Just my opinion, but I'd leave the 300/4.5 home and take the 50-250/5.
It fills in the gap you mentioned, and at the risk of drawing some wrath
here, I think it produces better images. It also helps meet the packing
requirements of a wilderness canoe trip - less is more. Have a great
trip.
Mark Jennings
Johnsonpa@xxxxxxx wrote:
> First all, thanks to Bill, Scott, James, Olaf, Eric, Freider, Tom,
> Chris and
> Kelton for replying to my last request. You left me so confused that
> I have
> not even thought anymore about what I am going to take until
> today...and I
> leave on Monday!!!
>
> Secondly, I don't want to hear another peep from you, Tom, about how
> much OM
> equipment I have :-) I encourage everyone to look at
> www.zuikoholic.com to
> see what this illness can do to you! I can assure you that I am just
> a
> hobbiest...I promise.
>
> Okay, so I have done some thinking and figured out my kit for the
> trip.
> It looks likes this for the LowePro Mini Trekker:
> OM-4Ti mounted on 300mm/f4.5
> 24mm/f2.8
> 18mm/f3.5
> 2xA & 1.4xA teleconverters
> 80mm/f4 macro mounted on telescopic auto tube 65-116
> T-28 Twin flash and T-Power control
> focusing rail and focusing stage
> Varimagni Finder
> TTL Auto Cord F0.6m
> assorted "funnels" (hoods), filters, extra batts, etc.
> film
>
> Again, all this fits very easily into the mini trekker, which fits
> perfectly
> into a SealLine Boundary Pack 35 dry bag.
>
> I'm also going to have a easily accessible camera in a SealLine See 5
> dry bag.
> It will hold an OM-4 with a 35-70mm/f3.5-4.5.
> Also in this bag are the 90m/f2 macro and F280 flash.
>
> Okay, here is my logic.
> I'm not bringing along the 600mm lens b/c it's just way too big, I
> don't have
> the time to really setup and wait for wildlife, and I don't have the
> room for
> a blind. The 300mm gets to go because we might happen upon some
> wildlife and
> the teleconverters will give me a little reach if I need it.
> I'm bringing along the 80/4 macro, focusing stage & rail and tele auto
> tube
> against the suggestion of several of you b/c I really enjoy macro
> work.
> Plus, I think I will get more photos in the long run by having the
> focusing
> stage and rail instead of trying to move my tripod a couple
> millimeters on
> the forest floor. I've done it too often, and it's not productive.
> The T-28
> Twin and TPC go b/c I want to come home with at least something if it
> is
> windy the whole trip.
> The 18mm and 24mm should cover the landscape shots. I decided to not
> bring a
> 50mm lens at all because I have the 35-70 zoom for 'snapshots' and
> don't use
> the 50mm lenses for other photos when I have a nice assortment of
> other
> lenses.
> The 90mm will be great for quick macro work on the portage trails
> (frogs and
> flowers) and portraits and candids around camp.
> My biggest gap, therefore, is 90mm to 300mm. In a pinch, I can put
> the 2xA
> on the 90mm (will that work?). I could fill that gap with the
> 50-250mm/f5,
> 70-210mm/f3.5 Vivtar Series 1 or 180mm/2.8, but I have always thought
> of the
> 200mm range most useful in tight/busy quarters where a person can't
> walk five
> paces closer to the subject because of a wall, fence, crowd or other
> obstruction. Of course, there is the benefit of a narrower angle of
> view,
> but I don't think it's worth bringing a lens along for just that.
> Lastly, I chose the F280 for fill flash. I expect hats will be worn
> by all
> almost every day (no showers for 8 days!), and someone carrying a
> canoe casts
> a deep shadow.
>
> So, what you does everybody think about this kit?
>
> Thanks to everyone. I will be signing off on Sunday night, so replies
> before
> say 10 or 11 pm est. will be greatly appreciated.
>
> --p.j.
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