TheVoid

Great! Post some pictures when you get one and have had a chance to use it a bit.

I enjoyed renting a 70-400 for a trip to Yellowstone long ago. Then I went back with my own 70-300 and missed the extra reach. Depending on how long your trip is you might look into lensrentals or ...

I strongly recommend the Tokina 11-16/f2.8. It's very sharp, has a fast aperture and great color saturation. Also a short minimum focus distance. And I think I saw it on sale for under $300 ...

Yeah, I tighten the wheel as much as I can, but something about walking around with the heavy flash above eventually jogs it loose. It doesn't fall off, but I know it's lost a solid connection ...

My legacy Minolta flash is actually a 5600HS - my mistake earlier in referencing the 5400. But I ended up ordering a rental Sony flash. All the responses above are very much appreciated. I think my ...

I can't tell if this is internal zoom or does the front element extend at the long end of the zoom range? I keep thinking if Minolta could do internal zoom in the 1980's and produce the sharp...

It's the Sony HVL-F60M from Lensrentals.com. If I go with a light modifier with direct or reflected flash, your recommendation might just be the right fit. Thank you.

Thanks Michael. I think you're right about limited bouncing options because of the high ceiling. It would eat battery fast to shoot at full power for every shot. I have a modifier similar to Fong's ...

I'm primarily a natural-light photographer and don't shoot full-frame yet, but I'm planning to shoot an event in a dimly lit church gym and figure I'll need a reliable, powerful bounce flash if I ...

Fair enough - thanks for the correction.

I have done that before, but not this trip. My father and my sons were waiting in the car, out of the cold wind! :)

Incidentally, if you enjoy high-resolution shots, don't discount the opportunity to create stitched panoramas with a longer lens, though it adds to the bulk of course.

Others have given great advice on the lenses. I live in Utah and will chime in on some other aspects of Zion as someone who has been many times. Sorry if this is more than you wanted out of your ...

To complement the Kodachrome Basin shots I posted a week ago, here are two from the same trip at nearby Bryce Canyon National Park. Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8: Stitched pano with Sony 70-400mm G2: Hopefu ...

Wonderful variety there for a week's worth of shooting! I really like the red fox shot - it's fun seeing any mammal in the wild relaxed and resting, when so often with people around they are "on ...

You captured some nice shots! Sounds like a fun trip. I've used my a77ii in snowy and rainy conditions many times, with no issues other than blurry water spots on some of my pictures! It's good to ...

Indeed! This was a result of duplicating spot removal points on the source images, then forgetting to adjust each. Nice catch.

Glad you like it. Cheers!

You'll enjoy it! I recommend it to people all the time.

This is from one of our beautiful Utah state parks last weekend after an overnight snowfall. The place is called Kodachrome Basin, near Bryce National Park. Photos were merged in Lightroom after ...