Most National Parks will be open with limited staffing, from the news stories I read. Especially all those in Utah where the state government has pledged to step in if necessary, according to numerous news stories such as in the Salt Lake Tribune - https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/09/30/utahs-national-parks-will-stay/
For me personally, I don’t like to be without something in the 35-70mm range for my landscape shooting, I always want to have whatever focal length the scene and composition is calling for. I do like your 16-35PZ and 70-200/4II pairing for sure, and if it was me I’d also have something midrange. A couple of images to illustrate from Mesa Arch in Arches NP (despite being overshot it is a superb experience to hike there and wait for sunset, even without a camera, it is sheer awe and wonder). The tighter composition is 64mm and the zoomed out variation later in the sunset is 48mm.
I know there are others who say they don’t need 35-70 range and I understand that. It’s really up to how you see and compose, for me a gap that big is asking for regret (tried it in the past).
Most National Parks will be open with limited staffing, from the news stories I read. Especially all those in Utah where the state government has pledged to step in if necessary, according to numerous news stories such as in the Salt Lake Tribune - https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/09/30/utahs-national-parks-will-stay/
For me personally, I don’t like to be without something in the 35-70mm range for my landscape shooting, I always want to have whatever focal length the scene and composition is calling for. I do like your 16-35PZ and 70-200/4II pairing for sure, and if it was me I’d have something midrange. A couple of images to illustrate from Mesa Arch in Arches NP (despite being overshot it is a superb experience to hike there and wait for sunset, even without a camera, it is sheer awe and wonder). The tighter composition is 64mm and the zoomed out variation later in the sunset is 48mm.
I know there are others who say they don’t need 35-70 range and I understand that. It’s really up to how you see and compose, for me a gap that big is asking for regret (tried it in the past).
Oct 01, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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