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 Re: 1st time to Yellowstone recommendations? | |
Well, I can only give a few points of advice. I have been there a few times, but not enough for location advice. Gear advice -
1. The 24 1.4 wide open has horrible coma on full frame which can kill your night sky photos. The 16-35 seems to be better. The 24 1.4 coma is fine on crop body however at the expense of more noise at the same iso. Stopping it down to 2.0 gives mild improvements. You may want to take a few test shots at home to see what you think. I\'d probably leave the 24mm at home.
2. 600mm with a ballhead will require a lot of diligence to avoid it slapping forward, maybe toppling over if you take your hand off the lens without the ballhead locked/tensioned well. That being said, I am leaving soon and plan to take just the BH-55. Wish I could take the gimbal though. If someone can take it for you, do take the gimbal - it makes things so easy.
3. I think the 50mm could stay home. Use the 70-200 or 16-35mm instead. Guess it depends on your style and how much you want to lug around.
4. How are you going to carry on the 600mm? With my 400DO, I simply used a (f-stop loka with ICU) backpack as I new it would fit under the seat if needed. The 600mm and extra gear is another beast. I broke down and bought a pelican 1510 for more options at the gate. Are your seats reserved so you have space underneath the seat in front? Are you in a tiny regional jet?
have fun! What a great place.
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