Rental Lens for Disney World in Jan.

Its looking like the family may be taking a quick family trip to Disney World. I am being setn for a 4 day event for work that will keep me occupied all day (7am-5pm). The wife and daughter plan to hit the parks while I am working I will then join them in the evening and they can show me the best each park has to offer. Anyways looking to rent a lens or two for the trip (I planned to rent to try out anyways so what better reason). I plan to get a UWA not sure which one yet either a Siggy or the Canon 10-22. But I thought I would also try out one of the 70-200's. Do you think I would be better off with the f2.8 over the f4 version, then should I splurge for the IS, there is a decent price difference between the 4 versions:

f4
f4 IS
f2.8
f2.8 IS II

The f4 is dirt cheap to rent, the f4 IS is well in my price range to rent as well as the f2.8, the f2.8 IS starts pushing what I want to spend.

Whats everyones thougths, we plan to spend a evening in each park with a full day in Epcot and half day at Animal Kingdom. The wife will just be using the PS during the day while I am working. She does not like using a big camera.

I wouldnt bother with the 70-200. Take a wide and a standard and have fun. The lens depot is a local rental place in town that you could rent from. Local pick and drop off will save shipping cost.

cory1848 wrote in post #15129990
I wouldnt bother with the 70-200. Take a wide and a standard and have fun. The lens depot is a local rental place in town that you could rent from. Local pick and drop off will save shipping cost.

Thank you I checked them out however we will be flying in Saturday morning so local pick up is out of the questions from them I will also be without a car.

I think that one very important thing to consider is weight, specially if you are going to be carrying around this arsenal of lenses all day. The both the 10-22 and the 70-200 2.8's are beasts.

I agree with cory that 200mm may be overkill for a park tour. Instead, you may find yourself quite content with a single lens in the 24-105, or if you want to go wider and dont need the reach, maybe just a 17-40.

I own and love the 17-40 abd it is a GREAT walkaround lens on a crop body.

it's a family vacation and IMO your 1100D + 18-55 will do well enough for most shots. I would bring your flash too though.

otherwise I would recommend renting a 16-35 2.8

I have never been to DW so I am not sure if the 200 will be overkill. The wife and daughter will be "playing all day" while I am in my conference. When I am done I am meeting up with them, maybe doing a ride or two and photographing the park. The wife and daughter both love my pictures when we get back from vacations and dont mind me taking my time to get them.

I planned to bring the flash and I want to try a UWA, but if everyone else thinks the 70-200 is not needed I will pass on it. It will save a few bucks in rental

maybe rent a EF-S 15-85 or a 24-105L so that you have a WA- med tele in one lens.

I'll echo what has been said, a 70-200 will just weigh you down. If you want to rent something cool I would recommend a fast wide prime (24L or 35L). I use my 24L constantly in the parks, particularily when the sun goes down and I don't have my tripod. It's also great for all the indoor stuff there (dark rides, shows, etc.).

I think you're right to rent an ultra wide though. I've gotten a ton of mileage out of my 17-40 (on full frame) in every one of America's Disney theme parks. Check out the Disney Parks thread here on POTN or my Smugmug or Flickr for ways to go ultrawide in the parks. Have fun!

Jamian wrote in post #15130233
I'll echo what has been said, a 70-200 will just weigh you down. If you want to rent something cool I would recommend a fast wide prime (24L or 35L). I use my 24L constantly in the parks, particularily when the sun goes down and I don't have my tripod. It's also great for all the indoor stuff there (dark rides, shows, etc.).

I think you're right to rent an ultra wide though. I've gotten a ton of mileage out of my 17-40 (on full frame) in every one of America's Disney theme parks. Check out the Disney Parks thread here on POTN or my Smugmug or Flickr for ways to go ultrawide in the parks. Have fun!

Thank you, and thank you everyone else I have tossed aside the idea of the 70-200, I will make do with my 55-250 in animal kingdom. I am super excited to see how creative I can get with a UWA. Will look into a prime or at least something a little better then my 18-55 for a walk around. Whats everyones openion for a good walk around for in the park. Might be able to get the wife to use it if she does not have to worry about changing glass all day long.

17-40 L f4.0

I've done three 10-day trips to Disney World over the years. The 70-200 got used during the stunt car show and a few concerts in the world show case where I had no choice but to sit far from the action. Also got some nice shots during some of the parades. Most of the time the 70-200 spent the trip either in the hotel room or in a rental locker. Those trips convinced me to buy a 70-200/4L IS over the 70-200/2.8L IS. Now that I'm in better shape and more experienced, I bring the 70-200/2.8L IS and know when I can safely leave the lens in the locker, minimizing how much time I haul it around.

Most used lens was the standard zoom. My 10-22 got some use when I wanted to take pictures of performers in crowds --- great way to minimize taking pictures of the screens of those who use iPods as their cameras.

The 55-250 can be too short for the the safari ride in the animal kingdom. I used my 70-200 with a 1.4x TC on my 40D and still came up too short.

A fast prime could also be fun in lower light, provided your camera can focus properly in low light conditions.

marcosv wrote in post #15130446
I've done three 10-day trips to Disney World over the years. The 70-200 got used during the stunt car show and a few concerts in the world show case where I had no choice but to sit far from the action. Also got some nice shots during some of the parades. Most of the time the 70-200 spent the trip either in the hotel room or in a rental locker. Those trips convinced me to buy a 70-200/4L IS over the 70-200/2.8L IS. Now that I'm in better shape and more experienced, I bring the 70-200/2.8L IS and know when I can safely leave the lens in the locker, minimizing how much time I haul it around.

Most used lens was the standard zoom. My 10-22 got some use when I wanted to take pictures of performers in crowds --- great way to minimize taking pictures of the screens of those who use iPods as their cameras.

The 55-250 can be too short for the the safari ride in the animal kingdom. I used my 70-200 with a 1.4x TC on my 40D and still came up too short.

A fast prime could also be fun in lower light, provided your camera can focus properly in low light conditions.

Thank you for the insight, I am not sure how my body will do in low light I will be finding out on our cruise in December. I am worried about coming up short on the safari ride with just the 250mm reach, but dont think its worth the cost just for that one event to get something longer to take. Still excited about the UWA not so much for getting more in the shot but for the different perspectives you can get.

In Hawaii (April of this year) I was surprised how many ipads were being used as cameras lol.

Look at a fast wide prime, like the 24L or a wide angle f/2.8 lens like a 17-55 or 16-35.

I'd take a good P&S and have fun with the kids...

another vote for 24L or 35L.