06-13-2014 10:39 PM
I currently have a rebel xti. My wife and I are going to Alaska in July. I have rented some equipment to take with us on our trip. I have rented a Conon 5Dmark III, a Manfrotto tripod, a 500 mm supertelephoto lens. My question may be dumb, but here goes. I have never used the camera I am renting. Is this a smart move on my part? Is the 5D difficult to use? This is a trip of a lifetime for me. I do not want to struggle with a camera I have never used. Should I stick with the rental or just rent another XTI? Thanks for any and all answers and advice.
06-15-2014 12:24 PM
Crap, I do have a manfrotto tripod, and a gimbal head also. I also have a extender, 2x. Don't know if it will be necessary, but I have in nonetheless.
Anything else? I truly appreciate any advice. (Other than take up golfing 🙂 )
06-15-2014 12:41 PM
Take me!
" (Other than take up golfing )" Not likely as I would also need to find a divorce lawyer if I took up another bad habit besides photograaphy.
Have a good time,
EB
06-16-2014 01:49 PM - edited 06-16-2014 01:52 PM
@grdwyer wrote:Crap, I do have a manfrotto tripod, and a gimbal head also. I also have a extender, 2x. Don't know if it will be necessary, but I have in nonetheless.
Anything else? I truly appreciate any advice. (Other than take up golfing 🙂 )
You're on the right track by sticking with the XTI. Worst thing you could do is pick up a completely new camera on the day of the trip. Though, I agree with eBigg's suggestion to get a T3i or T5i. It's a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of the trip and 500mm lens rental. You can get a refurbished T3i, from Canon, with warranty for pretty cheap. Unfortunately the just had a sale on refurbished, but still, $400 isn't that bad:
If it was me, I'd take an ultrawide lens (like the new 10-18 STM), a decent standard zoom, a telephoto (that 500 is going to be awesome), and a fast prime for night. A fast wide angle would be great for the stars. I'd make sure to have polarizers that fit all my lenses (use step-up rings); between the expansive sky, water, glaciers, potentially snow - you've got a lot of reflecting surfaces. I'd also take a couple neutral density filters, but that's mostly a creative aspect. And at least 1 flash, but I'm a strobaholic.
Good solid tripod, backpack to keep them in, Sherpa for the 500mm, etc.
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