Min Lense requirement for Australia trip

Lagnagoushee · 12-09-2008 9:36pm #1

need advice on minimum lense requirements for Australia trip. I have just two lenses for my 5d.........a 50mm 1.8 and 16-35mm........do I need to get my hands on a zoom.........if so what........any suggestions?

Stephen · 12-09-2008 9:44pm

Well, what are you going to be photographing? If you're going to do wildlife and stuff like that I would invest in a good zoom.

ThOnda · 12-09-2008 10:07pm

You have covered wide and basic focal lengths. You could consider some tele-zoom.

shepthedog · 12-09-2008 10:14pm

The 70-200 would be a great general purpose zoom for a trip like this.. cant go wrong with one really.

CabanSail · 12-09-2008 10:30pm

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PixelTrawler · 13-09-2008 4:39pm

Just back from oz myself and I brought a 10-22 wide angle, a 50mm f1.4 and an 18-200 Sigma tele (all on a 40D so adjust for your 1.0x crop) - but this covered everything really.

bovril · 14-09-2008 2:14pm

As said before it really depends on what you're shooting. I was in oz and nz earlier on this year and went with 17-85, 50 mm and 10-20. I used the 17-85 most. I knew where I'd be travelling and didn't expect to be shooting any wildlife so I didn't bring a zoom.

You have to consider how much travelling you'll be doing too. I did a 3 day tour around Uluru and in NZ I did the Tongariro Crossing. In both cases I went with one lens and the camera, spare memory and a spare battery. If you're doing a lot of walking/treking you want the lighest amount of kit in your bag.

melekalikimaka · 14-09-2008 2:16pm

yeah as bovril said, less its better, maybe a nice monopod and bag, in the long run you'd appriciate that more?

nilhg · 14-09-2008 3:21pm

I brought everything (14-42 and 45-150 Oly kit lenses) I have out when I was going and picked up an Olympus 70-300 in Kuala Lumpur on the way.

I wanted to try to get some wildlife shots while I was there, I can't say I was totally successful but would have hated not to have had the ability to try.

A lot depends on what you situation will be like out there, I stayed in my sisters house when I was in the city and had a hire car when i was out and about so could lock stuff up easily enough.

PixelTrawler · 14-09-2008 7:45pm

hire car + australia = essential.
Damn place is massive!

nilhg · 14-09-2008 10:42pm

Solyad wrote: »

hire car + australia = essential.
Damn place is massive!

Bayswater sorted me out.

Min Lense requirement for Australia trip

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