What kind of footage should I take for travel photography?

When it comes to travel, I believe a lot of people have come up with the question first: "What kind of footage should Europe take in 15 days?" and "What kind of equipment do you want to take to Japan to shoot cherry blossoms?" And so on equipment problems, I believe that everyone in the online discussion area, even social platforms are not uncommon. However, I think that the exact point of a lens and seems to be advertising propaganda, so I hope in this article to say some ideas, so that everyone in the departure before thinking equipment list!

First summed up a number of equipment to go out to carry habits, and then share a little personal experience:

1. When the mirror to the side hate less!

Rare to travel, just crisp home in the length of the fire into the camera bag, lest the mirror to the less hate.

Press: Just put into photography, I will really put all the lenses on, even the different focal length of the fixed Gio also brought, but finally found that most of them are not used. In addition, pay attention to the author's past articles, or will know that my graduation journey is to travel alone in Europe, when I took the EOS 5D II, Tokina 28-70mm, Sigma 12-24mm, so carrying a machine two mirror walked half of Europe. In the first 15-20 days of the journey, I was filled with enthusiasm and photographed everywhere, and then there was no ...

Plus each time by plane, the bus has to die with a different baggage lock up the backpack, but also afraid of excess baggage. In fact, the journey place more, the time is long, even if the combination of a machine two mirrors will become a heavy burden.

2. Quality first, super fixed-focus mirror.

Fixed-focus lens image quality is better than the general zoom, you can certainly take high-quality photos!

Press: There are indeed many shadow friends are senior fixed Gio, but during the trip only use individual focal length of the focal lens, or may not be able to photograph different occasions and themes. While the more average standard zoom lens is one of the ideal equipment, of course, the focus lens is also not necessary, just need to take more lenses, in order to meet the needs. For example: Wide-angle (15/20/24mm, etc.), standard (35/50mm, etc.), even long centering Coke.

3. Long Lens

Play Sparrow, shadow activity expert!

In fact, long shot can also shoot a lot of high-quality photography theme, the effect is also very attractive, through the telephoto lens shooting picturesque town is a good choice. But f/2.8 's 70-200mm lens is really too heavy, if may not have to take the choice F/4 aperture, has the shockproof is better.

　　

By the EF 70-200 F/4 L is (this frame photo is Canon notice to become one of the sample photos of the lens)

4. Portability first

Small camera, Super Tianya Mirror beat the whole journey.

　　

by nex6+ FE 55-210 f/4-6.3 (Panorama)

According to: In recent years without the rise of the camera, but also become a lot of people travel photos of the good choice, full length No back series is also a good choice, of course, the price is also higher than the general no counter camera. and generally no counter camera equipped with a set of lenses, although most of the body has been packed to shock the ranks, but the aperture is small, in the weak light environment to shoot also need to pay attention to, of course, generally in the light of the situation in the sun to take aperture shooting is not bad.

And the use of the Tianya lens of the home need to pay attention to, lens aperture value, shooting quality, and so on, the general Tianya lens zoom multiple, in order to facilitate and slightly choose the quality of shooting, color is generally not too bright, the image is not too sharp, coupled with the optical design of small light circle, in the dim environment shooting is not appropriate. If there is a certain demand for the effect of filming, or like to print a big picture of the friends, or should seriously consider.

5. External Flash

You can shoot a portrait!

Press: Unless you're a portrait photographer for the entire trip, it's not always the same. Besides the flash, you need ... At least a set of batteries, possibly with the charging device, may be brought on the soft light, may bring the color temperature paper and so on. If you really want to use it, you might as well take those LED flash lights and the two in one flash, lower-order small flashing lights, and even the fuselage with built-in flashing lights, you can reduce the burden.

　　

I believe we all have a certain concept of travel equipment, let me share a little more experience it.

Going on a trip to buy a new mirror?

If you want to buy new equipment by travel, consider buying a lens before you travel and selling it back so that you can use the lens on your trip without becoming a burden on the rear (damp box and wallet). Of course, if you want to sell the words do not lose and lose the bad shot!

Over the years, the author went to a lot of places alone, if you ask the travel tape of the equipment is important? It is not important to say that it is not the quality of the equipment, but you are accustomed to their own equipment, in a short journey of the easy shot is the focus of it. In addition, when cleaning equipment really to consider the length of the journey, shooting subject matter and with equipment, too much equipment will become unnecessary burdens, security is a major factor, and I chose to use the ordinary backpack and camera bag, at least outside will not be seen as a goal bar (laughter).

And I've seen a lot of friends like the first one, take all the lenses, in fact, others look very hard. As far as I'm concerned, it's not just photography, it's travel experience. Photography is for people to see, and travel experience is to leave their own precious memories, so still enjoy the trip.

　　

P.S: To shoot a wonderful work, it is not about the big aperture, the focal segment and the optical structure, but the importance of the mind shooting.

And I used the Tokina 28-70mm lens has been moldy, but I still take the works by it to enter LRPs