Gee, we' re getting complicated here... 🤣🤣🤣
Ok. the 6D and the 24-105 and the 100-400 are just too much for an old fat lady... me... to lug around.
My little Canon S95 just doesn't quite have enuf reach.
The Canon whateverH50 is a bit bulkier than I'd like.The bridge zoomy one..
We're just going on a stupid train ride... both of us have driven in all 48 continuous states... we're truck drivers.
We just want to sit on our fat asses and let someone else do the driving while we do nothing. Ok, eat, drink, and enjoy the scenery... no tours, no wandering around cities with old people disintregrating hips and knees.. we've been stuck in traffic in almost every big city in the country, have been sworn at by all kinds of people who think 73 foot long vehicles should be able to stop instantly, and backed into way too many warehouse docks in all kinds of places.
We'll pbly go from San Luis Obispo, Ca to Seattle, the overnite to Chi. Change trains, then stop in Cleveland to see my son and his g.f.
Havnt figured out the NE yet, but some lobster and visiting a yarn shop or 2 would work. BF used to be a Navy chef on the USS Enterprise and the USS Carl Vinson, so food is a priority...
Then down to Jax to visit my boss and his family. Bus to NO, cause they're not rebuilding the bridge wiped out by Hurricane Katrina. NO to San Diego, then back up to SLO.
Might do a little bit of touristy stuff in the north east.
Simple go around, figuring out the train schedules will be the hard part.
As an aside, my 2020 Volvo truck broke down in Rapid City, SD. I spent a week at The Hotel Alex Johnson ( supposed to be haunted) and did a bit of shopping. Got a rental truck, but my truck got to stay in Rapid City for almost a month, I just picked it up yesterday so I think the Dakota's are covered. 😄
Will check out some of the better bridge cameras, and a few of the others that were mentioned. I figure if I get one sometime this summer, I might even learn how to use it by the time we leave. Hopefully! 😊
Thanks to all for all the suggestions!
Suggeytions?
The 6D and it's lens just seem to be a bit more than I want to lug around. I'll look at other stuff.
TriX wrote:
If you want something lighter for travel, let me suggest a Fuji with one of their excellent zooms. I have a FF Canon and a host of EF and L series lenses, but when I travel, I take my Fuji X-T2 and one or 2 lenses. Half the size and weight of the Canon, lenses of equal quality and indistinguishable results unless you get into an ISO 12,800 situation. No mistake, I LOVE my FF Canon, but my 24 MP crop Fuji with its XTrans sensor and no AA filter is getting more and more use (it fits in a carry bag amaller than the average pocketbook and weighs about 2 lbs with lens).
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ok, will check into that. I have an old Canon 95, but Its not quite enuf zoom.
Thanks
larryepage wrote:
In my experience, long lenses are more a nuisance than anything else on a train. Too much movement to shoot with them while moving, and usually not much of interest in locations where the train might be stopped. So unless you have some stopovers planned where it might be useful, my inclination would be to leave the big zoom at home if you are wanting to travel light.
Another thing to consider is that shooting through the Lexan windows is going to minimize any benefit you might realize from a 24-70 over your 24-105. So I'd be tempted to use primarily the 24-105 (actually a 24-120 in my case) and tuck the 50mm in a safe spot for more critical needs.
The other side of all this is that there is plenty of room on a train, even in the coach section. Once you get everything in board, it's pretty easy to deal with, even if you bring all of your lenses.
One big thing to remember is that the Lexan window material is not friendly to your polarizing filter. Under stress, it becomes a polarizer itself, almost always in a very "splotchy" manner.
While I don't see that you have to buy a new camera and lens, a trip like this one certainly provide an excellent excuse to do so. Have fun on your trip. I'm more than a little bit jealous.
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Still in the planning stages, but that's part of the fun.
Leave the polarizer at home. ok.
How about the uv filter? I'm not always coordinated.. 😖
SnappyHappy wrote:
Just my opinion...I would keep it simple with the 6D and the 24-105. My one experience with a train, California Zephyr from Denver to Salt Lake, lead me to say carry a micro fiber cloth to clean window interiors and an expandable rubber lens hood to eliminate reflections when taking rolling shots. Prepare for lots of travel delays, stay flexible and enjoy your trip.
Thanks. Was kinda looking for something lighter, but the micro cloth / rubber hood suggestion is excellent.
My b.f and I are planning a train ride around the country next year.
No tours, just riding and visiting a few relatives.
I have a Canon 6D, 50, 24 - 105, and 100 - 400 lenses.
My problem is the 6D is kind of bulky, I was thing of getting and R6 and the 24-240 lens.
The RP is smaller, but I'll eventually get an adapter and pbly a couple other lenses.
I'm not particularly enamored of the 24-105, seems I always need a bit more range.
Was also considering a 24-70, it's smaller. But way more expensive.
Was trying to just take 1 camera and 1 lens..Any comments or suggestions?
Thanks.
Also, I ordered a set of knitting needles from Jimmy Beans Wool in Reno, NV.
The took a nice scenic tour thru Anchorage, Ak, before showing up in Ft Worth, TX.
Don't feel bad. We have been waiting a week for a package to get from some where in Mississippi to South Dakota. Tracking has it in Memphis... since last Friday. Where it supposedly still sits. It's a harness that needs replaced on my semi truck. Truck is sitting at the Volvo dealer just taking up space.... and I have to stay at a hotel since the dealer closes at night and on weekends.
My boss ... in Jacksonville, FL... found another harness... in Canada. A known problem ( bad engineering/assembly )... so replacements are few.
And... it has to go thru Customs. If not here in SD by Friday, it'll be Mon before it can be fixed.
Was supposed to be in South Texas last Monday...
At least I'm in Rapid City, in a supposedly haunted hotel, with quite a few nice restaurants. And shopping.... us girls like to shop. Not necessarily buy, just shop.
wrangler5 wrote:
But if you listen you'll realize that they never really resolve anything, they just want to talk about it.
That's the difference between men and women.
Men always want to jump right in and fix everything.
Women need to talk. We don't need everything fixed, some stuff isn't important enuf, some we can fix ourselves. Occasionally, we actually need something fixed. But... man-fix and womam-fix are not always the same thing! Be sure to ask first!
easy cover... a length of black fabric from WM.
some suv's have pull over covers, like window shades.
be sure and try a bunch of suv's on... not only for size, but how easily you can get in it out.
Traded my 2 door Jeep Wrangler ( loved it! ) for Ram 3/4 ton crew cab ( 4 door ) pick up. Now I need a tiny ladder to get into the truck bed. but lots of room inside and in back. I can put tons of stuff on the floor on the back. Throw a piece of black cloth over stuff, can't see a danged thing.
Wow. That's would've been so cool. Nice piccys too
FreeTaxUSA
works for me. about 5 years so far.
There's always YouTube. lots of interesting or maybe boring stuff to watch.
Your wife goes in to clean the room and water "that" plant at least once every 2 weeks. You just don't notice cause guys don't notice about 78% of what their wives do. Maybe 86%. Yes, I made up those numbers, but they're still correct. 😁