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South America / Rainforest trip - lens selection

Started Apr 29, 2016 | Discussions thread
georgehudetz Veteran Member • Posts: 6,299
Re: South America / Rainforest trip - lens selection

For me, the 10-24 would be the only must-have lens for a trip to MP.  Can't imagine going without it, and I'm not sure I'd take much more.  If I was ultra-concerned about weight I'd take the 14 instead.

If I felt I could pack more than the 10-24, I'd probably go with the 35/2 or maybe the 18-55.  The 16-55 is a great lens but I wouldn't want to pack it up such an extreme hike.  Not enough benefit IMO.  But I like to shoot wide and 16mm would not satisfy me on such a trip.

The 14 + the 18-55 would be a good pair as well.  58mm filters on both, which are light.  Just one CP and you are good.

In fact, I might even be tempted to prioritize a small, light tripod & some ND filters over FL range so that I could do some long exposure photography.

But I have not researched MP that much, so I'm shooting from the hip here.  I'm sure a telephoto would be interesting as well.  Probably the 50-230 to keep weight down.

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