Dos Perros
WKR
I currently have a Canon T6s. On backpack hunts I run the 18-135/f3.5 kit lens. And I recently got a Tokina 11-16/f2.8 for night time photography, something I really enjoy.
As far as other lens I have but wouldn't take backpacking, I have the Canon 24mm/f2.8 pancake lens which I sometimes use with a Novagarde spotting scope adapter. And last I have a Canon 70-300, can't remember the exact version, it's not an L lens or anything special.
I'd say in an average week long hunt I might take a 100 pictures and get a couple few that I like enough to do something with (mostly post to Instagram, and not for the likes, just for my own memory).
I've been wanting to cut some weight from my camera gear since I don't take that many pictures, and (probably?) what I'm doing with them doesn't really dictate a full-frame DSLR kind of setup. I've also been wanting to upgrade my 'everyday' kit lens to something nicer, for family stuff, kids playing sports, etc. So I'm at the point where I might get the Tamron 24-70/f2.8, the older VC model, not the current G2 version, just buy used somewhere. That's going to run $500, and it'll help me at home but wouldn't help me cut weight. I wonder if my money might be better spent on something else?
I think at this point my photography skills and interest are probably holding me back more than my equipment, I've only recently begun doing any sort of editing of RAW files in Lightroom. So perhaps spending any money will show more benefit in the form of a weight cut. It seems like I'm sort of at the point where I need to spend a lot of money to make better photographs, something I'm not sure I'm ready to do. But maybe I'd spend less money to cut weight assuming the quality of photographs I can make isn't degraded. Any advice?
As far as other lens I have but wouldn't take backpacking, I have the Canon 24mm/f2.8 pancake lens which I sometimes use with a Novagarde spotting scope adapter. And last I have a Canon 70-300, can't remember the exact version, it's not an L lens or anything special.
I'd say in an average week long hunt I might take a 100 pictures and get a couple few that I like enough to do something with (mostly post to Instagram, and not for the likes, just for my own memory).
I've been wanting to cut some weight from my camera gear since I don't take that many pictures, and (probably?) what I'm doing with them doesn't really dictate a full-frame DSLR kind of setup. I've also been wanting to upgrade my 'everyday' kit lens to something nicer, for family stuff, kids playing sports, etc. So I'm at the point where I might get the Tamron 24-70/f2.8, the older VC model, not the current G2 version, just buy used somewhere. That's going to run $500, and it'll help me at home but wouldn't help me cut weight. I wonder if my money might be better spent on something else?
I think at this point my photography skills and interest are probably holding me back more than my equipment, I've only recently begun doing any sort of editing of RAW files in Lightroom. So perhaps spending any money will show more benefit in the form of a weight cut. It seems like I'm sort of at the point where I need to spend a lot of money to make better photographs, something I'm not sure I'm ready to do. But maybe I'd spend less money to cut weight assuming the quality of photographs I can make isn't degraded. Any advice?
