Australia / New Zealand trip planned

Back to the original idea behind the thread.

When my wife and I travel, we synchonize the clocks on our cameras. She usually shoots the big 100-400L zoom and I usually have the 24-70L walk around. We'll often take photos of the same scene from these two different perspectives.
Our first big trip was Africa, while we were still using film. We had a lot of these printed in large sizes. Subsequent trips, around the US, Galapagos and to China, we used the 10D and 20D and were not interested in large prints. We mostly used jpeg on these trips.

This trip, we are inteested in getting some new wall art so I'm upgrading camera bodies. We will be shooting in RAW on this trip and dumping it to a netbook daily.

smythie wrote in post #15093589
Bunch of comedians you lot. Next you'll be warning them about vicious poisonous Kangaroos and Emus roaming about the streets and shopping centres

Do you deny having the most venomous Kangaroos and wallabies on the planet?! or the most vicious emus?!

Wilt wrote in post #15093911
Do you deny having the most venomous Kangaroos and wallabies on the planet?! or the most vicious emus?!

Naw, have a look at THIS site for an explanation on drop bears (which are large savage carnivorous Koalas). You have to be really careful of them, they just drop out of trees on top of you. Always look up before you walk under a tree, just keep your mouth shut in case a bird craps on you though.

Seriously, with a 24-70 and 100-400 of you are upgrading to another crop body MrEworm I would suggest a wide angle lens as well. Particularly in the cities and even larger country towns. If you go FF the 24-70 will do wonders, I rarely use anything wider on my 5D2. Once you are out of the cities and towns the 100-400 will come into its own.

And Ando, it is still 1988 up here in Queensland mate haha

L.J.G. wrote in post #15095462
Naw, have a look at THIS site for an explanation on drop bears (which are large savage carnivorous Koalas). You have to be really careful of them, they just drop out of trees on top of you. Always look up before you walk under a tree, just keep your mouth shut in case a bird craps on you though.

Careful reading discloses the hoax nature of the Drop Bear,
" It lacks canines, using broad powerful premolars as biting tools instead."

Us biologists know that predatory animals have incisors/canines. Molars are signs of vegetation-eating critters, and I have not heard of any prey vegetables.

So I ain't scared about Drop Bears, but the venemous wallabies are small and sneaky, and you never know what kind of weapon even the non-poisonous varieties of kangaroos have in their pouch.

L.J.G. wrote in post #15095462
Naw, have a look at THIS site for an explanation on drop bears (which are large savage carnivorous Koalas). You have to be really careful of them, they just drop out of trees on top of you. Always look up before you walk under a tree, just keep your mouth shut in case a bird craps on you though.

Seriously, with a 24-70 and 100-400 of you are upgrading to another crop body MrEworm I would suggest a wide angle lens as well. Particularly in the cities and even larger country towns. If you go FF the 24-70 will do wonders, I rarely use anything wider on my 5D2. Once you are out of the cities and towns the 100-400 will come into its own.

And Ando, it is still 1988 up here in Queensland mate haha

We have a 16-35L for wide angle use, this proved very useful for landscape shots when we were still shooting film. We also have a 50mm prime lens that would work great for a ff for portrait and candids

MrEWorm wrote in post #15095589
We have a 16-35L for wide angle use, this proved very useful for landscape shots when we were still shooting film. We also have a 50mm prime lens that would work great for a ff for portrait and candids

I applaud your efforts to maintain focus and dignity in the face of shameless comedic threadjacking.

Seriously, your body/lens kit will be fine.

dodgyexposure wrote in post #15095816
I applaud your efforts to maintain focus and dignity in the face of shameless comedic threadjacking.

Seriously, your body/lens kit will be fine.

I appreciate the humor and kind of look forward to it. Much more entertaining to check this thread rather than watch the political news channels during the work day.

I'd just like to add that new Zealand has no drop bears at all. Plenty of possums though, please aim for them if you see them on the roads at night.

Wilt wrote in post #15093911
Do you deny having the most venomous Kangaroos and wallabies on the planet?! or the most vicious emus?!

Can't deny that (only because no one else any of them)

L.J.G. wrote in post #15095462
Naw, have a look at THIS site for an explanation on drop bears (which are large savage carnivorous Koalas). You have to be really careful of them, they just drop out of trees on top of you. Always look up before you walk under a tree, just keep your mouth shut in case a bird craps on you though.

I hear they'll chase you hard if you happen to have any Bundaberg Rum on you

Wilt wrote in post #15095533
Careful reading discloses the hoax nature of the Drop Bear,
" It lacks canines, using broad powerful premolars as biting tools instead."

Us biologists know that predatory animals have incisors/canines. Molars are signs of vegetation-eating critters, and I have not heard of any prey vegetables.

So I ain't scared about Drop Bears, but the venemous wallabies are small and sneaky, and you never know what kind of weapon even the non-poisonous varieties of kangaroos have in their pouch.

RobDickinson wrote in post #15096051
I'd just like to add that new Zealand has no drop bears at all. Plenty of possums though, please aim for them if you see them on the roads at night.

Similar in Queensland except it is cane toads. They make a most satisfying pop as you run over them. Just don't go rolling your vehicle swerving to get to one on the other side of the road

Koala http://www.youtube.com …hLIP06I_8&featu​re=related
Kangaroo http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=8B66gFbN3sg
Snakes http://www.avru.org …al/general_most​venom.html

As for your cameras maybe pick up a used 1diii for your 100-400 and retain auto focus with your tele and a used 5dii for your landscapes.

rawshorty wrote in post #15096245
Koala http://www.youtube.com …hLIP06I_8&featu​re=related
Kangaroo http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=8B66gFbN3sg
Snakes http://www.avru.org …al/general_most​venom.html

As for your cameras maybe pick up a used 1diii for your 100-400 and retain auto focus with your tele and a used 5dii for your landscapes.

No doubt about Assieland and its most venomous snakes (and spiders)
That first link was merely an annoyed male disliking the voyeristic humans watching his attempts to mate...invasion of privacy!
And that second link was merely a male kangaroo trying to hump the lady...you've seen dogs, haven't you? they don't even discriminate about which gender to hump!

Wilt wrote in post #15096281
No doubt about Assieland and its most venomous snakes (and spiders)
That first link was merely an annoyed male disliking the voyeristic humans watching his attempts to mate...invasion of privacy!
And that second link was merely a male kangaroo trying to hump the lady...you've seen dogs, haven't you? they don't even discriminate about which gender to hump!

Are you suggesting that our marsupial fauna are, in fact, horny rather than dangerous? Or only dangerous when horny?

From the look of your avatar, you may just know the answer . . .

dodgyexposure wrote in post #15096613
Are you suggesting that our marsupial fauna are, in fact, horny rather than dangerous? Or only dangerous when horny?

From the look of your avatar, you may just know the answer . . .

I won't try to second guess the Master, but He did give you blokes a pretty weird set of critters...flightless birds with backward knee joints laying 2.5 lb. eggs, carnivorous marsupials, things with duck bills and web feet and fur, spiny little mammals that lay eggs, so I will not try to guess about the sexual practices of marsupials.

Wilt wrote in post #15096683
things with duck bills and web feet and fur

Don't forget that the Platypus also lays eggs and is venomous.

If you're 'young, fun and like to party' then I think Sydney is definitely for you! There's a lot of great places to go, it's young and vibrant and fantastic.

I also definitely reccommed the Blue Mountains. It's about a 2 hour train trip from central Sydney however and once you get there, you might find that (apart from bushwalking) there isn't a whole heap to do. You can look at antique stores, visit some lolly shops and sip coffee in cute cafes.