Should I rent a lense for trip?

[KAYLI'S DAD]

We are leaving next week and I have 3 lenses. Canon 50mm f1.8, 18-55mm, and 55-250mm. Im wandering if I should rent a 18-300 so I cover all of those lenses with one. Im extremely new to dslr's so I dont know anything about lenses so maybe there is something Im missing.
Also where would be the best place to rent one if I do so?

 

[krb2g]

An 18-300 mm lens will cover the range of your 18-55 mm and 55-250 mm lenses. I am not familiar with Canon's lens offerings, but I think it probably wouldn't have fast enough apertures to replace the 50mm f/1.8. If you're not interested in shooting dark rides or very shallow depth of field, you may find that the rental lens is all you need. In your situation, I would probably take the 50mm lens too (even if I left it mostly in the hotel room, just to have it on hand).

I have never rented a lens, so I'm not sure what company to recommend. I'm sure others can chime in here.

 

[njtree]

best lens rental service is borrowlenses.com there service is awesome any questions and they will get back asap! I should say rent 18-300mm if that is what your heart is set on. I would bring the 50mm as well. I mainly used my 35mm f1.8 at disney. If you hitting up animal kingdom 300mm would be nice to get those animals in the distance.

-Dan

 

[pgowder]

I've rented a few times for WDW trips. It has worked great for me!

 

[Gianna'sPapa]

We are leaving next week and I have 3 lenses. Canon 50mm f1.8, 18-55mm, and 55-250mm. Im wandering if I should rent a 18-300 so I cover all of those lenses with one. Im extremely new to dslr's so I dont know anything about lenses so maybe there is something Im missing.
Also where would be the best place to rent one if I do so?

The question that I have is, why do you think you need to rent a lens? If you are uncomfortable carrying and changing lenses, then I would say rent an all-in-one. You're not going to improve your lowlight performance with an all-in-one, so the only reason to rent would be convenience. I have found for the most part, on a crop sensor camera, almost everything that you want to shoot can be covered by the 18-200mm focal lengths. You already own the 50 f1.8 for the dark rides. While I find the 50 to be a little tight, others find it perfectly acceptable. I am a lowlight snob , so I carry four lenses to WDW, my consumer 18-55, Sigma 28-70 f2.8, Sigma 70-200 f2.8 and Sigma 30 f1.4. I enjoy changing lenses to match the conditions I wish to shoot. Anyway, you will have to make the call on whether you are comfortable carrying and changing the lenses.

 

[KAYLI'S DAD]

The question that I have is, why do you think you need to rent a lens? If you are uncomfortable carrying and changing lenses, then I would say rent an all-in-one. You're not going to improve your lowlight performance with an all-in-one, so the only reason to rent would be convenience. I have found for the most part, on a crop sensor camera, almost everything that you want to shoot can be covered by the 18-200mm focal lengths. You already own the 50 f1.8 for the dark rides. While I find the 50 to be a little tight, others find it perfectly acceptable. I am a lowlight snob , so I carry four lenses to WDW, my consumer 18-55, Sigma 28-70 f2.8, Sigma 70-200 f2.8 and Sigma 30 f1.4. I enjoy changing lenses to match the conditions I wish to shoot. Anyway, you will have to make the call on whether you are comfortable carrying and changing the lenses.

It would be just for convenience. I wont use the 50mm when riding rides. To be honest, I dont know what the 50mm is used for other than portraits I was told. I was thinking of renting one that would cover the 2 lenses so I would have to carry them and change them.

 

[ThurlFan]

I have the same three lenses as you along with a Rebel XSi and from my experience The 50mm is the only one with which I got pictures I was satisfied with on most of the indoor rides without using flash...which is prohibited on many favorites. Also, non-flash pictures of Small World (well, all dark rides really) look markedly different from flash photography, a difference that suits my taste but your mileage may vary

I don't see any reason not to rent a lens for walkaround convenience, but the 50mm is small enough that I think it's worth keeping it in your bag just in case.

I've used rentglass.com before but only because I live close enough to avoid the shipping fees

 

[photo_chick]

Keep in mind that although you get convienance with just an all in one, you get a slower lens, a softer lens and it's going to be heavier than your other lenses. There is a trade off. You just have to decide if it's worth it to you.

Me personally... I wouldn't rent. I'd go with he 18-55 on my camera by default. Take the 50mm with me to the parks for low light (it's so small you can stuff it in a pocket if you want) and only bring the 55-250 with me to use in addition to the 18-55 at Animal Kingdom. But we all shoot differently.

 

[Uncle Greg]

Keep in mind that although you get convienance with just an all in one, you get a slower lens, a softer lens and it's going to be heavier than your other lenses. There is a trade off. You just have to decide if it's worth it to you.

Me personally... I wouldn't rent. I'd go with he 18-55 on my camera by default. Take the 50mm with me to the parks for low light (it's so small you can stuff it in a pocket if you want) and only bring the 55-250 with me to use in addition to the 18-55 at Animal Kingdom. But we all shoot differently.

This is what I would do as well. Why rent a lens that offers you very little over what you already own. Convenience is nice, but if you arent willing to change lenses, I would either get out of a dslr system completely, or sell the two lenses in that range and buy the one superzoom rather than rent it.

 

[boBQuincy]

The lenses you already have offer the same range but better speed and image quality. All-in-ones are convenient but the price is aperture and image quality, most of them have at least one or more rough spots and some are truly awful around 135 mm.
The 50 is your only real option for dark rides either way.

 

[KAYLI'S DAD]

I think after reading everything I will just take all 3 lenses. My only problem was the bag I have doesnt hold all of them and the camera. I went to a photography class last night and a lady there showed me a bag you can wear as a backpack and then turn it in front of you to open the side that should hold everything. I think I will just buy one of those and that way I have them all if I need them.

 

[KCmike]

Buy another bag and then rent the 10-22 ultra wide angle. You will have so much fun with it!!! I promise!

Here are two good places I have rented from:

http://www.prophotorental.com/default.asp?c=221215

http://www.rentglass.com/itemdetail.aspx?showitem=121

 

[Frantasmic]

Generally, you should use any excuse to gather more equipment, either rent or, preferably purchase.

If your spouse or SO is NOT into photography, you need to condition them that your photographic skills are NEVER complete and you always need just this one more thing to go to that next level of photographic nirvana.

Start being needy early and start being needy often. Don't worry about college savings or vacation plans or anything else. YOU NEED MORE EQUIPMENT. There's no such thing as "enough."

 

[KAYLI'S DAD]

Generally, you should use any excuse to gather more equipment, either rent or, preferably purchase.

If your spouse or SO is NOT into photography, you need to condition them that your photographic skills are NEVER complete and you always need just this one more thing to go to that next level of photographic nirvana.

Start being needy early and start being needy often. Don't worry about college savings or vacation plans or anything else. YOU NEED MORE EQUIPMENT. There's no such thing as "enough."

Thats Hilarious.. Sorry kids.. You cant go to college because I need a new lens.

 

[photo_chick]

Good advice Frantasmic.

Unless your husband has listened to you have one too many conversations where you go on about how it's the photographer and not the camera that matters. That will come back and bite you on the backside when you want a new lens. He tells me "but you said you could shoot everything with entry level glass." And I have to pout and whine "yes I can, but I don't want to!"