D3400 and poor man's unholy trinity

[doonie]

I just got back from a very short trip to Yosemite with my adult children. We stayed in Mammoth Lakes so got a chance to do a nice hike at Devil's Postpile National Monument and we also did an 8 mile out and back to Cathedral Lakes in the park. I can say one thing, hiking at 10,000 feet kicked my butt !

A couple disclaimers: landscapes are not my primary photographic interest and I was traveling with 3 people, none of whom are early risers. So this was never going to be a "photo" trip. But I still wanted to bring something light enough to not be a burden and also cover me if I got lucky enough to come across something interesting. So pretty boring light for the most part, but still a beautiful experience.

I brought the D3400, the 10-20 AF-P, the 18-55 AF-P , and the 70-300 AF-P DX VR.

Any comments, thoughts, critiques, etc are certainly welcome.

A few from Devil's Postpile



















The Minarets at sundown from the top of Mammoth Mountain




My son photographing my daughter and her fiancee













And some random shots inside the park

 

[HeavyDuty]

Very nice images!

I haven’t paid much attention to DX gear in years, but I very recently picked up a used D3300 to use as a family camera. I’m putting either an 18-200 or (more likely) an 18-140 on it for everyday use. But, I can see one of the 10-20s being very useful in making it a lightweight travel camera, too. The reports that the 10-20 works well on FX down to 13 or so is like icing on the cake for me.

Re: elevation - we took our honeymoon last October in Breckenridge, CO (elevation 9000 feet.) It took a couple of days to adapt, but it wasn’t bad. I did feel it when we spent time on top of nearby higher passes, though! At 55 I doubt I can adapt as quickly as I could have when I was younger.