CountryBoy "Tired of Goldmember label"  5,168 posts Joined May 2006 Location: Okie More info | Aug 04, 2010 13:18 | #1 I might get to go to a hot air balloon show this weekend. I think I will take my Tamron 17-50mm on the Xt . But i'm trying to decided between the 50-150mm or my 100-300mm f/4 on the 30D. The latter will give me a longer reach , but the 50-150mm is a good range and is lighter Hi
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Aug 04, 2010 13:51 | #2 CountryBoy wrote in post #10661356  I might get to go to a hot air balloon show this weekend. I think I will take my Tamron 17-50mm on the Xt . But i'm trying to decided between the 50-150mm or my 100-300mm f/4 on the 30D. The latter will give me a longer reach , but the 50-150mm is a good range and is lighter  .Any suggestions ? Hot air balloons at 18mm.
Hot air balloon at 200mm.
Same lens in both images, a Tamron 18-200mm. Saves the trouble of swapping lenses.Beyond that, a wide-angle lens is useful when the balloons are close to you and near the ground, and a telephoto lens is useful when the balloons are airborne.
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btmlinedan Goldmember  1,559 posts Likes: 12 Joined Apr 2009 Location: ohio More info | Aug 04, 2010 14:51 | #3 why not take the whole bag? *dan l *Flickr
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CountryBoy THREAD STARTER "Tired of Goldmember label" 5,168 posts Joined May 2006 Location: Okie More info | Aug 04, 2010 14:59 | #4 btmlinedan wrote in post #10661847 why not take the whole bag? Naw , I don't want to switch lens . One lens for each body . I use the 100-300mm so much , I might be lost without it Hi
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btmlinedan Goldmember 1,559 posts Likes: 12 Joined Apr 2009 Location: ohio More info | Aug 04, 2010 15:39 | #5 personally i'd go 100-300 *dan l *Flickr
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WallaceRiver " ...a bit of a pervy voyeur "  More info | Totally depends on how close you will be to the balloons. I'd leave the long lens at home if you'll be this close.  IAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
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PhotosGuy Cream of the Crop  More info | Aug 04, 2010 23:24 | #7 Wallace River wrote in post #10662240 Totally depends on how close you will be to the balloons. I'd leave the long lens at home if you'll be this close. OTOH, a long lens is nice sometimes. This is a copy from a 35mm slide.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything...
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WallaceRiver " ...a bit of a pervy voyeur " More info | Aug 05, 2010 20:34 | #8 [QUOTE=PhotosGuy;10664584]OTOH, a long lens is nice sometimes. This is a copy from a 35mm slide. IAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop"  57,560 posts Likes: 172 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | Aug 05, 2010 20:36 | #9 If you get the right elements in the frame, you can do some fun "abstracts" of balloon colors with long lenses. Jay
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CountryBoy THREAD STARTER "Tired of Goldmember label" 5,168 posts Joined May 2006 Location: Okie More info | Aug 05, 2010 22:34 | #10 Thanks everyone . They just showed some of it on the local news . It's not very far from the house , about a 20 min. drive. But I'm taking the Tamron and Sigma 100-300mm f/4 for sure . I think i'll go up Friday and again on Saturday . Hi
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scottieshea Member  53 posts Joined Aug 2009 Location: Corpus Christi, TX More info | Feb 24, 2011 19:03 | #11 Very cool pics!
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