Renting Lenses.

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PeteMahn

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Hey guys Im going on a trip to Puerto Rico and im looking to rent a lens for the trip. I shoot landscapes so this will solely be the purpose of the lens. Right now I shoot with the 60d ( crop sensor) and I have a 17-50 tamron an 11-16 tokina and a canon 28-135mm.I'm looking at the canon 16-35mm f2.8, 24-70 f2.8. I also looked at some primes such as the canon 14mm, 24mm and 35mm. I'm using this site because local pickup is near my house so any suggestions on any of the lenses here would be great.Thanks +K.

http://www.glassandgear.com/Canon-lens-and-camera-rentals.aspx
 
sorry but why? you already have all those focal lengths covered, its just a waste to bring more lenses
 
Honestly if I were you all I would only bring is the tokina 11-16 and the tamron 17-50. The 24-70 2.8 would be a pain in the ass (its bigg and heavy) and not even convenient for what you are shooting, its meant to be the 17-50 for full frame. You don't need primes, you don't even need the 28-135. You have two good wide lenses already, use them
 
13326618:Blake.P said:
sorry but why? you already have all those focal lengths covered, its just a waste to bring more lenses
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Except the only one of those lenses that is sharp is the 17-50...
 
why,

Why would you drop all that cash on rentals. that is a horrible thing to waste money on.

you dont need to rent all those lenses. just rent the 16-35. if you are gonna rent, that is the only one you should rent.
 
13329176:EDolloStone said:
why,

Why would you drop all that cash on rentals. that is a horrible thing to waste money on.

you dont need to rent all those lenses. just rent the 16-35. if you are gonna rent, that is the only one you should rent.
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Thanks, I wasn't saying I was gonna rent all of those, just one from those choices.
 
13329442:Bogez said:
i would say the exact opposite
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13331209:gordie. said:
yup, smarter choice would be to ditch em all and grab the primes
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In my opinion (emphasis on my, and opinion) primes have a very large special place in photography but one place they do not belong is vacation photos. I did not mean that as a general statement. Unless it is a trip specifically for photos, I bring my camera on vaca to capture memories not art. I value the flexibility zooms give me. That is not to say I don't bring along a few primes every trip so that I can get some better shots if I have the time.
 
13332710:rtl32 said:
In my opinion (emphasis on my, and opinion) primes have a very large special place in photography but one place they do not belong is vacation photos. I did not mean that as a general statement. Unless it is a trip specifically for photos, I bring my camera on vaca to capture memories not art. I value the flexibility zooms give me. That is not to say I don't bring along a few primes every trip so that I can get some better shots if I have the time.
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Well im not asking about this just to capture memories that makes no sense haha. Im going to be taking a lot of photos because I will have a lot of free time to explore and do what I want so I want a good sharp lens other than the 17-50.
 
What would you actually gain from the 16-35 or the 24-70? Is there something you're planning on shooting where either of those would make a drastic difference from the lenses you've already got?

Unless you surprise the hell out of me, the lenses you have are literally all you'd need and you'd gain fuck-all from renting anything else you mentioned.

I'd pack it light and go with what you've already got. No use carrying even more around while you're exploring. Personally, when I travel, or I'm walking around exploring somewhere, I don't take my heavy zooms, a bunch of filters and accessories... I take my 50, my 85, and my 20-35 and throw the three of them in a bag along with a film and a digital body. Maybe a flash. There's not much reason I can see to bring anything but the 11-16 and the 17-50. Those cover everything. If anything rent a tele like an 85 or a 100 so you can play with compression.
 
13333253:DingoSean said:
What would you actually gain from the 16-35 or the 24-70? Is there something you're planning on shooting where either of those would make a drastic difference from the lenses you've already got?

Unless you surprise the hell out of me, the lenses you have are literally all you'd need and you'd gain fuck-all from renting anything else you mentioned.

I'd pack it light and go with what you've already got. No use carrying even more around while you're exploring. Personally, when I travel, or I'm walking around exploring somewhere, I don't take my heavy zooms, a bunch of filters and accessories... I take my 50, my 85, and my 20-35 and throw the three of them in a bag along with a film and a digital body. Maybe a flash. There's not much reason I can see to bring anything but the 11-16 and the 17-50. Those cover everything. If anything rent a tele like an 85 or a 100 so you can play with compression.
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Thanks man for some good informative "Real" feedback. +K for sure!
 
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