New York

[Josh Bear]

Dear All,

I am going to spend a few days in New York at the end of this month. This will be my first trip there for 11 years and last time I had a APS film camera and took "snapshots".

So now going back with my 5D and given the experienced and cosmopolilitan nature of this board though I would ask for advice. So two points:-

1. I am intending taking my 70-200 F2.8 and the 24-105L. But leave the 17-40L at home. Thoughts?

2. Leave my Lee filter set at home but get a decent screw polariser to aid light travel.



Thanks

Josh

[Ian]

Re: New York

Dear All,

I am going to spend a few days in New York at the end of this month. This will be my first trip there for 11 years and last time I had a APS film camera and took "snapshots".

So now going back with my 5D and given the experienced and cosmopolilitan nature of this board though I would ask for advice. So two points:-

1. I am intending taking my 70-200 F2.8 and the 24-105L. But leave the 17-40L at home. Thoughts?

2. Leave my Lee filter set at home but get a decent screw polariser to aid light travel.



Thanks

Josh

Oooh, I'd definitely bring the 17-40. 24 is wide, but 17 is extra wide and I'd have thought that was pretty important for city architecture and the like - depends on what you are interested in really?

Ian

[Patrick]

Re: New York

Oooh, I'd definitely bring the 17-40. 24 is wide, but 17 is extra wide and I'd have thought that was pretty important for city architecture and the like - depends on what you are interested in really?

Ian

Agreed Ian

If weight is a problem (this lot will be heavy to carry around) I think I should do without the 70-200. As your camera is full frame and plenty of pixels to play with, you can crop the images my a 1x6 factor for results similar to us mortals with APS sensors.


Patrick

[Stephen]

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If you had to leave one, I'd agree it should be the 70-200. I'd take the 17-40. However you know what you want to take shots of, did you use the 70-200 in your recent London set?

[Josh Bear]

Re: New York

Thanks all,

I will take the 17-40. Your are right Stephen I didn't use the 70-200 in London at all.

Best Regards

Josh

[Ian]

Re: New York

Thanks all,

I will take the 17-40. Your are right Stephen I didn't use the 70-200 in London at all.

Best Regards

Josh

Of course I'm a complete head case and for my recent trip to the Far East I brought two bodies, one with a battery grip, three lenses about the size and weight of a 17-40 Canon, plus one fast tele zoom [90-250 f/2.8] which weighs about three kilos all by itself - oh, and a 1.4x converter, GN50 flash unit, a tripod and ball head, Epson P-5000 storage viewer, laptop (non functioning too!) not to mention the, batteries (including spares) chargers and adapters...

Ian

[paul.r.w]

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How's your back?

[peter]

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Sorry but I would take the lot. You do not have to take all of it with you each day. Its better to have it in the hotel then sitting at home.

[Ian]

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How's your back?

Luckily my backpack is a very comfy Kata R103...

Ian

[Ian]

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Sorry but I would take the lot. You do not have to take all of it with you each day. Its better to have it in the hotel then sitting at home.

Yup - I'm with you, Peter

But there are exceptions. I'm away for a week's break on Saturday and we're flying Iron Air (aka Ryan Air) and we're going to do the 10Kg per person carry-on baggage thing and not check any baggage in to the hold. That really limits my options!

Ian

[Mowgli]

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I have a Sigma 18-200 almost permanantly attached to my camera as I find it so versatile, however when we went to London earlier this year I took my Canon 55-250 EF-S as it had IS and it does make a difference, the othe lens I took was the Sigma 18-50 2.8 ex macro and left the "all rounder" at home to make me use the other lenses. If only I had waited the new Sigma 18-200 has IS. I do agree with Peter though if you have a range of lenses that are easy to take with you then dont leave them at home, it might just be the time you wished you had it with you
Mowgli

[devilgas]

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when i was doing a course in the smoke earlier in the year i took my original canon 28-200 (didn't want to attract more attention with the white lenses) and the sigma 10-20. turns out both were extensively used, although if i were restricted to one lens, it would've been the sig.

an alternative to the 70-200 f2.8L is the 70-200 f4L as it's considerably lighter and the version i have is tack sharp, making it a good walk around lens without getting '2.8 shoulder'

of the lenses you've quoted, i'd leave the 70-200 and take the other 2. perhaps sling in a 1.4x or 2x adaptor?

[Mannu123]

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Congrats Josh,
your first trip, when u will come back than share with me that hows pass your trip in New York.

[Mihir]

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Take the 17-40 and leave everything else behind. I was there two weeks ago and it worked out just fine.
Mihir