What lens to bring to New York

bakerbranded wrote in post #7217065
OP sorry for the minor thread jack.

Hey Henry,

Took a look at your site and work and I really like what I see.
Nice to see more young photographers like ourselves and there work.
Keep it up!

Scott

Hey, wow, thanks. I'm right about to check out your stuff.

17-55 and 100-400 if you are going to the yankees game

Give yourself a challenge - pack the Sigmonster!!

shayneyasinski wrote in post #7216809
I am also thinking of a Toronto / New York trip but I am thinking of buying a 10-20mm sigma just for the trip..

when I went to NYC first time [Still had 20D back then] EF-S 10-22mm was on about 95% of the time.

Things are big in New York, you want to be able to capture it - especially architecture.

I was in Toronto this past Christmas and it was 17-40mm most of the time, as it is the widest lens in my lineup.

17-55 for sure.

I work in NYC and shoot here sometimes as well. 17-55 is ideal for most everything. 100-400 won't get used much if at all- I don't find my 70-200 very helpful here either. If you want to spend, pick up the 10-22 and you will discover a new love for city shooting- will make your shots different than everyone elses!

Can't go wrong with your 17-55.

From your collection, bring the 17-55. I was there last year and did wish I had a UWA lens with me. This is especially useful in the Time Square area, SOHO, and Little Italy areas. The only time I wished I had a long zoom was at Battery Park looking at the Statue of Liberty (it was raining pretty bad that day, so all I did was see it from shore).

jms_uk wrote in post #7218672
when I went to NYC first time [Still had 20D back then] EF-S 10-22mm was on about 95% of the time.

Things are big in New York, you want to be able to capture it - especially architecture.

I was in Toronto this past Christmas and it was 17-40mm most of the time, as it is the widest lens in my lineup.

Things are big here in NY...the buildings and the cost of living. But apartments are not so big unless you have $$$. Sorry, I just had to say that because I live in a pretty small place.

17-55 is the way to go. I have a Tamron 17-50 and it's on the camera all the time. I also have a 70-200 which I never used. I brought it back to my home in CA recently and it resides there all by its lonesome.

yup, my Sigma 17-70 is my NYC lens. So, bring your 17-55. Stop by B&H when you are there and get a 10-22 to extend the lower end.

17-55, and no, you cannot bring a camera into a show

I have a similar question, but with different lenses.

I will be going for 10 days or so in the summer and the lenses I take to NYC, I would like to carry with me all day.

My arsenal at that time will be the the following:
5D mark II
17-40
24-105
24L II
70-200 F4 IS
85L II

It will be too heavy to carry around all day - and I don't think my GF will appreciate it either. I will be over there for 10 days, so the scenery will be quite diverse: high buildings in downtown Manhattan, Central Parc, people shots in suburbs, night shots, shots from Empire State Building (or Rockefeller Center), ...

I definitely want to take my 17-40 lens for the high building. I want some IS lens. So either the flexible 24-105 (that is not as sharp as the 70-200) or the very sharp 70-200 with more reach (but less flexible and draws attention to it). I don't think I would fancy carrying both ...

I also want to take (at least) one fast prime and I feel that the 24L II will be more diverse than the (rather heavy) 85L. On the other hand, the latter is great for people shots a bit further away and, well, I just feel bad leaving it at home ...

So I would leave 1 or 2 lenses at home ... Could you please help me choose which one(s)?

Yes, another vote for the excellent Canon EF-S 17-55mm 2.8 IS lens to capture the many sights in the Big Apple! Be sure to have a UV/haze filter and hood on the lens for protection.

I'm not so sure you'd have much space to use the 70-200, especially downtown. The 24L and 85L would be good at night to use.

Maybe you want to consider to dump the 24-105L and use the 17-40L and 85L in place of it, and if you do bring the 70-200, then you wouldn't need the 24-105L at all.

Here in NYC you always need a really wide lens so the 17-55 is the 1st choice. I would also try to squeeze in your 24-105 if you can.