brontodon wrote:
I'm going on a cruise along the Seine River from Paris to Normandy for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. I'd like to travel light, yet have as much versatility with my Nikon D7100 as possible. The lenses I'm choosing among are:
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-4.5 VR
Nikon 15-140mm f/3.5-4.5 VR
Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6 VR
Nikon 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VR
Nikon 50mm f/1.8 (either AF or MF "pancake" version)
We'll be walking on shore excursions each day, and shooting from the boat the rest of the time. I should probably go with just the 11-16 and 18-140, which keeps me to just two lenses. I usually bring a fast 50 with me, and I'm thinking of the MF version because it's so tiny. But I just don't know how much "reach" I'll need when shooting from the boat. The 55-200 is very duplicative of the 18-140 but it's very lightweight. The 18-55 is very lightweight for walking around, but the 18-140 is more versatile. The 70-300 would give me the greatest reach, but it's the heaviest lens on the list.
Any suggestions, especially from people who may have taken such a river cruise and know what it's like? Thanks in advance!
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Did that cruise with Uniworld, and it was great. Bus ride to Normandy is lengthy, but worth it. I took 18 -55, and 70 -300, and they were great. I think that if I had an 18 - 140, that is the only one I'd carry. And a tripod is not too useful. In fact, it'll be more trouble than its worth, IMHO. Many of the places you go are too crowded, others do not allow them at all.