examples of wide disney vs. telephoto disney?

[scgalloways]

I decided on a standard range zoom for one of my two lenses for my Disney trip next week. My dilema now is take my wide angle Sigma 10-20mm or the canon 70-200 f4? If you have examples taken with ANY brand wide angle lens at Disney or ANY brand longer telephoto, close to the ranges shown here will you share them so I can get a feel for what might serve as subjects for each? I'm leaning heavily towards the wide lens. If there are already boards for this, please let me know i'm new and there is a LOT here.

 

[Suburbanmom]

Here is the link to the Wide Angle Cult Thread. I imagine after looking here, you will opt to bring your 10-20mm The only park I ever use my long zoom at is Animal Kingdom.

 

[MICKEY88]

why not take both, I'd rather have a lens and not use it, than to want a lens and not have it with me..

I love my 80-200 2.8 lens because it allows me to isolate individual characters or cast members..

such as this

 

[zackiedawg]

Agreed - I'd personally take both unless you absolutely positively couldn't fit one last thing in your luggage.

I use a Tamron 10-24 UWA as well as an 18-250mm lens regularly at Disney - the 18-250 serves as my main walkaorund, but I certainly make lots of use of the 200-250 end, especially with characters, parades, and mostly Animal Kingdom. The 10-24 is wonderful for fitting whole pavilions into shots, getting really close to things and still fitting, and for odd perspectives. I love both abilities.

Epcot, 180mm:

210mm:

250mm:

And on the other end...

18mm:

13mm:

10mm:

 

[scgalloways]

Wow the UWA shots on that board are awesome. Also those posted here...amazing stuff! Maybe i'll plan the wide 10-20 and the standard 18-55 for Epcot for sure and not sure what other park(s) and bring the 70-200 along for animal kingdom and the magic kingdom days only. My 70-200 f4 is not IS so it's not going to help much in low light, it's just going to give me some reach and good image quality. Guess it's all a trade-off. I just don't want to be weighted down with more than the camera and two lenses. If I had something like an 18-200mm for just vacation that would work, but I don't and really not looking to buy something for one trip.

 

[zackiedawg]

I think that's a good plan. I usually don't travel to a park with more than 2 lenses myself - I pick the right two for the occasion. At AK, I'll usually have the 18-250 mounted, and the 10-24 along. At MK or Epcot, it's usually the 18-250 & 30mm F1.4, or the 10-24 & 30mm. At DHS, it's often the 10-24mm and 30mm.

 

[boBQuincy]

Telephoto:

Wide:

While certain subjects lend themselves to certain focal lengths due to their size or distance (such as a large building that we can't back up from or wildlife that we can't get close to) it might be better to think of a lens as a tool to allow us to stand in the location that gives the perspective we want while still filling the frame with the elements we want. This allows us to interpret the scene, to make some elements large and others small for effect.

 

[MICKEY88]

80-200 at the studios..

 

[SrisonS]

I'd definitely agree with taking the UWA and Standard lenses for your main use; and have the telephoto for Animal Kingdom. You'll wanna be physically closer to the pretty topiaries l for F&G Fest (mainly because of all the people around), but you'll need the zoom to really get in on the animals.

32mm


18mm


6mm (with a Canon PowerShot S3 IS... I don't know what the DSLR equivalent focal length is)


135mm


135mm

 

[Frantasmic]

Don't sell your 70-200 f4 short! It is crisp enough to get good shots in low-light situations if you time it right:

 

[Gdad]

I find myself using wide angle lenses more and more- I like how they give my subjects a sense of relation to the environment.

28mm

105mm

 

[mom2rtk]

I only brought my kit lens last fall to DHS (18-55) thinking I wouldn't need anything longer. I forgot about the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular. It really wasn't very fun shooting at 55mm.

I'm curious to see what everyone uses most at the Magic Kingdom.

 

[zackiedawg]

My main lens at all parks, and default lens for any travel or general situation, is my 18-250mm zoom. Hard to beat it for one-lens versatility - from 27mm wide to 375mm on the longest end with camera crop factor considered - it is essentially a 'superzoom' equivalent in a DSLR. It won't do as well at the wide end as a dedicated wide angle lens, won't do as well in low light, won't do as well as a prime at that given focal length, and won't be quite as sharp at full zoom as a dedicated long lens. It's quite usable in all examples, just not quite as good as the lens designed for that dedicated purpose. But then again, it can do ALL of those things in one small portable package. So it's my main go-to default lens.

 

[JR6ooo4]

210mm:

high quality (or HD) has not been kind to many actresses on TV as well as others...

he is looking older than me!

Mikeeee

 

[zackiedawg]

high quality (or HD) has not been kind to many actresses on TV as well as others...
he is looking older than me!
Mikeeee

Nah...Randy doesn't quite look that 'rough' in real life yet! I did that look with post-processing - I pulled some of the color out of the photo, and used Topaz Detail to sharpen up the contrast lines...and used a little vignetting white out around the edges. I wanted to give it a classic 'rock god' type look, like a Keith Richards or Jeff Beck - wrinkles and all. Just having fun with it! Hopefully Randy doesn't mind...after all for a guitarist, association with Richards or Beck is meant as flattery, not insult!