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July 4th in New York. Need tips on lenses, hotels and places to visit. Please share your photos.

Started Apr 21, 2016 | Discussions thread
OP Pietro Marchesi Regular Member • Posts: 266
Please share more photos of the places you liked most in NYC.

Thank you all for taking the time, sharing your photos and links to Flickr. Perfect for inspiration and making the best choices of lenses to capture the moment.

I really appreciate all your tips and good advice. Keep it coming, I am sure many more are planning a visit to NYC and will appreciate it.

I'd love to see more photos of the special places in NYC you liked most.

Some conclusions so far:

- Take wife to Tiffany's

- 16-35f/4L IS, 24-70f/2.8L II, 70-200f/4L IS is a very good combo for NYC.

- More tele than 200mm (100-400f/4.5-5.6L IS II) is not needed.

- Location for hotel in this area 32 West 29th Street is very good for walking, from morning to dusk.

- We plan to revisit several museums. Our son will love the Museum of Natural History.

- A visit and a tribute to the B&H temple of photography is mandatory In 1999 we bought our second digicam, the Olympus Camedia C-900Z / D-400 Zoom at B&H.

- Staten Island ferry for very good views of Manhattan and Statue of Liberty.

- We are now looking at several hotels on Tripadvisor. The Paul hotel and Hilton Garden Inn Midtown Park Avenue, 1400-1500 USD for 7 nights. No bedbugs reported this year.

Q - The 70-200f/2.8L IS II has been on my wish list for years. Other than the disadvantage of added weight, would the 70-200f/2.8L IS II be a better option on this trip to NYC than my 70-200f/4L IS? I love my 70-200f/4L IS? and it is my second most used lens.

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Best Regards
Pietro M
Stockholm

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