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Will be taking the Danube river cruise and need some advice as to which lenses to take. I will be using the 7D2 body and am thinking of taking two or three of the following lenses: Canon 10-22, 16-35, 24-70, 24-105, 70-200 II, 70-200 F4L IS, 70-300L, 100-400 II. Cruise will start in Prague and end in Budapest. Any suggestions?


Apr 18, 2017 at 07:44 PM
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If trvelling light the the 24-105 on a FF is the go. However, I found that there were many occasions when it wasn't wide enough and not long enough. My guess is that something from 18mm to 400mm FF equivalent should cover most opportunities.
Doesn't your cruise start or end in Amsterdam?



Apr 18, 2017 at 08:40 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Lenses for Danube river trip


I'm taking a similar trip, from Budapest to Germany. After speaking with others, I'm likely taking a Nikon 16-35, a 28-300 and a 50mm or 58mm prime. If I take a 4th lens it will be a 300 F4, though I was told the river isn't very wide in most places and a 70-200 is adequate.

Mike



Apr 18, 2017 at 08:44 PM
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Ferrophot...We did the Rhine last year and the cruise began in Amsterdam and ended in Switzerland. This is the Danube river that we are doing this year.



Apr 18, 2017 at 09:09 PM
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ksmmike wrote:
I'm taking a similar trip, from Budapest to Germany. After speaking with others, I'm likely taking a Nikon 16-35, a 28-300 and a 50mm or 58mm prime. If I take a 4th lens it will be a 300 F4, though I was told the river isn't very wide in most places and a 70-200 is adequate.

Mike


Mike, on our Rhine trip last year, the 70-200 was all the lens that was needed while cruising on the river. It adequately covered the views of the castles, vineyards, etc from the boat. The Rhine of course, can be wide in some spots but nothing that the 70-200 wouldn't cover. I think if I took for example, the 100-400 it would have hardly been used. I really can't think of a situation where I would have needed that focal length on the Rhine.



Apr 18, 2017 at 09:39 PM
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Any other recommendations?


Apr 20, 2017 at 06:59 PM
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Hi,
I took 2 different trips on the Danube. I only took the 24-70 and the 70-200.
They seemed to cover all my needs:
http://www.pbase.com/fal/danube_xmas
http://www.pbase.com/fal/danube_south__east

Have fun.
fred



Apr 21, 2017 at 02:14 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Lenses for Danube river trip


With a great crop body like the 7D II and most likely lots of distant landscapes, I don't see how you could go wrong with the 10-22 for going ashore in great European cities and the 70-200 f4 for landscapes. I don't see you needing 2.8 for landscapes.

That being said, maybe the 16-35 works better at a 26 to 56mm FF equivalent.

I think you will get a lot of responses in the realm of full frame.

10-22, 16-35 and 70-200 would give you coverage of 16-56 mm and 112-320. You may want to add a 50 1.8 nifty fifty cheap prime for night shots in the mid range.



Apr 21, 2017 at 03:32 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Lenses for Danube river trip


1. 10-22

2. 24-70 or 24-105

3. Any of the 70-200, 70-300, or 100-400.

I might lean towards the 70-200/4 because it's lightest, although the 70-300 & 100-400 might be nice if you run into wildlife or something. I don't think the 70-300 is too heavy?



Apr 21, 2017 at 03:45 PM
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I would recommend the 16-35 + 70-200 f/4 IS combination.


Apr 21, 2017 at 06:18 PM
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Thanks for all the info everyone has provided.


Apr 23, 2017 at 06:43 PM
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Late to this. On a crop sensor, 7D2, 10-18 or 10-22, 15-85, 70-200 f4 IS or 55-250 IS or 100-400 IS if you think there's much wildlife on the Danube. I'd take 10-18, 15-85, 70-200 f4 IS for Danube. You didn't mention 15-85 but there really isn't much else generally good for crop. Yes 17-55 but that's not in the list either. If from your list 16-35, nice on crop but less FL coverage. I'd do FF so it'd be an easier choice, 5D#, 16-35, 24-105, 70-200, 1.4x3. Enjoy.


Apr 23, 2017 at 06:51 PM
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Those are all great lenses for travel shots. So for me it then becomes about focal range, compactness and weight.

10-22, 24-70 or 24-105, and the 70-300. For me it would be the 24-105 (smaller, lighter than the 24-70) and my guess is it would take 80%+ of my impromptu shots.

In narrow streets the very small 10-22 will get shop fronts, cobble stone streets, public squares, large buildings. But the 10-22 isn't very flattering for selfies and closeup portraits.

The 70-300 is also compact - stores more easily in my walk about bag. I like to pick out architectural details like bell towers, weather vanes, or zoom in tight on flowers, crafts etc.

PS - I'd take a high quality 77mm CP with a 67-77 ring adapter. Lot of light reflects off the water.



Apr 26, 2017 at 08:08 AM
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To everyone that responded, a big thank you. I decided to take the Canon 24-105 and the Canon 70-300L lenses. In addition, I have an incredibly sharp Tamron 17-50 which I will also take.


Apr 28, 2017 at 08:30 PM
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i was going to add, but you have decided, I'd suggest your 17-50 will get more use espically when you are on shore.


Apr 28, 2017 at 10:10 PM
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Based on my trip of a similar type (Rhine-Main-Danube) the 70-300 is going to spend most of the time in the bag.

The 24-105 will do most of the work, and the 17-50 will be just fine on shore.



May 01, 2017 at 04:19 PM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Lenses for Danube river trip


I have been on several river cruises over the years including Budapest - Amsterdam twice.

The excursions from the ship's itinerary have been excellent as far as seeing the highlights of your ports of call and the guides also very good. The cruise companies have given these things a lot of thought.

Of course you will be part of a group that is generally on the move behind the guide through the town/castle etc. This means that you do not have that much time to study what you want photograph or you get left behind.
You also have fellow travellers, many of whom are also toting various types of photo gear, (actually a lot of phones, iPads and so on which seem to need to be close in to get what they want.

Some of them don't seem to be able to take a shot without their companions being in it, up against the subject or the panorama. The selfie with the subject in the background seems essential to many.

What I am getting at here is if you want the subject without others in it, the best options are be with the front of the group or wait till they are gone ahead of you, get your shots and then you have to catch up.

If you are with the front of the group a really wide angle is useful here as you can get most of what you want framed from the front ranks of your group. Without a wide focal length it means standing back a bit and then it is difficult to avoid too many people in your frame.

However the UWA introduces another consideration. Many of the architectural subjects can be vertical and keystoning becomes very obvious. This can be corrected in PP to an extent but I found that framing your subject too closely can mean that when you correct the keystoning you end up losing quite a bit of the bottom of the frame when you crop so I came to the conclusion that if possible, frame wide enough to allow for the cropped off bottom of the frame.

Some of the excursions may have free time before returning to the ship so some of the places can be revisited but not always.

Another thought, the occasional venue (not really that many and it is usually posted) , in particular though the Palace in Wurzburg does not allow photography and will not allow larger backpacks or water bottles in. You must leave them in lockers, this was made clear in advance.

As far as long lenses go I have taken a 70-200 type of lens for shots from the ship while on the move and it was worthwhile. Anything longer I just did not need.

Many of the building interiors can be pretty dark and flash may be prohibited in some paces so either a fast lens or something with IS is you choice. A lens with IS is my choice as most of those situations do not involve subject motion.

Sorry for a bit of a rambling post but these are just thoughts from seven river cruises over the years as I have found them. Hope they help and I am sure you will have an unforgettable time.





May 02, 2017 at 09:33 AM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Lenses for Danube river trip


All spot-on.

A fast WA, on a body with good high ISO performance, is pretty much your only option in a lot of spaces.

The no flash is simple; no one really knows what flash does to objects, when you subject them to thousands of hits a year, for years on end.

And the no photos is also simple: a lot of people simply don't know how to turn the flash off, and yelling at them simply spoils the event for all. And, a lot of places, if you allowed photos you;'d never get the group out of there. they'd be in all day, shooting room after room, wall after all, object after object.

My preferred technique, to avoid the posed/mugging selfie crowd, is the be at the back of the pack, study the site, take a photo or photos when they have moved on, and then catch up.

Most tours have a "sweeper" the person assigned to herd people like me along, and point us to the next spot. You'll get to be familiar with your sweeper, if you use my method.



May 02, 2017 at 11:20 AM





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