I have searched the threads and seen this issue danced around a bit... but not the exact issue discussed (as far as I could find).
I'm planning a trip to Trømso (northern Norway) in February 2017. I've got a handful of good-ish lens choices, but I'd like to hear what the group thinks. My main photographic goal at the time will be to photograph the (almost-everpresent) night sky if/when it's clear and the northern lights are active.
Of course, fast and wide are important. However, I think cold and moist are also a realistic concern. So with those factors in mind here's what we have available today.
I've gone back and forth about upgrading to the 16-36mm f/2.8L iii. However, I'm really happy with the f/4 IS version that it seems like a much lower priority right now. Not ready to pull that trigger yet.
Anyway - I'd appreciate anyone's perspective on the best choice for this situation, taking both performance and equipment into consideration.
Speaking of weather-sealing. I hear the extreme cold makes the battery life decrease dramatically. I've got plenty of authentic Canon batteries to keep the camera going. But how to change the batteries without completely negating all that concern about keeping the camera weather-sealed? I'd appreciate any advice you may have on how to handle this.
Thanks as always!
I'm planning a trip to Trømso (northern Norway) in February 2017. I've got a handful of good-ish lens choices, but I'd like to hear what the group thinks. My main photographic goal at the time will be to photograph the (almost-everpresent) night sky if/when it's clear and the northern lights are active.
Of course, fast and wide are important. However, I think cold and moist are also a realistic concern. So with those factors in mind here's what we have available today.
- 5Ds R: Really my only choice for main body. Seems a better option than the 7Dii for light capture, wide angle, resolution, etc.
- Rokinon 14mm f/2.8: Would probably be the best option for combination of wide-angle, fast-ish lens, low-coma. But there's that pesky issue of lack of weather sealing. I would imagine I'd be putting myself in great danger of trashing my equipment in those conditions without a weather-sealed system.
- 16-35mm f/2.8 L ii: We all know the issues with this lens. Good stopped down, not great wide open. It is weather sealed though!
- 16-35mm f/4 L IS: Not fast, but weather sealed and relatively sharp wide open.
- Sigma Art 24mm f/1.4: Again not weather sealed but a nice combination or relatively wide and quite fast.
- 24-70mm f/2.8 L ii: Neither the widest nor the fastest lens of the bunch. But it's weather sealed, has good coma performance, and I swear my copy is the sharpest lens I own. It consistently amazes me how much detail I can get with this one on a tripod.
I've gone back and forth about upgrading to the 16-36mm f/2.8L iii. However, I'm really happy with the f/4 IS version that it seems like a much lower priority right now. Not ready to pull that trigger yet.
Anyway - I'd appreciate anyone's perspective on the best choice for this situation, taking both performance and equipment into consideration.
Speaking of weather-sealing. I hear the extreme cold makes the battery life decrease dramatically. I've got plenty of authentic Canon batteries to keep the camera going. But how to change the batteries without completely negating all that concern about keeping the camera weather-sealed? I'd appreciate any advice you may have on how to handle this.
Thanks as always!