What lens should I use for travel photography?

Lead: The next few months will be the peak of outbound travel, and it is more likely to be the harvest season for film friends. It's really a good subject to shoot against the journey. If you are interested in planning to travel in the next few big festivals, you may wish to browse the author's little travel experience or give you some new inspiration.

What lens should be used for tourism photography of Sigma 12-24?

When it comes to travel photography, I believe the first question that many people think of is: "What lens should I take to Europe on 15?" What equipment should I bring to Japan to shoot cherry blossoms? And so on, I believe it is not uncommon for everyone to discuss it in online forums and even social platforms. However, the author thinks that pointing out a shot seems to be advertising, so I hope to give some opinions in this article, so that everyone can think about the equipment list before leaving!

First of all, I summed up the habit of carrying several kinds of equipment out, and then shared some personal experiences:

1. When the mirror is used, you will be less annoying!

It's rare to take a trip, so I put the fire at home in my camera bag so as not to hate the mirror when I use it.

Press: At the beginning, I really took all the lenses, even fixed-focus lenses with different focal lengths, but in the end, I found that most of them were useless. In addition, if you pay attention to the author's past articles, you may know that my graduation trip is a trip to Europe alone. At that time, I took EOS 5D II, Tokina 28-70mm, Sigma 12-24mm, so I walked half of Europe with one machine and two mirrors. Before the trip 15-20 days, I was still taking pictures everywhere with great interest, and then it was gone.

In addition, every time I fly or take a bus, I have to lock my backpack with different luggage, but I am afraid that my luggage is overweight. In fact, there are many places and a long way, and even the combination of one machine and two mirrors will become a heavy burden.

2. Quality first, super fixed focus lens.

The quality of fixed-focus lens is better than that of general zoom, and you can definitely take high-quality photos!

Reporter: There are indeed many film friends who are experienced users of fixed-focus lenses, but they only use fixed-focus lenses with individual focal lengths when traveling, otherwise they may not be able to shoot different occasions and themes. Ordinary standard zoom lens is one of the ideal devices. Of course, we also need to bring a few more lenses to meet the needs. For example: wide angle (15/20/24mm, etc. ), standard (35/50mm, etc. ), even telephoto fixed focus, etc.

3. Long shots

An expert in playing with birds and taking pictures!

In fact, the long lens can also shoot many high-quality photographic subjects, and the shooting effect is also very charming. It is a good choice to shoot a picturesque town with a telephoto lens. But the 70-200mm lens of f/2.8 is really too heavy. If you don't have to have an optional f/4 aperture, you'd better be shockproof.

By EF 70-200 f/4 L IS (this photo was notified by Canon as one of the lens proofs)

4. Lightness is very important

Small camera and super Tianya mirror shoot all the time.

Pass Nex6+ FE 55-2 10 f/4-6.3 (panorama)

Press: In recent years, the rise of mirrorless cameras has also become a good choice for many people to take pictures, and the full-length series is also a good choice. Of course, the price is also higher than that of ordinary mirrorless cameras. Although most of the fixed lenses equipped in general mirrorless cameras have squeezed into the ranks of shockproof, the aperture is small, so we should pay attention to shooting in low light. Of course, it is also good to close the aperture when shooting in sunny conditions.

Users who use Tianya lens should pay attention to that the aperture value and shooting quality of the lens are generally high. For convenience, the shooting quality is slightly selected, the color is generally not too bright, and the image is not too sharp. In addition, the optical design of small aperture is not suitable for shooting in dim environment. If you have certain requirements for the shooting effect, or like an impressive cinematographer, you should seriously consider it.

5. External flash

You can take pictures!

Press: Unless you are a full portrait photography team, you always need it. In addition to the flash, you need at least one battery, a charging device, soft light objects, colored paper and so on. If you really want to use it, you might as well bring a two-in-one flashing light such as LED flashing light and low-level flashing light, or even a body with built-in flashing light, which can reduce the burden.

I believe everyone has a certain concept of travel equipment. Let me share some more experiences.

Travel to buy a new mirror?

If you want to buy new equipment through travel, you might as well consider buying a lens before travel and selling it after you come back, so that you can use the lens during travel and it will not be a burden for moistureproof box and his later wallet. Of course, if you are interested in selling, don't lose the broken lens!

Over the years, the author has been to many places by himself. I want to say, is the equipment that travelers bring important? It must be a lie to say that it is not important, but the point is not the quality of the equipment, but your habit of your own equipment. Shooting a short trip is the key. In addition, when packing equipment, we should really consider the length of the journey, and bring equipment when shooting the theme. Too much equipment will become an unnecessary burden, and safety is also a big factor, so I choose to use ordinary backpacks and cameras, at least outside, which will not be regarded as targets (laughs).

Moreover, I have seen many film friends. For example, in the first item, I took all the shots. In fact, it was very hard for others to watch. For me, travel photography is not only photography, but also travel experience. Photography is for people to see, and travel experience is a precious memory for yourself, so you should enjoy your trip.

Ps: To make a wonderful work, it is not about the big aperture, the focal length or the optical structure. What is important is to shoot with your heart.

The Tokina 28-70mm lens I used has been moldy for a long time, but I was admitted to LRPS with my work.