On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 18:17:58 -0600
"Daniel Mitchell" <danmitchell@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks for all the suggestions; here's a list summarising the
> various
> suggestions:
>
> Add an extra body and ext.tube.
> Add an extra body, lose one lens.
> Add circular polariser, lose 35-70, 50/1.4, XA
> Add 500/8
> Add 135 + 2x converter + closeup filters, lose 65-200
> Add Tokina 35-200 + Vivitar 19-35, lose 24, 65-200, 35-70, add
> macro 2x
> converter, lose cable release.
> Add 35-105, lose 65-200,50,35-70
>
> which pretty much covers all the options other than "buy Can*n"..
*gg* - this list works pretty much as a quantum computer: ask one
question, and you will get all possible answers back :)
>
> I guess I should have explained what I'm expecting to do with this
> lot. I'm
> not really aiming to take photos for the art of it, I'm aiming to
> take photos to remind me of where I've been. TOPE is a great way to
> remember to take shots that look interesting, of course, but
> fundamentally, I want to take photos while travelling, rather than
> travel to take photos.
>
Heck, forget what I said. Load your body with some Portra 160VC,
bring the 35-105 and remember to look at the surroundings without a
viewfinder blocking your eye :)
<SNIP - macro>
> So far, I've found myself in three basic types of photo-taking
> situation:
> first, when I'm primarily there to see somewhere, photos are more
> of a distraction than anything else -- that's where the XA+ultrapod
> comes along, because it's tiny, takes nice shots, and has enough
> control to let me get the shot I want without giving me the
> opportunity to mess around switching lenses, etc. The alternative
> here is the 35-70 if I want a bit more options for framing; it's a
> nice walkaround lens. (I'm almost tempted by a 35-105 here, I'll
> admit, but I don't know if there's one available around here. That
> said, 24/2, 35-105 + 2x converter would cover a lot of range in not
> much room, just pretty slowly for a lot of it).
Uhh, you are really a gear fetishist, huh? :) The 2x will not be
terribly usefull since, as you say, it will be rather slow with the
35-105 and...well...make no sense with the 24/2 :)
The 35-105 and the 24/2 both take 55mm filters, btw....
<SNIP>
>
> So, I think I'm going to stick with what I mentioned in the first
> place,
> but add a spare body, closeup filters/ext.tubes, 2x converter, and
> see what I end up using.
>
Let's know how it turns out. And, more importantly, let's SEE how the
shots turn out when you are back :)
>
> To clarify more, the first couple of months of travel will be
> driving
> around NZ in a van, so weight isn't quite as much of a problem as
> it could be. After that, though, we'll be living out of backpacks,
> and at that point I'll start having to think very carefully about
> how much weight makes sense..
>
Sounds like a really cool vacation. Have great fun -- we'll miss you
while you are away.
--thomas
>
> thanks for all the advice! It's good to hear other people's
> suggestions,
> there's always something I hadn't thought of.
>
> -- dan
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