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deadshot · Feb 20, 2012, 10:25 AM

Just an observation but a little while back someone posted about what zoom to get for a Disney World vacation and TCav recommended something like a 18- 135mm I think.
Well I had just come back from a vacation cruising the Canary Islands where I visted a Disney like theme park, with Killer Whales, Dolphins etc. So I thought "no you need 200mm" but when I looked back at my photo's much to my amazement I only took 2 x 200mm shots during the whole fortnight,they were of Lizards on a rock, nearly all were taken between 80mm-130mm. Then I looked at my vacation in Cornwall UK, no 200mm shots at all.
So it looks like I only use 200mm for around 2 % of my my shots.
I wouldnt get rid of it but I dont use it half as much as I thought I did.

Ozzie_Traveller · Feb 20, 2012, 2:22 PM

G'day DS

Nice set of comments ~ TC should be pleased
However it occurs to me that we each have our photographic style and preferences for lenses, and that personal side of things might influence the end results - maybe?

Regards, Phil

TCav · Feb 20, 2012, 3:32 PM

That sounds like me. Thanks for the validation.

It just seems to me that, when you're at a place like that, there are plenty of things to take photos of that aren't very far away, so a longer focal length would be wasted. You're going through a place designed so you'll see a lot of things, so they put them nearby.

deadshot · Feb 22, 2012, 8:36 AM

Just thought you may be interested in a couple of the shots I took.
Nothing special but the Gorilla shot was my longest at 150mm 1/200th F5.6 and through the dirtiest plate glass you've ever seen.I could have got in closer I guess but with various obstructions this was it.
The Killer Whale shot was 27mm !/500 F10 again I could have zoomed in closer but I would have lost the atmosphere of the audience.
There was a guy sitting next to me with a point and shoot and bnecause of the delay I dont think he got any of the whale out of the water, thats if his cussing was anything to go by.:-)

What the people in the front didn't realise was that in approx 1 seconds time they were going to be very very wet.

Feb 20, 2012, 10:25 AM	#1
deadshot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hertfordshire UK Posts: 759	A 200mm observation Just an observation but a little while back someone posted about what zoom to get for a Disney World vacation and TCav recommended something like a 18- 135mm I think. Well I had just come back from a vacation cruising the Canary Islands where I visted a Disney like theme park, with Killer Whales, Dolphins etc. So I thought "no you need 200mm" but when I looked back at my photo's much to my amazement I only took 2 x 200mm shots during the whole fortnight,they were of Lizards on a rock, nearly all were taken between 80mm-130mm. Then I looked at my vacation in Cornwall UK, no 200mm shots at all. So it looks like I only use 200mm for around 2 % of my my shots. I wouldnt get rid of it but I dont use it half as much as I thought I did. __________________ D5100 +18-200mVR Nikkor lens. SB400 Flash, ML-L3 Remote. SB 700 Flash Holster + Shoulder Bag. Beike carbon 4 section tripod/monopod Gorillapod SLR Zoom + BH1 ball head Panasonic FZ1000 Panasonic FZ200 Nissin D i40 Flash + SLR Gorillapod

Feb 20, 2012, 2:22 PM	#2
Ozzie_Traveller Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Australia, New South Wales central coast Posts: 3,327	G'day DS Nice set of comments ~ TC should be pleased However it occurs to me that we each have our photographic style and preferences for lenses, and that personal side of things might influence the end results - maybe? Regards, Phil __________________ Has Lumix mirrorless & superzoom cameras and loves their amazing capabilities Spends 8-9 months each year travelling Australia Recent images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozzie_traveller/sets/

Feb 20, 2012, 3:32 PM	#3
TCav Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Washington, DC, Metro Area, Maryland Posts: 13,733	That sounds like me. Thanks for the validation. It just seems to me that, when you're at a place like that, there are plenty of things to take photos of that aren't very far away, so a longer focal length would be wasted. You're going through a place designed so you'll see a lot of things, so they put them nearby. __________________ The lens is the thing. 'Full Frame' is the new 'Medium Format'. "One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions." - Tex Johnston, Boeing 707 test pilot.

Feb 22, 2012, 8:36 AM	#4
deadshot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hertfordshire UK Posts: 759	Just thought you may be interested in a couple of the shots I took. Nothing special but the Gorilla shot was my longest at 150mm 1/200th F5.6 and through the dirtiest plate glass you've ever seen.I could have got in closer I guess but with various obstructions this was it. The Killer Whale shot was 27mm !/500 F10 again I could have zoomed in closer but I would have lost the atmosphere of the audience. There was a guy sitting next to me with a point and shoot and bnecause of the delay I dont think he got any of the whale out of the water, thats if his cussing was anything to go by.:-) What the people in the front didn't realise was that in approx 1 seconds time they were going to be very very wet. Attached Images __________________ D5100 +18-200mVR Nikkor lens. SB400 Flash, ML-L3 Remote. SB 700 Flash Holster + Shoulder Bag. Beike carbon 4 section tripod/monopod Gorillapod SLR Zoom + BH1 ball head Panasonic FZ1000 Panasonic FZ200 Nissin D i40 Flash + SLR Gorillapod Last edited by deadshot; Feb 22, 2012 at 8:38 AM.

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