Great picture of a beautiful mountain range. Congratulations.
Jmarcheschi wrote:
I am headed to Egypt for the first time. Typical tourist tour. Looking for equipment recommendations. Will a longer lens be useful or just extra weight? Tripod? I have read photography permits are needed at many sites. Does anyone know if you buy them at the site and what they cost?
No tripod required. External shots have plenty of light, and in almost all interesting interiors tripods are not allowed. Do take a wide angle (at least 24 mm); you will be looking at many tombs, buildings, etc inside. Long telephoto generally unnecessary. In living in Egypt for 5 years and before that visiting it on at least 20 occasions, I found that 95 percent of my pictures were taken with a 24-120 (for FF) lens. Take just the one lens; shed the weight; don't get sand changing lenses; and enjoy the trip.
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Wonderfully evocative! What stories this house could tell. The feeling is beautifully captured in your picture. Congratulations.
Great picture and great find! I remember being similarly astonished when I stumbled across a cricket match in progress on the island of Corfu, off the coast of Greece. All hope is not lost for the world!
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denverdave wrote:
Hi everyone. I have a very subjective question so I am just looking for a trend in the answers. I have a three week cruise/trek in Asia planned for later in the year. My dilemma is bringing my 200-600 mm monster lens. If I bring the lens it means bringing my big camera bag. Which then influences all of the other luggage we bring. Carry on's, difficulty of travel days. etc. I have two bodies. A 15-30 will be on one. Wide shots from the ship. Ancient temples, etc. And a 24-210 will be on the other. In a perfect world I would have a 300 but I don't and that expense won't be happening before the trip. Would you bring the big lens? Obviously it's good for animals. Will be going to one great zoo. I'm not a huge people photog and besides walking around crowded Vietnamese streets with the big lens isn't very low key. Thoughts?
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I don't know which are all the countries that you plan to visit. You mentioned Vietnam. I have been to Vietnam at least 25 times, and never needed anything beyond 200 mm. Obviously your taste in photography may be different, but my strong advice to you is to avoid taking the monster lens. You will hate the trip instead of enjoying it. The other two lenses that you mentioned are perfect. I don't think you need anything more.
Many thanks. Great set of photos (have also seen your second set). I have been to Paris a dozen times but never got round to visiting Malmaison, so am particularly grateful to you for having provided an amazing tour.
I travel a lot and I don't like to carry too much equipment. The 16-300 is the one I use the most on my Nikon D 500. It more or less lives there. The results are not as sharp as produced by prime lenses, but perfectly adequate for my purpose (enlargements up to 16 x 12). Carrying the minimum necessary (for me) equipment also means that on travels to the Middle East, and to South and East Asia one has much fewer worries about stuff being stolen.
I have visited Egypt about 50 times, in addition to living there for five years. Your equipment looks fine, except that you will probably be photographing a lot of interiors – – tombs, palaces, temples, mosques, etc. You will probably require something wider than the 27 millimeter (because of the crop factor) lens you have. Incidentally, do be careful about photographing people, especially women. Generally there is no problem, but Egypt is a conservative country and you might run into a super-conservative person. Ask.
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