Which 3 lenses to rent for vac - Wldlfe and Ldscapes mostly...

[ottor]

Going to the Left Coast in May - I'm going to rent 3 lenses that, if planned right, will cover most of my shooting needs... I have a Canon XSI with only the 2 kit lenses... I like the 18-55 IS that came with the camera, but want to supplement that one with 3 others.. I'd like a Wide angle - beginnning at about 10mm; A Zoom that would pick up from the 55mm going out to about 150-200; and a superduperzoom that really gets out there for wildlife.. (400/500/600mm?)

My wife sz get the best, cuz I don't have to buy them, just rent for about 10 days...

Best suggestions for image quality and, if needed, lower light ... Which would you rent for those needs ??

Oh, was looking at LensRentals.com - but if yu have a better site, I'd be open....

tks,

 

[red1013]

I have the 24-105 F4 L IS and the 70-200 F2.8 L IS I would suggest these 2 both would work for low lights I would also suggest a 1.4 or 2x converter for the 70-200 Keep in mind when using a converter it cuts your light input by the amount it multiplies your length. An additional consideration would be an extreme wide 10-22.

Always listen to your wife LOL

 

[djacobox372]

Why rent? if you have the funds it's often cheaper to buy a used lens and then resell it after your trip.

 

[Sachphotography]

Why rent? if you have the funds it's often cheaper to buy a used lens and then resell it after your trip.

LOL not really. I can rent a Nikon 14-24 which I can guarantee you find under 1800. I can rent it for about 150ish for 10 days. Also not everyone can fork out the 2000-5000 for a good piece of glass. It is easier to pay 150 and have fun and no hassle of trying to resell

 

[Montana]

10-22
70-200 2.8 IS
500 f/4 (lighter than the 600 f/4) or 400 f/5.6 very sharp and light but slower glass.

 

[Overread]

For the wildlife lens weight will be a key consideration - many of the really super long lenses are very heavy. That will rule out the top range long lenses above 300mm (the 300mm f2.8 IS L is the heavist handholdable lens and can be used with a 1.4TC and a 2*TC to give a very good 420mm and a very good 600mm lens).

However you might find that a 400mm f5.6; 300mm f4 or 100-400mm would be a better and more portable option that won't weight you down too much. IF you can try to get to a shop to just try out the weights of these different options before you make the rental.

 

[Montana]

I respectfully disagree Overread. I handhold my 600 f/4 IS about 50% of the time. And I know of many 500 f/4 shooters that handhold that lens many times.

 

[Dao]

I think OP need to find out how much extra weight he like to carry around on vacation.

 

[Overread]

I respectfully disagree Overread. I handhold my 600 f/4 IS about 50% of the time. And I know of many 500 f/4 shooters that handhold that lens many times.

I'm not saying such lenses are not handholdable but that they are a far greater strain. If you do have time handholding such lenses then yes you can build up to being able to use them effectivly in such a manner - but I suspect it would take far longer than a few days to get used to such shooting (and build up the muscle).

A lighter option I think is far superior if tripod shooting is not an option since it won't be such a sudden strain. Of course each person is indevidual and thus I still say try out the glass in a shop first to judge for ones self the weight differences.

 

[djacobox372]

Why rent? if you have the funds it's often cheaper to buy a used lens and then resell it after your trip.

LOL not really. I can rent a Nikon 14-24 which I can guarantee you find under 1800. I can rent it for about 150ish for 10 days. Also not everyone can fork out the 2000-5000 for a good piece of glass. It is easier to pay 150 and have fun and no hassle of trying to resell

Are you suggesting that a used 14-24mm depreciates $150 over 10 days? That's pretty extreme.

Also, $15 a day is a much lower rental price then I've seen--$30 a day is what the local shop near where I live charges for that lens.

 

[kundalini]

Check with Tempe Camera out of Tempe, AZ.

If you're gonna rent........ rent what you dream about.

 

[Montana]

Check with Tempe Camera out of Tempe, AZ.

If you're gonna rent........ rent what you dream about.

Sound advice.