Going to Devil's Tower with Rebel T5 and IS kit lens - suggestions?

CybrSlydr wrote:

jvc1 wrote:

You say you have the 75-300, your gear list says you have the 70-300. Which on do you have? If you really have the 70-300, I'd say you don't need to buy anything for this trip. If you have the 75-300, get rid of it and get the 55-250. It's good and not expensive. You don't really need a tripod if you'll be shooting in good light. A polarizing filter would be something to consider but don't go cheap.

You should however, make a point of getting out of your car to shoot. I looked at your Flickr, a lot of mirrors and windshield glare.

Whoops, my mistake - it is the 75-300mm, just checked my bag.

As for the Flickr stuff, if you're looking at my Wyoming stuff, it's because I just moved to Wyoming from Ohio and was just taking pics with my cell phone. I was just getting things for my family to see. The stuff in the mountains was going out to inspect a couple gravel pits and I was the passenger, just using my cell phone, not my T5.

Now, the pics of me walking the trail behind the local high school, I did that hand-held with my T5 and the 18-55.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cybrslydr/albums/72157714797832292

Then I'd get rid of the 75-300. It's generally agreed that it's one of the worst lenses Canon makes. Canon's refurbished store has the 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS II USM on sale for $398.99 and the 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS STM for $239.99. I've bought several lenses and one camera from the Refurb Store, I couldn't tell they weren't new and they come with Canon's 1 year warranty.