Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains
> Were are going to assume a wide angel is what you > desire But the wide angel may not fly as easily, unless it has bigger wings :) __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains
Frank Wajer wrote: > > I'll be at Kala Patar 5500m altitude (ie 18000ft for the yankees). > Everest basecamp is at 5700m (19000ft), but there is no view of Everest > from basecamp. So I'll be IN the Himalaya not in Kathmandu taking pictures > from Everest with a 1mm lens. I've never been higher then 14k, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but I'm thinking changing lenses might be a pain in ass. Maybe the 24-90, 28-105 or a 28-200 would be most reasonable? OTOH, you probably won't be carrying a tripod, so possibly faster primes would work better for you. In that case, a 24 and 100 would work. Obviously you have to decide what's important for you. Lens choice is always a personal decision. I think I would take my 20-35/4, 100/3.5 and my little Gitzo 021. tv - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains
I just got back from a cycling trip in the French Pyrenees. Not quite the Himalayas, maximum we reached was 2000m. Lots of mountains though. I took my MX and 40mm lens. I also took a 24mm lens which I rarely used. Odd, really as I'd expected to use it much more for the spectacular views we had! I found the above to be a perfect combination, especially if travelling light. (I was on a bicycle, and the MX either travelled in the handlebar bag or slung across my back during climbs.) The M-series 24-50 zoom might be a good compromise. That's the lens I was going to take, but I didn't want to ruin its mint condition by slinging it around unprotected in a bike bag... Wendy > Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 09:56:10 +0200 > From: Frank Wajer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains > I'll be at Kala Patar 5500m altitude (ie 18000ft for the yankees). > Everest basecamp is at 5700m (19000ft), but there is no view of Everest > from basecamp. So I'll be IN the Himalaya not in Kathmandu taking pictures > from Everest with a 1mm lens. > So yes, I'm thinking about a wide angle lens, btw there are no angels > there because Nepali are buhdist. > Oh, at 18000ft I'll not carry anything heavier than 1kg (+- 2 lbs) > or I'll die. > > I'll either take my MX or MZ-5N. > > Frank Wendy Beard, Senior Library Engineer Philips Semiconductors - Library Technology Group Room FB2.071, Gerstweg 2, 6534 AE Nijmegen - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains
>Yes, indeed! How about the FA 20-35mm f/4. A really great lens >for shooting the grandeur of mountain landscapes. >Len >- --- finally a sensible answer. I'll repeat the question for the others and give more info. I'll be at Kala Patar 5500m altitude (ie 18000ft for the yankees). Everest basecamp is at 5700m (19000ft), but there is no view of Everest from basecamp. So I'll be IN the Himalaya not in Kathmandu taking pictures from Everest with a 1mm lens. So yes, I'm thinking about a wide angle lens, btw there are no angels there because Nepali are buhdist. Oh, at 18000ft I'll not carry anything heavier than 1kg (+- 2 lbs) or I'll die. I'll either take my MX or MZ-5N. Frank - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains
Yes, indeed! How about the FA 20-35mm f/4. A really great lens for shooting the grandeur of mountain landscapes. Len --- > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Todd Stanley > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 4:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains > > > > The answer is simple: A very expensive lens you don't > have. Feeling enabled? > > Todd > > At 04:04 PM 5/22/01 +0200, you wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >this autumn I'll be gaing to Nepal and I want to get > some nice pictures > >of the Himalaya. Can anyone advice me on what focal > length lens to use? > > > >bye, > > > >Frank > > > >- > > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains
The answer is simple: A very expensive lens you don't have. Feeling enabled? Todd At 04:04 PM 5/22/01 +0200, you wrote: >Hi all, > >this autumn I'll be gaing to Nepal and I want to get some nice pictures >of the Himalaya. Can anyone advice me on what focal length lens to use? > >bye, > >Frank > >- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains
- Original Message - From: "Tiger Moses" < Subject: Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains > At 08:16 AM 5/22/01 -0700, you wrote: > >Tiger Moses wrote: > > > >> Were are going to assume a wide angel is what you desire, My wife was a wide angel once. Then her thyroid started acting up. HAR!! Wheatfield Willie - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains
At 08:16 AM 5/22/01 -0700, you wrote: >Tiger Moses wrote: > >> Were are going to assume a wide angel is what you desire, > >Hi Tiger ... > >Why would you assume that? Seriously? Well, he's going to, didn't say he was going near. Its like I dont say I going to the Rockly mountains and stop at Oklahoma/Colorado border. If he used a 200mm and was near the mountains, he might not get enough extra to amke it a scenic picture. He gets a peak, or a bolder or a snow cliff. I assume he already has a camera, and assume he probably has a 50mm, so what else would he near for the mountains = something wider. Now for the TRIP he migh tbenefit from 100+mm lenses for the people and other photo ops, but to photograph mountains, a wide angle is the most common application I would presume, never said it was the only. Fair assumption? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains
I'm always on the look out for a "wide ANGEL" especially one with money!!! - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 10:16 AM Subject: Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains Tiger Moses wrote: > Were are going to assume a wide angel is what you desire, Hi Tiger ... Why would you assume that? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Buying a Nikon doesn't make you a photographer. It makes you a Nikon owner. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains
>ehm, probably a few kilometers at most. If I make it I'll be at Kala Patar >near Everest Base camp!!! >ie. I'll be in the Himalaya's, hehehe. I'd say there are two diffenent possibilities for your "ideal" lens: 1. Just your *best* lens, whatever the focal length (and whatever your definition of "best" in terms of image quality). or... 2. Your *lightest* lens! Everest base camp is over 17,000 ft altitude and every ounce makes a difference when the air is that thin. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains
Tiger wrote: > Were are going to assume a wide angel is what you desire ... well, I prefer my angels to be a bit towards the slender, lithe & limber type, myself - though the pleasantness of their companionship can also be a factor !8^D - Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains
Frank, 600 mm goes with light boots, 24 mm for plastic boots and crampons. [Tell me what you wear and I'll tell you what you shoot.] ;o) Servus, Alin Frank wrote: FW> this autumn I'll be gaing to Nepal and I want to get some nice pictures FW> of the Himalaya. Can anyone advice me on what focal length lens to use? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains
>HOW CLOSE YOU GOING TO BE? ehm, probably a few kilometers at most. If I make it I'll be at Kala Patar near Everest Base camp!!! ie. I'll be in the Himalaya's, hehehe. >Can you give me details on your trip, can I tag along? well, you can book the same trip. Maybe they still have a place for you. >Were are going to assume a wide angel is what you desire, so the Pentax >17-28mm Fisheye Wideangle maybe cover most of your needs, if you can handle >the fisheye effect at some of the lower ranges. right, wideangle, but I don't want fisheye. I'll probably take my A 35-105 f3.5 along and one wide angle lens, possibly my K28mm f3.5, but I'm not sure if it is short enough. Frank - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains
Hi Frank ... The answer depends on what you want to photograph. A long lens for bringing distant views a bit closer is good, as is a wide lens for capturing the great views. A macro would be nice if you'd like to get some close-up shots of rocks, flowers, etc., If I had to take but one lens it would probably be the A100/2.8 macro. You might want to consider a good quality zoom lens, but I couldn't recommend one as I'm not very familiar with them. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "... there is no point in pressing the shutter unless you are making some caustic comment on the incongruities of life" - Phillip Jones Griffiths Frank Wajer wrote: > > Hi all, > > this autumn I'll be gaing to Nepal and I want to get some nice pictures > of the Himalaya. Can anyone advice me on what focal length lens to use? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: what is ideal lens for photography of mountains
On 22 May 2001, at 16:04, Frank Wajer wrote: > Hi all, > > this autumn I'll be gaing to Nepal and I want to get some nice pictures > of the Himalaya. Can anyone advice me on what focal length lens to use? Hi Frank, This question is a hard one, it is along the lines of "How long is a piece of string?" More information perhaps? Format, your interests, films etc then the answers might make more sense :-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
