Japan (Hokkaido)
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Hi,
I am planning to go to Hokkaido coming mid July, can the CS senior please advice the lens to bring along with 450D.
I am having 15-55 & 55-250. And also planning to get a new lens, please recommend.:embrass:
Apparently you need a 250-1000 to feel more complete.
Sound great. Where to get?
But i prefer EF 10-10000 f1.0 anyone know where to get it?
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i would recommend a UWA lens if you're going there for scenery shooting =) you might want to bring a 18-200 travel lens for any other shots. Main point, cut down on weight since you are there for a holiday =) don't let the weight cut you down.
Do remember a battery grip if you tend to be shutter happy. =)
Do remember a battery grip if you tend to be shutter happy. =)
I also think weight is a issue here, tried commuting with FastPack 250 packed with DSLR + Lens + Macbook. Beri heavy......:sweat::sweat::sweat:
Bring 3 original battery, as for lens hope to get a sharp copy so not to waste the trip.
Thanx for all the valueable inputs.....
I think the telephoto lens would be rather useless having been to Hokkaido. A better walkabout lens (perhaps the Tamron 17-50) or a wide angle would suffice. That's just my opinion though, choice of lens is up to individual.
Just a side note, one fully charged battery was able to last me a full day with about 250 shot, no flash or live view mode was used though.
Just a side note, one fully charged battery was able to last me a full day with about 250 shot, no flash or live view mode was used though.
Hi,
I am planning to go to Hokkaido coming mid July, can the CS senior please advice the lens to bring along with 450D.
I am having 18-55 & 55-250. And also planning to get a new lens, please recommend.
what is in your mind of new lens? what you found inadequate?
what you have is sufficient to cover everthing for general, at that points of time last year, i have addition 60mm Macro to compliments if i need to shoot some flowers...
My two cents - what you own right now might be well enough to keep record of where you have been and seen. But if you desire beautiful memories, I would humbly suggest to add UWA lens and fast primes. Most importantly, WEIGHT ISSUE as you will be on the move most of the time.
In fact, I am going to Kyoto, Tokyo, Nikko in June for 2 wks. The following are what I own and have decided to carry along.
450D without grip with two extra batteries and 20GB memory in total ( mostly,I'll shoot raw)
Tokina 12-24 f4 ( for landscape and architecture )
Sigma 30mm f1.4 ( low-light walk around : night geisha lens )
Canon 85mm f1.8 (street candid- day and night geisha lens )
Tamron 60mm f2 ( for macro shots )
Kenko 1.4X
and some cokin filters and hoya CPL for tokina
All the above will nicely fit into my Kata-H14 and total weight is just alright to withstand whole day carrying since most lenses are small and light. I'll carry Kata around my waist using Lowepro Belt and buckle so that I can sliplock water bottle as well..
And sirui tripod to top up.
That's all my preparation... Hope you can work it out for yourself too...
In fact, I am going to Kyoto, Tokyo, Nikko in June for 2 wks. The following are what I own and have decided to carry along.
450D without grip with two extra batteries and 20GB memory in total ( mostly,I'll shoot raw)
Tokina 12-24 f4 ( for landscape and architecture )
Sigma 30mm f1.4 ( low-light walk around : night geisha lens
)Canon 85mm f1.8 (street candid- day and night geisha lens )
Tamron 60mm f2 ( for macro shots )
Kenko 1.4X
and some cokin filters and hoya CPL for tokina
All the above will nicely fit into my Kata-H14 and total weight is just alright to withstand whole day carrying since most lenses are small and light. I'll carry Kata around my waist using Lowepro Belt and buckle so that I can sliplock water bottle as well..
And sirui tripod to top up.
That's all my preparation... Hope you can work it out for yourself too...
Just came back - been using 12-24mm and 18-200mm (Yes, I do swap between them for my shots)... So, don't understand what you are looking for. Your lens should be enough for the trip, unless you are getting something like 10-20 sigma lens for the UW.
After going through a few landscape photo gathering, i fully agreed with the need of a UWA.
Macro lens? or Macro adapter better?
My two cents - what you own right now might be well enough to keep record of where you have been and seen. But if you desire beautiful memories, I would humbly suggest to add UWA lens and fast primes. Most importantly, WEIGHT ISSUE as you will be on the move most of the time.
In fact, I am going to Kyoto, Tokyo, Nikko in June for 2 wks. The following are what I own and have decided to carry along.
450D without grip with two extra batteries and 20GB memory in total ( mostly,I'll shoot raw)
Tokina 12-24 f4 ( for landscape and architecture )
Sigma 30mm f1.4 ( low-light walk around : night geisha lens
Canon 85mm f1.8 (street candid- day and night geisha lens )
Tamron 60mm f2 ( for macro shots )
Kenko 1.4X
and some cokin filters and hoya CPL for tokina
All the above will nicely fit into my Kata-H14 and total weight is just alright to withstand whole day carrying since most lenses are small and light. I'll carry Kata around my waist using Lowepro Belt and buckle so that I can sliplock water bottle as well..
And sirui tripod to top up.
That's all my preparation... Hope you can work it out for yourself too...
Look like a must have list of equipments to bring. But Cokin filter holder and filter is a must have. Dun need to bring so many size of filter.
Do you use focal length more than 50mm often?
i am planning to use 10-22 and 17-50 for the trip. Last but least, a tripod.:bigeyes:
Hope the senior could advise me on my packing list.:embrass:
I did not use the plural form...............
1 77mm CPL filter.
62-77 step-up ring.
72-77 step-up ring.
You use all your lenses at the same time and need so many CPL filters? :dunno:
As I travel a lot, and do lots of trekking, one thing I found was that the lens that I used all the time at home was the lens I used all the time during these trips. Yes, I did ambitiously bring other lenses and bought new lens as well but ultimately, 90% of the time, I would used my "fav" lens. In my case, the 24-105 and 70-200. I hardly touched my 17-40 that I brought. It became "dead weight".
So my recommendation is to stick your favourite lens as that will give you your best shot (you have already know how to use it). It will be very clumsy to experiment with new lenses that you're not familiar with.
My 2 cents......
So my recommendation is to stick your favourite lens as that will give you your best shot (you have already know how to use it). It will be very clumsy to experiment with new lenses that you're not familiar with.
My 2 cents......
