used only the nikkor 14-24 on the walk and that worked out well. so your ultra wide angle I think you will find useful. some of the good houses are lit at night so getting out before dawn was useful. the Owens Thomas house will be a good subject in this regard. Another bonus with getting out early in this town-I had the streets to myself for about an hour and a half. The Cathedral is well lit for a predawn shot and then catch the interiors on the way back. Have attached the Mercer house, made well known by the movie Midnight in the garden of Good and Evil
Mar 7, 2019 19:55:26 #
User ID wrote:
Just tilt the 10-18 up anyway. Forget about
tilt shift lenses. They are so limited you hafta
tilt them up anywho. Keystoning is perficklee
normal appearance for tall architecture.
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tilt shift lenses. They are so limited you hafta
tilt them up anywho. Keystoning is perficklee
normal appearance for tall architecture.
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What kind of idiotic stuff is this? You don't even know what a tilt/shift lens is or what it can do. Buildings leaning backwards is not normal appearance for tall architecture. "perficklee" ? Is that how you spell perfectly?
Mar 7, 2019 19:56:29 #
CO wrote:
A 10-18mm is such an extreme wide angle lens. I wo... (show quote)
To each his own--I love that 10-18 and I usually see in wide angles--cities rarely need a long lens (and 135mm is longish for a cropped sensor, equiv. 216mm) unless you want harbor views from across the water. I assume you are not doing commercial architectural work where the verticals are vertical.
Personally I would be tempted to take a fast lens for people shots in the city rather than a long lens. But 18-135 should cover nearly everything by itself. The old photojournalists using the 4x5 Press cameras rarely used anything but a slightly wide normal lens and learned to do everything with it, and most travel pictures are more like photojournalism than they are like wildlife, landscapes, or commercial work such as architecture or models. It is likely to be candids of public places.
Consider which lenses you get the sharpest or best pictures with--a personal question but a factual piece of evidence for your choices. Vacation pictures are, as Ansel Adams said, rather like a diary rather than fine art as such, but of course they can be as artistic as you like.
Mar 7, 2019 20:05:51 #
DJphoto wrote:
We are going to be spending 4 days each in Charles... (show quote)
Three different venues, you're gonna need at least three different lenses, and probably three different cameras . . . Just sayin'
Mar 7, 2019 20:17:58 #
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CO wrote:
What kind of idiotic stuff is this?
You don't even know what a tilt/shift
lens is or what it can do. Buildings
leaning backwards is not normal
appearance for tall architecture.
"perficklee" ? Is that how you spell
perfectly?
What kind of idiotic stuff is this?
You don't even know what a tilt/shift
lens is or what it can do. Buildings
leaning backwards is not normal
appearance for tall architecture.
"perficklee" ? Is that how you spell
perfectly?
Mar 7, 2019 20:23:17 #
CO wrote:
What kind of idiotic stuff is this? You don't
even know what a tilt/shift lens is or what
it can do. Buildings leaning backwards is
not normal appearance for tall architecture.
"perficklee" ? Is that how you spell perfectly?
What kind of idiotic stuff is this? You don't
even know what a tilt/shift lens is or what
it can do. Buildings leaning backwards is
not normal appearance for tall architecture.
"perficklee" ? Is that how you spell perfectly?
Mar 8, 2019 01:21:54 #
sueyeisert wrote:
Bring the 18-135 lens and one 2.8 lens constant apature lens. I used an 18-50mm 2.8 lens as my walk around lens and was very happy.
Thank you sueyeisert for the suggestions. The 18-135 is my normal walk around lens. I have an EF 50 1.8 (70 mm equivalent on my 80D), but rarely use it because it's in the middle of the range covered by my 18-135. The 50 is more compact, as is the 10-18, but I like the flexibility of the 18-135.
Mar 8, 2019 01:37:43 #
traderjohn wrote:
I am a big fan of going to the Brooklyn Promenade at night to take pictures of lower Manhattan at night. Also DUMBO at night. The Concierge at the hotel should be able to tell you how to get there,
Thank you for the tip traderjohn. Prior to our September visit, the only other time we were in NYC was a day about 30 years ago. On our recent visit, we stayed in mid-town and only ventured out of the area one day to lower Manhattan. We plan to venture out more this time.
Mar 8, 2019 01:44:08 #
Dannj wrote:
Empire State Building: you can buy tickets on line for early admission and avoid the lines. A downside of choosing ESB over RCA is that you can’t see the ESB from the ESB. RCA will include it and the N, W, and E views are essentially the same.
My personal choice for lens would be the 18-135 and just leave it on.
My personal choice for lens would be the 18-135 and just leave it on.
Thank you for the information Dannj. It sounds like Rockfeller Center is the one to go up in. We stayed about 3 blocks from the Empire State Building in September and could see it from our room. The views from the roof-top bar at our hotel were amazing. The more feedback I get, the more I'm certain that I'll leave the 70-300 at home.
Mar 8, 2019 01:47:45 #
rdemarco52 wrote:
The 18-135 will be sufficient. I live in NY and frequently take my camera to the city, and the 18-135 has served me well. Enjoy your visit.
Thank you rdemarco52.
Mar 8, 2019 02:01:55 #
bobmcculloch wrote:
For NYC the 10-18 and 18-135 should be more than e... (show quote)
Thanks for the information Bob. We stayed on W 37th between 5th and 6th Ave in September and will stay in the same area this time (need to make our reservation- life has been too busy). We went to the 9/11 Memorial and walked around the area in September and took the Staten Island Ferry about 30 years ago. We plan to at least ride the Staten Island Ferry and are going to try to go to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. My paternal grandparents came through Ellis Island around 1910. I would like to go to Little Italy and the Highline and the Village if possible. We really enjoyed our visit in September and will certainly go back again. The only lens I have that is fast is the EF 50 1.8, but the 80D does acceptably well at 8000 ISO.
Mar 8, 2019 02:12:32 #
queencitysanta wrote:
While in Charleston don't forget the Angel Tree
Thanks queencitysanta. I had not heard of the Angel Tree, but is sounds interesting; I'll add it to the list.
Mar 8, 2019 02:14:00 #
Rineal wrote:
As for NYC, I would definitely go for "Top of the Rock" instead of the Empire - wider views and and more fun!
Richard
Richard
I appreciate your input Rineal. That sounds like the way to go.
Mar 8, 2019 02:31:07 #
boberic wrote:
Empire State. The view from 350 Fifth (Address of... (show quote)
Thank you boberic. we are planning to stay near or at the same place we stayed in September, on W 37th between 5th and 6th Aves. We walked a LOT in September, but for some reason never went by the Empire State Building, even though we were only 3 blocks away and could see it from our room; we'll do it this time. My wife already has plans to revisit the quilt shop we visited last time- that resulted in a hit to the plastic. Le Rivage is going onto the list. We had great dinners at Del Frisco's and Casa Nonna.
Mar 8, 2019 02:35:09 #
mizzee wrote:
I think the 18-135 is your best bet, but then I’m a big fan of less is more. I don’t like being bogged down. That’s why I switched to Olympus micro 4/3s.
Thanks for your thoughts mizzee. The more comments, the more convinced I am to leave the 70-300 at home. I resisted getting a DSLR until a couple of years ago due to size and weight (I used a bridge camera for many years). Now, I think it's worth it due to the IQ improvement.
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