For thoes that have been to Paris

Mp4 · 9 Mar 2011 at 09:33

Hi all,

I'm off to paris in April and ofc going to take the camera

Anyone have any tips ?

My kit is

Canon 400D
Kit lens
50mm
Sigma 7-300 telephoto
Tripod

Only issue is that if i take all of my gear its going to be far too much to carry
I wanted to try and capture the Efiel Tower from top to bottom but dont have a wide angle lens etc. & for sure want to try and capture something at night too.

Schizophonic · 9 Mar 2011 at 19:27

Dont carry a tripod, you want to travel as light as you can. My suggestion Gareth, only take your 50mm to learn how utilise composition effectively.

Zogger · 9 Mar 2011 at 19:39

personally I wished I'd brought a tripod for things like this to do long exposure...

not that you could get this shot without a pretty wide angle lens!

robertgilbert86 · 9 Mar 2011 at 19:58

I'd go with the kit lens+50. If the Eifel Tower doesn't fit in get further away. As for night shots just rest the camera on a ledge or something.

DB_SamX · 9 Mar 2011 at 21:59

Shameless pimping of my photos from my last visit to Paris:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42317544@N04/sets/72157624893906314/

Make sure you go to La Defense for cracking architecural shots. I also don't think you'll need the telephoto. In fact the kit lens ought to be enough, but the nifty fifty is small and could come in handy for low light stuff.

Mp4 · 9 Mar 2011 at 22:14

Thanks guys i shall travel light and take the 50mm & kit lens

& just hope i dont miss the telephoto hehe

Trick · 9 Mar 2011 at 22:55

I took the 24/70 and the 70/200. Seemed to do ok.

A tripod would have been a pain to be honest.

Mp4 · 10 Mar 2011 at 07:46

Wow that is great! if i was to get a wide or super-wide for this trip can anyone spec me some?

Trick · 10 Mar 2011 at 07:57

When I had a 450D I used a Sigma 10-20. I thought it was pretty good and not too expensive second hand (about £225 I think I paid for it).

Tysonator · 10 Mar 2011 at 12:56

I took a 400D Sigma 17-70, Canon 70-300 IS USM and a Gorilla Pod.
Taking a tripod during the day is pain, however at night their are not so many people milling around.
Also check out Les Invalides is the final resting place of Napoleon Bonaparte.
The place is just amazing !

Mp4 · 10 Mar 2011 at 13:41

Ive seen a 28mm 2.4f from amazon for £174

rG-tom · 10 Mar 2011 at 15:43

thats not very wide, why do you want it?

Get a sigma 10-20

Mp4 · 10 Mar 2011 at 17:00

For landscape shots and city scapes

10-20 is way out of my price budget £200 max