NYC gear suggestions

PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
edited August 16, 2009 in Journeys
Not sure if this belongs here or in the accessories forum...

I'm off to NYC next month and in a quandary about lens choices for the trip. I want to limit myself to 2 lenses to save my back, knees etc. I'll take my D90 and G9 (backup).

Here are the choices:

nikkor 85 1.4D
nikkor 35-70 2.8D
nikkor 80-200 2.8D
nikkor 50 1.8
tammy 28 2.5 MF (won't meter on D90)
nikkor 18-135mm kit lens (old faithful)

Last year I took my 85 and my kit lens. I'm tempted to take my 35-70 this year (didn't have it last year) for walk around but wonder for street stuff/buildings if it might not be wide enough.

Suggestions (particularly from New Yorkers or those who've visited)?
The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
... I'm still peeling potatoes.

patti hinton photography

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  • athosathos Registered Users Posts: 237 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2009
    what are you trying to capture?

    do you lean to street or architecture photo, etc...
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  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2009
    athos wrote:
    what are you trying to capture?

    do you lean to street or architecture photo, etc...

    Mostly street/people but architecture as well.
    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    ... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2009
    yo patti, the 18-135 and the 85 deal.gif
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  • athosathos Registered Users Posts: 237 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2009
    the 18-135 you'll need for the wide.

    id take the 70-200 as well.
    www.simplyathos.com

    Gear
    *Canon 40D: 17-55IS - 70-300IS - 100mm Macro - Sigma 10-20EX
    *Imagination
  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2009
    Andy wrote:
    yo patti, the 18-135 and the 85 deal.gif

    Does your suggestion come with a private tutorial on the streets of NY?? rolleyes1.gif

    That's what I used for my NYC photos last year till I dropped the 18-135 in Central Park. I think Mimi cried. $200+ later it was repaired.
    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    ... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2009
    athos wrote:
    the 18-135 you'll need for the wide.

    id take the 70-200 as well.

    I'd love to take the 80-200 but it's bulky and heavy to tote around. I'm hesitant to drag it with me around the city.
    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    ... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
  • frollerfroller Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
    edited July 19, 2009
    I was in NYC in early June. Though I carried a 18-55mm and 70-300mm I rarely used the larger lens except when we went to the Bronx Zoo. I was shooting with a D80.
    Fred

    "Only those who can see the invisible can accomplish the impossible."
  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2009
    froller wrote:
    I was in NYC in early June. Though I carried a 18-55mm and 70-300mm I rarely used the larger lens except when we went to the Bronx Zoo. I was shooting with a D80.

    Thanks! Good to know. I'm not planning on a zoo visit this trip but the long lens would be good for candid portraits. I don't want to tick off the NY'ers.
    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    ... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2009
    Woop I got to give hat, straps 'n Swag to Patti (I have too much here!.. thanks for visiting Smug NY)!
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  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2009
    Thanks for the swag (packed for the flight back to Toronto tomorrow) and a great day at chez Williams, Andy. clap.gif I'll never have to eat again. Will post photo of Roxanne when I get home.

    Not sure how it happened but my lenses seem to have multiplied sinceI arrived in NY. There must be some fertility rite going on at B&H.mwink.gif
    
                        
    
                        
    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    
... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
              
                        
    
                
    
            
    
        
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                            If you want people + architecture go for 85mm plus wide angle.

    
For what it is worth, the last time I went to NYC I rented the 14-24mm

    
pics: http://joshnorem.smugmug.com/gallery/8676853_k47gK#573169758_SA9UF

    
I rent from lensrentals.com but since you are on a D90 you won't get the full width, but it will still be pretty decent.                        
    
                        
              
                        
    
                
    
            
    
        
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