Lenses for Europe Cruise

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Originally Posted by rpcrowe

I shoot with a pair of 1.6x Canon DSLR cameras (presently my cameras are the 7D although I have traveled through China with a 30D and 40D). I am quite happy with two lenses, 17-55mm f/2.8 IS and 70-200mm f/4L IS. Many folks don't use longer focal lengths for travel but, I would not travel without a longer lens for isolating people and compressing distances.

Longer focal length for people...

173mm (276.8 equivalent)
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100mm (160mm equivalent)
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138mm (220.8 mm equivalent)
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Long focal lengths compress distances..

70mm (112 mm equivalent)
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85mm (136mm equivalent)
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127mm (203.2mm equivalent)
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I do, however often throw the older 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens in my kit as a redundancy or backup lens which "could" if needed fill in for either my 17-55mm or 70-200mm lens if either goes down. The image quality is reasonable and the lens is fairly light weight. The lens will stay in my hotel room.

I can shoot at ISO 640 or so with quite reasonable quality. This allows me to capture available light images using the 7D and 17-55mm f/2.8 IS lens.

1/400 @ f/5.6
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1/125 @ f/5.6
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1/125 @ f/5.6
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One accessory that I would bring on any cruise is a CPL filter...

I will also carry a small hotshoe flash, the Canon 270EXii which I will bounce with a Demb Photojournalist FlipIt. This gives me some versatility indoors...

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Absolutely !