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100-400mm for Travel Photography

Started Dec 13, 2017 | Questions thread
Dave
Dave Veteran Member • Posts: 6,231
Re: 100-400mm for Travel Photography

ButterySAM777 wrote:

Hello everyone.

I've recently acquired this great lens for my FF 6D. I'm thinking about spending two weeks travelling by southern Asia (Vietnam, Myanmar).
I don't think of wild animals or birds, but I'd like start practising new techniques with a telephoto lens.

The thing is that it weights 1.700g (3,74 pounds), and I don't know if for all day hiking, visiting temples, city walks, and so on would be appropriate, or it rather will be a pain.

I also carry a 17-40mm, and a 50mm. I pick the 100-400mm above 70-200mm because I thought 70mm would not be very telephoto for a Full Frame sensor.

Thanks in advance!

I think you are right to be concerned.  Where in Vietnam are you going?  Cambodia, too?  I know it's not your area of interest, but there was little wildlife where we went.  I only remember wanting reach for birds in Halong Bay.  One thing to consider is that air quality is often poor, making long shots iffy.  70-200 shots can always be cropped.

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