Photography gear advice Boston to Montreal

[JonSchick]

I'm a keen photographer but also like to minimise the amount of kit I'm carrying, especially when long haul / Transatlantic flights are involved....

 

My question for photographers who've done New England/Canada cruises is what kind of focal lengths did you find most useful?  Do you see much wildlife on these routes (even whales?) which mean a longer telephoto lens would be helpful, or did you find that moderate wide angle to typical telezoom is more than enough?

 

In full frame terms I have 2 good zoom lenses that would cover the equivalent of 24-90mm and 80-300mm between them, and another that goes to the equivalent of 600mm which I'm thinking of leaving at home unless there's lots of obvious reasons to bring it along.  I'll have a small fast prime lens for low light and portraits, and some filters too (polariser, ND grad).

 

Any thoughts?  Planning what kit to take is always part of the pre holiday planning fun!

 

Cheers,

 

Jon

[lx200gps]

59 minutes ago, JonSchick said:

I'm a keen photographer but also like to minimise the amount of kit I'm carrying, especially when long haul / Transatlantic flights are involved....

 

My question for photographers who've done New England/Canada cruises is what kind of focal lengths did you find most useful?  Do you see much wildlife on these routes (even whales?) which mean a longer telephoto lens would be helpful, or did you find that moderate wide angle to typical telezoom is more than enough?

 

In full frame terms I have 2 good zoom lenses that would cover the equivalent of 24-90mm and 80-300mm between them, and another that goes to the equivalent of 600mm which I'm thinking of leaving at home unless there's lots of obvious reasons to bring it along.  I'll have a small fast prime lens for low light and portraits, and some filters too (polariser, ND grad).

 

Any thoughts?  Planning what kit to take is always part of the pre holiday planning fun!

 

Cheers,

 

Jon

Hey Jon...

 

If you're not aware, there's actually a dedicated Cruise Critic forum dedicated to all things photographic.

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/72-photo-camera-discussions/

[JonSchick]

Thanks - I've reposted there too now I know it exists!  Cheers, Jon