which kit to take away with me :)

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I'm off to Indonesia for 3 months at the weekend. I'm going to do my research which is on monkeys in a tropical forest, but I always take my camera with me to try to get some photos while I'm working.

I've got a couple of new lens' now though so am unsure what to take and would like some opinions please :)

So, I will definitely be taking:
Canon body (currently 450d, will soon be 550d as a friend is swapping with me :) ).
Canon 100 - 400 mm lens
Canon 24 - 105 lens
Flash gun (sigma - can't remember the model right now)
Monopod
filters etc
extension tubes


Now I also have:
Canon kit lens 18 - 55mm
Canon kit lens 28 - 105mm
Cosima lens 19 - 35mm

Is it worth bothering to take any of the last 3?

I mainly take wildlife photos, but I'm in a beautiful place so also take landscapes, people shots etc when I can so want to maintain the flexibility if possible. I can't take all 3 of those last ones though as I won't have space! :)

cheers
Nancy :)
 
You could take the 18-50mm just in case you need a wider angle. It's cheap and small and light so there might be some room in a bag for it.
 
I can't comment on the respective quality of the lenses, but just looking at the focal lengths covered, the only one out of the last 3 you might want to take is the 18-55 to give you a bit more at the wide end of the range.
 
Thanks I was erring towards the canon 18 - 55 kit lens, but then wondered if the Cosina might be better quality?


I'm going to a small island off the south-east coast of sulawesi :)
 
The Cosina is better than the standard 18-55 and approximately the same as the 18-55 IS IQ wise (maybe a bit better but it has no IS so it is close).

So I would take the Canon if it is the IS model and the Cosina if the Canon is the non-IS one.
 
micloi said:
The Cosina is better than the standard 18-55 and approximately the same as the 18-55 IS IQ wise (maybe a bit better but it has no IS so it is close).

So I would take the Canon if it is the IS model and the Cosina if the Canon is the non-IS one.
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Thanks very much - the 18 - 55 is IS so I guess I will take that. :thumbs:
 
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