Trying to decide which telephoto to use when hiking/traveling. Options are the 55-250 or sigma 18-200 non OS. I have a 70-200 f/2.8 for sharpness and/or low light.
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DanC Senior Member  783 posts Joined Jul 2008 Location: San Jose More info | Jul 14, 2010 23:34 | #1 Trying to decide which telephoto to use when hiking/traveling. Options are the 55-250 or sigma 18-200 non OS. I have a 70-200 f/2.8 for sharpness and/or low light. 5D2 || Σ 50 1.4 || 24-105L || 430EX ||
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MOkoFOko nut impotent and avoiding Geoff  19,889 posts Likes: 22 Joined Jun 2010 Location: Michigan More info | Jul 15, 2010 00:41 | #2 honestly, I'd consider putting the 70-200mm f/4 (IS or non-IS) on that list. They're both just so good that they need to be there. 1/2 as heavy as any of the canon f/2.8 variants makes it a relative lightweight.
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Shadowblade Cream of the Crop More info | Jul 15, 2010 01:01 | #3 Just carry the 70-200 - you won't regret the IQ.
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MOkoFOko nut impotent and avoiding Geoff 19,889 posts Likes: 22 Joined Jun 2010 Location: Michigan More info | Jul 15, 2010 01:03 | #4 Shadowblade wrote in post #10539467  Just carry the 70-200 - you won't regret the IQ. Or, if you can live with the slowness and want more reach, maybe the Sigma 50-500 OS. The sigma 50-500mm for hiking? Are you kidding me?
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Project22a Senior Member 453 posts Joined Jul 2008 More info | Jul 15, 2010 01:05 | #5 Is there a budget involved here? Are you aiming for strictly portability (size?) Might want to consider the 70-300 DO if money isn't an issue. B&W film shooter gone digital.
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dwarfcow Senior Member  640 posts Joined Feb 2010 Location: South Central, Alaska More info | Jul 15, 2010 01:06 | #6 Project22a wrote in post #10539481 Is there a budget involved here? Are you aiming for strictly portability (size?) Might want to consider the 70-300 DO if money isn't an issue. ^that "Evidently the photo shop at the college I go to is one of the best in the country. They actually have a handful of digital medium format cameras for students to use; Haliburtons, or hasslehoffs, or something like that."
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MOkoFOko nut impotent and avoiding Geoff 19,889 posts Likes: 22 Joined Jun 2010 Location: Michigan More info | Jul 15, 2010 01:11 | #7 Project22a wrote in post #10539481 Is there a budget involved here? Are you aiming for strictly portability (size?) Might want to consider the 70-300 DO if money isn't an issue. Already said that, but... it is worth mentioning that the DO variant is 2x the cost of the 70-300mm IS non-DO, with near-identical performance.
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Shadowblade Cream of the Crop More info | Jul 15, 2010 01:12 | #8 It's only 1.8kg, and substitutes for a bagful of lenses!
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MOkoFOko nut impotent and avoiding Geoff 19,889 posts Likes: 22 Joined Jun 2010 Location: Michigan More info | Jul 15, 2010 01:15 | #9 Shadowblade wrote in post #10539503 It's only 1.8kg, and substitutes for a bagful of lenses! 2 lbs for the 70-200mm f/4 IS + 1.4x TC... or 4 lbs for the 50-500mm Sigma...
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Shadowblade Cream of the Crop More info | Jul 15, 2010 01:41 | #10 I guess that's why I had a harness specially made - my tendency to carry around way too much gear!
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phreeky Goldmember 3,515 posts Likes: 15 Joined Oct 2007 Location: Australia More info | Jul 15, 2010 03:31 | #11 I use the 70-300 IS as a small lightweight telephoto, barely even notice it in the bag. Depends on what sort of "hiking" it is though, and what sort of photos are planned.
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Jul 15, 2010 10:17 | #12 There is definitely a budget involved, that's why I chose the two lenses above. In situations where IQ trumps weight, I will use the 70-200. 5D2 || Σ 50 1.4 || 24-105L || 430EX ||
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bkdc Senior Member  888 posts Likes: 7 Joined Aug 2007 Location: NoVA More info | Agree with the other posters. EF 70-300mm IS. You can get a great deal on this lens for around 400 dollars if you look. And unless you're a pixel-peeper, you'll be very happy. It's very light! RF 24-70 f/4L IS | RF 24-70 f/2.8L IS | RF 70-200 f/2.8L IS | RF 50L | RF 85L | 600EX-RT x 3
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dengar Senior Member 987 posts Joined Mar 2005 More info | Jul 15, 2010 10:34 | #14 for hiking you will appreciate the lighter weight of the 55-250
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alpha_1976 Goldmember  3,961 posts Likes: 1 Joined Nov 2009 Location: USA More info | Jul 15, 2010 10:36 | #15 70-200mm f4 IS on crop body. My choice is not listed I know more about gear than I know about photography
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