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Lens selection for Alaska

Started Aug 28, 2019 | Questions thread
Jerry-astro
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Re: Lens selection for Alaska

Sadiq Majid wrote:

This topic is becoming a frequent one, but I have to ask my own so please excuse me. I have booked an Alaska cruise with time spent mostly on the ship and some shore excursions. I intend to travel really light and just take along my X-T3 with 16-55 for general photography and 27 as a backup, leaving behind the Zeiss Touit 12 and the Fujis 35 1.4, 56 1.2, 90 2.0 and 18-135. This is my first time in Alaska so I am unsure if I am doing right.

If it were me, I'd bring along my 16-55 and Zeiss Touit 12 for wide landscapes.  If you're not into wildlife, that should get the job done.  However, you may well miss some opportunities to catch some closer in wildlife, in which case you might wish you had something a bit longer with you (the 18-135 might help, but it's realistically still pretty short for most wildlife).  If that's not a concern, then I'd stick with the two I recommended.  BTW, I own and frequently use both lenses, so I do have a fair amount of experience with them.

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