Going to Greece

HOCKEYSTOP · 19th of February 2009 (Thu)

I am going to Greece in April. I am Planning on taking my 40D. I am buying a Tokina 12-24 and a Sigma 70-200 for the trip. What else should I be taking? I will buy what ever I need to for this trip. This is new to me so I want to be prepared. This is what I have right now for equipment.

Canon 40D (with normal kit stuff)
35-128 Kit Lens (I am going to sell)
Tokina 12-24 (purchasing next week)
Sigma 70-200 f2.8 (purchasing in 6 weeks)
2 CF cards (1gig & 4gig)
Dakine Camera Block Bag that fits in my backpack

Any Help would be great. I want to make this a great trip with lots of pictures.

gnirtS · 20th of February 2009 (Fri)

That depends where in Greece - without knowing what you're going to be seeing you cant really say.

HOCKEYSTOP · 21st of February 2009 (Sat)

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Originally Posted by gnirtS

That depends where in Greece - without knowing what you're going to be seeing you cant really say.

1 day in Athens and 6 days in Santorini.

Nick5 · 21st of February 2009 (Sat)

Yassou Hockey.
Go Hungry!

gnirtS · 21st of February 2009 (Sat)

OK not much of Greece and bypassing most of the main sites then.

For Athens you're bound to visit the Acropolis. Fairly compact site where a standard range lens and/or wide angle is fine - no need for telephoto there.

Thira again unlikely to need telephoto - just the usual cliche shots of white buildings with the crater rim in the background etc. If i were you id take something 30mm-50mm range as well.

nWmR12 · 27th of February 2009 (Fri)

I went to both Athens and Santorini this past summer. All i used was a 5d and a 24-105 in both places. I found that 24 was plenty widefor me, so i think that the Tokina will good enough. Also you might want to bring more CF cards.

HOCKEYSTOP · 14th of March 2009 (Sat)

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Originally Posted by nWmR12

I went to both Athens and Santorini this past summer. All i used was a 5d and a 24-105 in both places. I found that 24 was plenty widefor me, so i think that the Tokina will good enough. Also you might want to bring more CF cards.

OK, trip is now booked. 3 nights in Mykonos, 3 nights in Santorini, and 2 nights in Athens. I am going to take the Tokina 12-24 and Sigma 70-200. Do you think I should take the 28-135? I am also taking 2 - 4 gig CF card and 2 - 8 gig CF cards. A battery grip with 3 batterys and now I am working on a tripod. Any ideas on a tripod would help, looking for somthing small that will hould the 40D, grip, 70-200, and I would like to spend about $150 to $200.

gnirtS · 15th of March 2009 (Sun)

You really do want a lens in the 30-50mm range.

If i had to leave one i'd leave the 70-200

19th of February 2009 (Thu)	#1
HOCKEYSTOP Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 175	Going to Greece I am going to Greece in April. I am Planning on taking my 40D. I am buying a Tokina 12-24 and a Sigma 70-200 for the trip. What else should I be taking? I will buy what ever I need to for this trip. This is new to me so I want to be prepared. This is what I have right now for equipment. Canon 40D (with normal kit stuff) 35-128 Kit Lens (I am going to sell) Tokina 12-24 (purchasing next week) Sigma 70-200 f2.8 (purchasing in 6 weeks) 2 CF cards (1gig & 4gig) Dakine Camera Block Bag that fits in my backpack Any Help would be great. I want to make this a great trip with lots of pictures.

20th of February 2009 (Fri)	#2
gnirtS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Wales for now Posts: 226 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Going to Greece That depends where in Greece - without knowing what you're going to be seeing you cant really say. __________________ flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitcomberd/ http://www.hvsac.co.uk

21st of February 2009 (Sat)	#4
Nick5 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 1,778	Re: Going to Greece Yassou Hockey. Go Hungry! __________________ Canon 7D x2,BG-E7 Grips, Canon Lenses 10-22, 17-55 f/2.8 IS, 24-105 f/4 L IS, 50 f/1.4, 85 f/1.8, 70-200 f/2.8 L IS II, 70-200 f/4 L IS, 100 f/2.8 L Macro IS, 100-400 f/4.5- 5.6 L IS, Canon 1.4 Extender, 3 Canon 600 EX-RT, 2 Canon ST-E3 Transmitter

21st of February 2009 (Sat)	#5
gnirtS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Wales for now Posts: 226 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Going to Greece OK not much of Greece and bypassing most of the main sites then. For Athens you're bound to visit the Acropolis. Fairly compact site where a standard range lens and/or wide angle is fine - no need for telephoto there. Thira again unlikely to need telephoto - just the usual cliche shots of white buildings with the crater rim in the background etc. If i were you id take something 30mm-50mm range as well. __________________ flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitcomberd/ http://www.hvsac.co.uk

27th of February 2009 (Fri)	#6
nWmR12 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 509	Re: Going to Greece I went to both Athens and Santorini this past summer. All i used was a 5d and a 24-105 in both places. I found that 24 was plenty widefor me, so i think that the Tokina will good enough. Also you might want to bring more CF cards.

15th of March 2009 (Sun)	#8
gnirtS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Wales for now Posts: 226 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Going to Greece You really do want a lens in the 30-50mm range. If i had to leave one i'd leave the 70-200 __________________ flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitcomberd/ http://www.hvsac.co.uk

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