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nickcowen

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625 posts

192 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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My girlfriend has won a holiday to a private island in the seychelles. So as I'm probably new going to go there again in my life I wanna make the most of it. Would like sugestions on what lens would be best to capture the sights. I have a Sony a390 with 18-70mm kit lens. It could be 80 but I'm pretty sure of the top of my head it's 70.

XG332

3,927 posts

217 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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What shots do you want to take?

Gad-Westy

16,576 posts

242 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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I was in Mauritius a few weeks ago. Most of my shots were either of small birds (300mm telephoto) or of landscapes, beaches etc...

With that in mind I's be leaning towards a decent length telephoto but your preferences may be somewhat different to mine.

nickcowen

Original Poster:

625 posts

192 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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Mainly want to me taking seanary shots

Simpo Two

92,731 posts

294 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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Unless you particularly need speed or wider angle I'd say the 18-70, if the image quality is up to it, is the one to have. A logical partner would be a 70-300.

nickcowen

Original Poster:

625 posts

192 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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I was thinking of a telephoto lens but do want a wide angle lens but i think it's out of my price range at the moment

Simpo Two

92,731 posts

294 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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I had this issue when planning a NZ trip. I decided that 18mm was wide enough for most things, and that if I needed wider, Id take two images and stitch them together.

In the event the 18-70mm did 90% of the work (10% 70-300mm) and I did a couple of panoramas at about 50mm to reduce distortion and therefore aid stitching. So I really didn't need a 10-20 after all. For landscapes you get more in but they make everything smaller; not always what you want.

itsnotarace

4,685 posts

238 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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nickcowen said:
Mainly want to me taking seanary shots
I love seanary shots

XG332

3,927 posts

217 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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nickcowen

Original Poster:

625 posts

192 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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Sorry I'm dyslexic...... I googled the work dyslexic by the way smile

Simpo Two

92,731 posts

294 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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nickcowen said:
I googled the work dyslexic
Did he mind?

dibbly dobbler

11,492 posts

226 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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^^^ rofl

Sorry Nick but that tickled me biggrin

nickcowen

Original Poster:

625 posts

192 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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I don't mind

rottie102

4,033 posts

213 months

Wednesday 16th March 2011
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SONY doesn't do 18-200 lens?

bob parr

182 posts

221 months

rottie102

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213 months

Thursday 17th March 2011
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bob parr said:
There you go then, best holiday lens. Maybe they even do OS version?