SLR Lenses in WDW

[Mnchknbrat1982]

I have a dslr camera & a pocket camera I am going to take with me. With my dslr I have 3 lenses, 18-55mm, 28-80mm, and 70-300mm. Which would you bring with you?

 

[handicap18]

18-55 and 70-300. The 28-80 wouldn't be wide enough for me at the 28mm end on a dSLR. The 70-300mm would get a lot of use at AK and for the shows at MGM (Indy & Lights, Motor, Action) along with a few other places here and there.

Granted the 55mm end on the 18-55mm might not be long enough, but I'd rather have the wider option and then if I can't get close enough for something with the 55mm end you can always crop in post processing.

What camera do you have?

 

[MarkBarbieri]

The 28-80 wouldn't be wide enough for me at the 28mm end on a dSLR.

Depends on the DSLR. With a Canon 5D, I think that would be a great walk-around lens. With a Rebel XTi, I agree with you.

 

[ukcatfan]

Depends on the DSLR. With a Canon 5D, I think that would be a great walk-around lens. With a Rebel XTi, I agree with you.

I could be wrong (it would not be the first time ), but I thought that all of the 18-55mm lenses were pretty much designed for the APS-C sensors, so there would be a crop factor to consider. If I am correct, that would rule out a full frame camera.

Kevin

 

[Geoff_M]

assuming a magnification factor of ~1.5, I've leave the 28-80 at home. I've exclusively used an 18-70mm at WDW and it meets 95% of my needs.

 

[Mnchknbrat1982]

I have the pentax ist. The 18-55 I have has an f/3.5-5.6 AL, the AF 28-80 has an F/3.5-5.6(has power zoom), AF 70-300
has an F/4-5.6 LD macro:1:2 (has a power zoom

Descriptions of lenses:
18-55:
Ideal for beginners, the DA 18-55 provides a focal length covering a wide to moderate wide-angle range. Like all PENTAX lenses, the smc P-DA 18-55mm F4-5.6 zoom lens is treated with PENTAX's acclaimed smc coating for maximum light transmission, sharp definition, and high contrast while minimizing flare and ghost imaging.

AF28-80:
A standard zoom lens from a wide 28mm to a medium telephoto range of 80mm. The use of aspherical elements in the front group reduces the number of elements required, and the use of strong engineering plastic in the barrel makes the body a light 237g. Consequently, it is easy to carry.

AF70-300:
Tamron now offers a lightweight, compact, high-image-quality telephoto zoom lens with macro capability of 1:2 that can be used with digital cameras. This new lens is a Di type lens using an optical system with improved multi-coating designed to function with digital SLR cameras as well as film cameras.

With this 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens, flipping a macro switch in the focal length range of 180mm to 300mm obtains a maximum magnification ratio of 1:2 at a minimum focus distance as short as 37.4", enabling close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other objects that normally require the use of a specially designed macro lens. Moreover, this is a zoom lens that casually offers the distant capture and foreshortening effect pleasures of the 300mm ultra-telephoto world.

 

[handicap18]

I could be wrong (it would not be the first time ), but I thought that all of the 18-55mm lenses were pretty much designed for the APS-C sensors, so there would be a crop factor to consider. If I am correct, that would rule out a full frame camera.

Kevin

Your correct Kevin. But I think Mark might be referring to just the focal range, if you do have the 5D, then the 18-55mm range would be great if there was such a range available.

I don't know if Pentax makes their 18-55mm kit lens so it is optimized for digital. I know Nikon's is as well as Canon's.

 

[ukcatfan]

I don't know if Pentax makes their 18-55mm kit lens so it is optimized for digital. I know Nikon's is as well as Canon's.

The Pentax is a digital only. That line of lenses are known as "DA". They are lighter and smaller than a film one. The DA 50-200mm is not much bigger than the 18-55mm. Their kit lens is part of what sold me on Pentax vs. C&N.

Kevin

 

[Groucho]

I would have to agree with others, but I'd also say that the 70-300mm will probably not be getting much use. I have a graph of my lens usage from my last WDW trip, with my *ist DL - out of over 2,500 shots, just a hair under half were taken with the 50mm F1.4, and relatively few were taken at a long zoom. WDW, with a few exceptions (mainly the animals at AK), is a wide-angle kind of a place.

 

[JarettK]

I used a 28-75 f/2.8 almost exclusively on all my trips to disney.

I would say your 28-80 would be the most versatile lens. It is probably the best for you. If you need wider... step backwards

 

[ukcatfan]

I used a 28-75 f/2.8 almost exclusively on all my trips to disney.

I would say your 28-80 would be the most versatile lens. It is probably the best for you. If you need wider... step backwards

I was unable to get a number of shots at WDW with my S1 IS that starts at 38mm. A 28mm on a typical DSLR is effectively 42mm, so not even as wide, so I personally could not get by with that. Sometimes you just can't back up enough.

Kevin

 

[Groucho]

Agreed - WDW really needs as much "wide" as you can get.

However, F2.8 across the range does make a big difference, too....... that's a tough decision!

 

[MarkBarbieri]

I could be wrong (it would not be the first time ), but I thought that all of the 18-55mm lenses were pretty much designed for the APS-C sensors, so there would be a crop factor to consider. If I am correct, that would rule out a full frame camera.

True, but I find discussions of lenses without qualification by sensor size to be confusing. The differences between 1x, 1.3x, 1.5x, 1.6x, and even 2x crop factors make comparisons hard. I guess that 1.5x/1.6x DSLRs have such a large portion of the market share on forums like this that they are becoming the defacto norm.

I would have to agree with others, but I'd also say that the 70-300mm will probably not be getting much use. I have a graph of my lens usage from my last WDW trip, with my *ist DL - out of over 2,500 shots, just a hair under half were taken with the 50mm F1.4, and relatively few were taken at a long zoom. WDW, with a few exceptions (mainly the animals at AK), is a wide-angle kind of a place.

That was my experience years ago. On my recent trip with a 7 and 4 year old, I found myself shooting longer than I did in the past. I also found myself shooting more shows now that I had a longish (200mm) fast (f/2.8) lens. My wide lens (17-40mm) was my least used by far. I originally debated whether to bring my 70-200. If I go again, I'm more likely to leave the 17-40mm at home.