Sea-n-Ease Posted July 12, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Has anyone used this lens on an Alaskan or other scenic cruise with a full frame body? Wondering if photo quality is still decent on the long reaches. I realize it’s a budget lens, but I’m hoping to lighten my camera load and leave my better (but HEAVIER) lens at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper28 Posted July 14, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Everything I've seen says that's a pretty good lens for something that's not in an L lens, and whenever I get around to moving to a mirrorless camera, I'll probably pick that one up as a pretty good option. Anything better is going to be a lot heavier and more expensive. That said, as an only lens? 100 seems a bit long for the short end to me. Personally, since I haven't moved to mirrorless yet, on my crop camera, I'm planning on bringing my 18-135 and a sigma 150-600 lens that I picked up recently. Although the sigma lens definitely makes carrying things a lot more complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quack2 Posted July 15, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 15, 2023 I used my 100-400 5.6-8 with my R5 and my R7 (crop sensor) a couple of weeks ago in Alaska. Chose to leave my big, heavy 150-600 at home. Pretty happy with the results. I wish it was faster, but then it would be heavier and more expensive. I also brought my 24-240 for landscape/glacier face shots. Between the two lenses and my iphone, I felt I was pretty well covered. Pictures below were all taken with R5 and 100-400. Cropped and minor sharpening adjustments. Very grey day out out of Seward. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bronzey214 Posted July 16, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 16, 2023 I had the original R and a 100-300 EF lens w/ the adapter for my first alaska cruise. I would say it was... adequate. I took my 100-500 lens the last time and loved it. Keep in mind the 100-400 is not as weather resistant. It all depends on how you look at the trip. Is it "once in a lifetime"? Do you want those memorable shots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellanina Posted July 23, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 23, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 4:20 PM, Sea-n-Ease said: Has anyone used this lens on an Alaskan or other scenic cruise with a full frame body? Wondering if photo quality is still decent on the long reaches. I realize it’s a budget lens, but I’m hoping to lighten my camera load and leave my better (but HEAVIER) lens at home. Why not test it out and rent a lens from an online source like Borrowlenses.com? Just be sure to buy the insurance- saved me a lot of worry when i dropped an expensive lense onto pavement in Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper28 Posted August 3, 2023 #6 Share Posted August 3, 2023 Renting one, or perhaps buying it then selling it, is definitely a pretty reasonable option. Lenses retain enough value, that the buy/sell option isn't necessarily that bad of one, and the rental on a lens like the 100-400 isn't too bad. I know before buying the 150-600 that I took, I considered potentially renting it for the trip. I think for my trip length, it would have been about $150-$200 to do that? After looking at prices for used versions, I figured that I could buy one new, then sell it after the trip if I decided I wanted to, plus have it for a while before to get used to it. Now that I've taken the trip, I do need to decide whether I want to keep it or go ahead and sell it though. I'm finding that to be a tough decision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tahitianbigkahuna Posted August 3, 2023 #7 Share Posted August 3, 2023 I purchased one years ago ... was a bit slow IMO if you wanted to keep your ISO low ... was fun for a season ... then I sold it for something much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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