Ariel Bravy wrote:
My vote goes for the 16-35 for its wide angle awesomeness, the 24-105 for its range and pano potential, and the 100-400 for detailed shots of the canyon walls. Bring those three with your tripod and you'll be all set.
Ditto, although I would hesitate between the 70-200 and the 100-400, as my 70-200 is sharper. I'd definitely take a telezoom with me, even though others have advocated against it, for the simple reason of Moondigger's 2nd image: I usually prefer compressed landscapes above wide-angled ones.
Emile Gregoire wrote:
Ditto, although I would hesitate between the 70-200 and the 100-400, as my 70-200 is sharper. I'd definitely take a telezoom with me, even though others have advocated against it, for the simple reason of Moondigger's 2nd image: I usually prefer compressed landscapes above wide-angled ones.
Yeah, it felt kind of strange to advocate leaving his 70-200 home when one of my sample images was taken with a 70-200. However I can sort of justify it because mine's an f/4, and hence much lighter and a bit less bulky than his, which is f/2.8. Seems pointless to lug something like that and then only use it for ten or twenty frames out of a thousand.
Plus, the OP has coverage out to 105 mm with his 24-105; other than the 70-200, I had nothing with me longer than 50 mm.
I use mostly mid and long lenses there. IMO, you don't have to worry about foreground when shooting there, since it diminishes the impact of the canyon itself. You'll probably shoot most of your shots with the 24-105mm and 70-200mm.
Ariel Bravy wrote:
My vote goes for the 16-35 for its wide angle awesomeness, the 24-105 for its range and pano potential, and the 100-400 for detailed shots of the canyon walls. Bring those three with your tripod and you'll be all set.
From my experience, I'd definitely agree with this lens selection. During the last time I was at the South Rim I was surprised how much I used the 100-400. It was great to zoom in on the Colorado from those viewpoints where you could actually see the river.
45mm/2.8 TS-E lens and shoot three frames (center, shifted left, shifted right) and stitch them together. This gives a nice wide look, a big detailed file and its very easy to stitch with the TS-E...
If you really wanted to do a good job I would rent a 6x17 film camera...
