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Re: Best Lenses for Western Australia trip?
In reply to R Dunlop,
9 months ago
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Thanks so much for the response because you're exactly where my tour is supposed to go!
Dust was definitely something that crossed my mind, and is the main reason I'm leaving my mirrorless setup home. I do have a bridge camera with a 27-800mm equivalent lens, but the file type is JPEG only and it does seem a bit soft at base ISO. Yes, I'm a bit of a gear jockey.
Do you find yourself using the 300mm focal length much? Are there critters around that require that much tele? I'm thinking the best thing to do is keep the 18-200 on the D5100 the whole time to minimize any dust issues. I have a nice little folding plastic tripod that will hold the D5100 + lens, I am wondering if I need one with flexible legs.
We should make Shark Bay no problem. Getting back to the trails, will trail sneakers with plastic spikes be enough, or should I think about packing full up hiking boots? I have a camera backpack, and it's down to about 6 kg, but it's not the best for hiking.
That's great it's wildflower season because I've decided to bring my 85VR Macro.
Again, thanks so much for your reply. I've wanted to go to Australia since I was about 8 or 9 and I'm only now getting the chance about 25 years later!
Best,
Thethirdcoast
R Dunlop wrote:
Hi, I'm sitting in my caravan on the Ningaloo Coast, Exmouth, Western Australia with the D90 in its Lowenpro backpack with 90mm Tamron macro, 70 - 300mm Tamron tele and 18 - 70mm Nikon. 'Wide' lenses are going to be your main focus here and be prepared for dust, need to keep your gear clean. Go for zooms and consider a backpack and lightweight but firm tripod. Your greatest challenge here is distance, with only 6 days much of your time will be travelling between locations. When you arrive its likely you will have to walk, climb and setup in awkward spots to capture interesting scenes, need to keep your hands free for safety. Its a big country and National Parks have very basic facilities and often only have rough walk trails to get to the scenic spots. It takes me 4 driving days to get to Exmouth from Perth so I imagine you are not likely to get this far up the coast, hope you make Shark Bay as this area is a photographers hot spot. You will also need 4x4 to get to some of the more interesting areas, lots of off road tracks over here. Looks like you will be here during the wildflower period. Cheers,
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