Santa Vision - Going Wide for Christmas
 Boats
photographed with the Tokina wide-angle lensFor quite some time I have been
thinking about getting a wide-angle
lens. I decided to start my Christmas season early by buying aTokina
12mm - 24mm f/4 PRO DX Using a wide-angle glass on my camera brings many new possibilities to be creative. I can hardly wait for Thanksgiving, so I can put my new lens through its paces. I have already shot some pictures with it and feel comfortable enough to recommend the lens to my readers. The picture of the beach and the boat picture demonstrate the impressive field of view that this lens offers. Even more amazing than that is the low distortion. At 12mm, I had expected a lot of it, when there is hardly any. I did not correct the pictures with PTLens, so what you see here is pretty much what came out of my camera. I only ran a couple of scripts for color saturation and did not do anything else on these images. The sharpness of this lens is just as impressive. It is comparable with other Canon Lenses I own and easily satisfies the needs of today’s Digital SLR lineup. The images are crisp and the color rendition is superb. I wish I had gotten this lens a bit earlier instead of missing the creative choices it offers me. I did discover some vignetting on one of my shots but I believe it is due to the Tiffen Circular Polarizer Filter that I bought with the lens. I shot the photograph with an aperture of 7.1. I have shot other pictures with similar settings using the polarizing filter without seeing any vignetting. The effect was light enough so that I could fix it in post processing.
Most of the time I travel with the following lenses: - Tokina
12mm - 24mm f/4 PRO DX - Canon
EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM -
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM -
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 With the Christmas shopping season about to heat up, I am sure some of you enjoy the thought of ordering stuff through the internet instead of getting into the mall frenzy. I know I do and I enjoy a good tip, so why not buy yourself a wide-angle lens and if you do not have the camera to use it, here are some excellent choices for you:
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Autofocus
Zoom Lens. The lens is suitable for Cameras
with crop
factor like the Canon Rebel and xxD series (e.g. 40D) and almost all
Nikon
Digital SLR.
travel gear
Gidaye there Andre just afew q,s mate if you wouldnt mind helping. Iam about to imbark on a 10 month tour of the world , and iam at loss as to what i should take photograhy wise. I have a D1 mark II and or the 400 D canons , with a wide angle 16 - 35 mm 2.8 and the 70- 200 mm 2.8 SHOULD I CART THESE AROUND OR LOOK AT SERIOUSLY GETTING A S5-is canon easy to travel but a great camera so im told, is a photo tank or portable really really very important , what are you please mate ,,, kind regards Sudzi08
My take
Hello Sudzi, here is my take on the situation.
To me, it is more important to get the best possible shot, especially when I am visiting places that I am most likely never going to see again.
Although the S5 is a great camera (I only have a S3 myself), I would most likely go with the 400D in your situation. The 1DM2 is too heavy, and does not offer any resolution benefit. The 400D seems to be a good compromise. If you are worried about the weight, you could try to choose a "travel lens". A friend just bought the Sigma AF 18-200mm OS
(OS=Optical Stabilizer) lens. It seems to be a good trade off as far as super zoom lenses go. Don't expect miracles from it, as the range is simply too wide for superior quality.
Dani owns a 24-200mm Tokina. Unfortunately, they don't make it anymore, as I really like this lens and occasionally use it myself. Your lenses are top of the line and will definitely outperform the Sigma.
If you don't want to spend any more money and if you are absolutely positive that your lenses are too much weight, then you should take the S5. The lack of RAW mode is pretty much the biggest deterrent in my eyes.
If your main subject is
Buy at least two image tanks and keep them in a separate location (pocket, backpack, jacket, hotel) in case of theft or damage (you could fall). Backup all your images twice every day to the image tanks and never get sloppy. One day your images will be all that is left and they are your most precious possession. I would even go as far to rent server space somewhere and back up my images through the internet whenever possible.
I am using the Lowepro SlingShot 300
backpack. The design of the Slingshot allows you to flip it around and get your camera out without ever taking it off. This is great for traveling, as you never know when you need the camera. I often use a combination lock on my backpacks and carry them on my stomach in a crowd to avoid theft.
Buy enough CF cards. You should never run out, even during long shoots. Buy a spare Battery for the Camera in case you are not in a position to recharge every night.
One final thought: If yout ake the 400D, consider packing the S5 as a backup in case the 400D ever fails you on your trip.
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