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Question for the cruisers

John_SD — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 15:38:37 GMT

When you guys go on cruises, do you bring your DSLRs and a lens or two, or do you stick with the phone or a small PowerShot type of camera?

We are planning a 7-day cruise to the Mexican Riviera, hitting Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta, and I was thinking of bringing my T6 and the 18-135mm STM lens. What do you cruisers recommend?

Re: Question for the cruisers

Waddizzle — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:10:26 GMT

The 18-135 is a great choice. You may want to think about a lens for shooting indoors without a flash, or outdoors at night.

Re: Question for the cruisers

John_SD — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 17:45:17 GMT

@Waddizzle wrote:
The 18-135 is a great choice. You may want to think about a lens for shooting indoors without a flash, or outdoors at night.

Thanks, Waddizzle. I have the EF-S 24mm f2.8 STM lens. I'll bring that as well for indoor photography.

Re: Question for the cruisers

Waddizzle — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:40:02 GMT

@John_SD wrote:
@Waddizzle wrote:
The 18-135 is a great choice. You may want to think about a lens for shooting indoors without a flash, or outdoors at night.
Thanks, Waddizzle. I have the EF-S 24mm f2.8 STM lens. I'll bring that as well for indoor photography.

[EDIT] That'll work.

The wider the aperture, all the better. You will want something for low light. Your built-in flash only has a range of 8-10 feet. Using it as your primary light source will create photos that looks like someone turned on a big flashlight. However, the built-in flash works quite well as a fill flash, but again you will have the same reach of 8-10 feet..

Your camera has one cross-type AF point, the center AF point. When you use an f/2.8 or faster lens, then that AF point will become more sensitive and more accurate, due to the simple fact that the f/2.8 aperture is letting in more light to the AF sensor.

Re: Question for the cruisers

kvbarkley — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 21:22:56 GMT

One thing I thought about, but never attempted was to go to the stern of the ship and try to capture either the phospheresecent wake or just a dark-sky shot, with a tripod obviously.

I went to scope it out once, but was unsure whether the vibration would cause issues. The 24mm would do nicely for that, I think.

Re: Question for the cruisers

shadowsports — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:30:50 GMT

Greetings,

We are big Viking River "Cruisers". Rhine, Danube, Russia and are going to Alaska next (first ocean ship)

I normally bring 3 lenses. 2 are primary and one back up. For day carry I use a black rapids sports breathe and my Sigma 24-70. If the weather is bad, I use a Lowenpro x250 sling pack which is very water resistant.

For the Alaska trip, I'll bring my 24-70 and 70-200L. I plan to bring a tripod as well for Glacier photography. I usually get there's the "camera guy", but I share my photos with folks in the lounge evenings before dinner. The people who are less mobile really appreciate this. Oh, ya.. I bring a yoga laptop too and several memory cards. I keep 2 copies of all photos (card and laptop) every night. Bringing your equipment and carrying your gear doesn't have to be a hassle, if you buy the right stuff. With my sports breathe, I have both hands to look at maps, eat and hold my wife's hand if I want.

I'm kind of extreme, but the memories are all you have when you get home. Pictures are a great way to relive some of the best moments of your trips.

Re: Question for the cruisers

ebiggs1 — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 15:24:08 GMT

"...do you bring your DSLRs and a lens or two,..."

My camera, even two cameras, and several lenses go with me everywhere. Certainly on a cruise. I have a select range of FL.