nigel_keene Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I am travelling to Miami for a conference and have a few days so wanted to take my camera equipment with me. I have a day trip to the everglades organised, bar that I have a little bit of time where I wanted some art deco shots for stock. My quiery is what do I NEED to take. I have two 1D mark 2 bodies, 17- 40 f4, 28-70 2.8 a 70-200 2.8 and a 300 2.8, tripod, two 580 flashes. I want to try and get away with just a mini trekker bag so was going to forget the 300 and the 17-40. ditch one body and flash I am undecided about the tripod though. I dont anticipate doing many nightime shots so..... Well anyway does anyone have a thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpolaski Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Business trip? I take a point and shoot. I now use a Pentax Optio S4i, which gives me everything I need.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 leave the 300mm f/2.8 at home and get a Canon 1.4x teleconverter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_a._wong Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Hello Nigel, Of course, everyone has their personal preferences. Here's my humble opinion. Going with your "absolute essential NEEDS" theme, I would take only 1 body. As for lenses, over my travels I find that I use my wide angle lenses 95% of the time for landscape/travel shots. So I would take the 17-40 for sure. When you're in the Everglades, the longer lenses may be handy. Depends on what you're going for. Make sure to go to the Anhinga Trail! Its close the entrance, easily accessible with parking and bathrooms right at the trailhead, its a short loop(about 1/2 mile), and more wild life per square foot than most other places in the park. Unless you plan on taking some snapshots, I'd leave the flashes. If you're going for Art Deco (most likely on Ocean Drive in South Beach) the classic shots are at dusk, in which case, you would definately need a good tripod and cable release. FYI: South Beach ain't what it used to be. Crime can be an issue, so please be careful where you go and be aware of your surroundings. You won't be in Kansas anymore! I hope this is useful, Nigel. I'm a native Florida boy. So if you need any specifics, feel free to email me. Have a great trip! David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_ Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Any chance you can find a Bogen table-top tripod? If you are in a high-up hotel room, you may want to shoot some horizon shots with the skyline at night. No tripod, not so easy to do. You'd have to decide what glass to bring on the trip.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpolaski Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 RM L, you mean you've never bought that almost universally available commodity, newspaper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_hicks1 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Absolute essentials? 1 non-battery-dependent camera (I'd take my Leica MP) 1 lens (I'd choose my 35/1.4 Summilux) 50 per cent more film than you think you are likely to shoot No digicams (and their batteries and chargers), laptops (and their batteries and chargers), flash (and their batteries)... Luxury: tripod But this probably isn't what you want to hear. Cheers, Roger (www.rogerandfrances.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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