jjwarrin

14 hours ago, Whinenowine said:

The trip was great!  Lots of rain, but what's new.  Only shot 4,000 photos (which is actually lite for us), but we're still going through them to weed out the bad ones.  The R7 did well....my biggest complaint was with the kit lease...I really wish it went to 200 rather than just 150.

I took about 4,000 shots as well.  I found myself wishing that I had a longer focal length than 400mm. Lol. 

I just posted my Alaska gallery link on my photography page.  I reduced it down to 195 pictures.  If you want to check them out, the link is www.facebook.com/jwvisualcreations

On 8/3/2022 at 10:16 AM, Whinenowine said:

Stellar shots!  We’re heading up to AK next week and I hope we’re lucky enough to get the same quality (due to our own failures, not the gear).  We’re bringing the new R7 (no full frames sensor for us) with the 18-150 kit lens and the 100-400 f/5.6-8.  I hope we can keep it steady (though both the body and lens have IBIS, which ought to help). Loved reading this thread. 

Thank you very much! How was your trip to Alaska?

14 hours ago, bronzey214 said:

@jjwarrin Your photos are FANTASTIC. Can I ask which camera you used?

Thank you very much!  I used the Canon R5, with an adapted EF 70-200mm, RF 28-70 and the 24-105mm.  A lot of the time I used the 2x extender on the 70-200mm.

Here are a few shots that I captured last week!  Thanks for all of the lens feedback!

9 hours ago, strickerj said:

That's still way more gear than I carry. I bought a big camera backpack to give myself room to expand, and instead I get stuck carrying around my wife's stuff. 

I just bought this as my "carry-on". Lol.

32 minutes ago, strickerj said:

Just realized I didn't answer the last part - I really enjoyed HAL. Food was good, the wraparound promenade and the artwork in the common areas were nice touches, and I enjoyed the sedate atmosphere. The BBC presentation on the Main Stage and Billboard Onboard were fun. BB King lounge and the casino were too small and crowded, so we didn't stay long there.

 

Crew was friendly and generally attentive, though you could tell most weren't experienced. Tendering to shore in Sitka took an hour and a half, which delayed the start of our shore excursion. (Hence my comment "for the most part, everything was on schedule" - this was the one exception.)

I'll give you an update when I get back on how things went or during.  We'll see how things go👍.  Thanks again for everything you shared.  The kit I'll take is the 16-35, 24-105 and the 70-200, with my 2x extender.  I'll miss my RF 28-70 and my RF 85mm f1.2, but this is a different kind of trip. Lol

25 minutes ago, strickerj said:

I haven't thought of this thread in a while... We finally got to go on our Alaska cruise a couple weeks ago (Eurodam roundtrip from Seattle). Due to time and financial constraints, I ended up not renting the 100-400 mm lens as I originally planned, but my 24-105 was good enough most of the time.

Thanks for sharing your experience with the EF24-105mm!  I still plan on taking the 16-35 and my 70-200, with the 2x extender.  We're actually traveling on the Eurodam!  How was the ship and Holland American in general?

2 hours ago, Heidi13 said:

 

Always wanted the 28-70, either the f2 or f2.8, but never got around to purchasing one of them. I tend to keep the 24-105 on 1 body and determine whether I'll more likely need the 70-200 or 16-35 on the other.

 

This has worked well for me. My thoughts are - the 16-35 with f2.8 is a great lens for close-ups and in Alaska, during the summer, I haven't found a need for more light. Personally, I would probably base it on saving a little bit of weight and bulk and stay with the 24-105, but that's also what I'm used to working with.

 

Enjoy Alaska.

Thanks so much for the feedback!  It really helps, especially since I've never made the trip.  I love carrying my best lenses, but I could definitely leave the RF28-70mm and use the adapter for every lens that I bring.  That was another consideration in my thought process was to have at least one RF and the rest EF, which really doesn't matter.  Thanks again!

On 2/24/2021 at 1:19 PM, Heidi13 said:

With full-frame sensors, I use:

• 70-200/2.8, normally the go to lens in Alaska, and also have a 2x when required 
• 24-105/4
• 16-35/2.8

 

Hello!  My wife and I are heading to Alaska in 3 days and I'm trying to figure out what lenses to take.  Your kit looks very similar to what I was thinking.  The only difference that I was considering was to take the RF 28-70 f2 instead of the 24-105 f4.  What do you think about?  How did these three lenses work for you?  Take care!

Good morning!  I'm new to the Cruise critic forum.  I was searching about lenses for Alaskan Cruises and I found this conversation.

We're heading out to an Alaskan cruise on Friday through Holland America and this thread has been so helpful!  I plan on taking my EF 70-200 f/2.8 ii, with 2x extender like many have said.  The only is I have to use the EF to RF adapter with it. It's going to be long.  I also plan to take my 16-35mm f2.8 iii.

The last one I'm debating on it whether to bring the the RF 28-70mm f2 or the EF 24-105mm f4 ii.  The 28-70mm is such a nice lens, but it is heavier.  I'm gaining some flexibility with the 24-105.  Any thoughts on if I'm giving up to much from an image quality perspective?

Thanks for your insight in advance!