so i will be going away on a short, much needed vacation on Thursday morning.

Crazy as it sounds, im really excited just for the fact that i get to take my camera and take pics

i just bought a new lens to give me more options when shooting.

picked up the canon 55-250mm.

Cant wait. is there anything else i should bring with me besides:

Camera bag
Camera
18-55mm
55-250mm
tripod (do i need this)
memory card
charger

help a noob out.

i want to go get a remote trigger and monopod? you think these would be worth getting? prob better then a tripod right?

 

depending on what camera + how still you can stay, you don't even need a tripod. Of course that makes long exposure shots ALMOST impossible, but still isn't. All you need is for something to prop up the camera while it's sitting on something and voila; long exposure

Pack as light as you can unless this is a photography trip; otherwise, the weight of all the gear becomes a drag.

dont see why you need a remote trigger and monopod either.

 

thanks man.

cant wait to get back and share some pics

 

Val, enjoy your trip.

My thoughts: A monopod has its function, a tripod has its function, and those functions are different and have little to no overlap.

The monopod needs to be held. I find it a good way to reduce the weight on my arms and shoulders for long days, and even to help carry the camera/lens around. A tripod is typically for long exposure, 'planned' type shots. A tripod doesn't offer much help on the sideline of a football game, and the monopod doesn't offer much to help with a low light landscape.

For my D70s, I used the IR trigger quite a bit and found it well worth the $20 or so. My D300 doesn't have one, but I do have the remote cable trigger. In combination with the Mirror-Lock-Up and Bulb modes it was useful for fireworks or when I don't have my hands on the camera, lightbox/macro stuff, etc... where the smallest shake can be devastating to the shot. I'd say figure out what you'd use it for and decide. I could probably get away with the various modes/timers to do the same thing, and use the remote trigger sparingly currently.

 

thanks gary. great imput right there!

this is just gunna be a vaca where my camera never leaves my side.

i cant see me lugging tripods and monopods around, either way...sometime monday i will be posting all my pics from the trip for some cc

 

You mention memory card singular in your post and no storage device. So maybe something along that lines getting a storage device or more memory cards

 

any ideas on storage device.

this is to transfer whats on my memory card to the storage correct?

 

Val, I think there's three choices:

1) More memory cards (probably needed regardless of the next two).
2) Laptop with card reader to store files (possibly in combination with a USB hard drive)
3) Portable HD with built in reader. Wolverine is the brand I'm familiar with. No laptop required, so saves weight.

I think there's also a difference between having enough memory to shoot for the duration of your outing/trip vs. having a viable backup or contingency plan for failures.

Everyone here decides whats right for them on the amount of copies, originals, etc.. they keep. You'll need to do the same thing.

 

I use an epson p-5000 you can get something similar pretty reasonable nowadays.

epson has made a few different models of them p-2000 p-3000 p-4000

also there are some othe rmodels out the colorvision comes to mind. Small light hold a ton of storage and battery powered. Easy to pack in the bag

 

I just stick to lots of memory cards, easy to carry. Have you more than one battery? they always expire just at the wrong moment, one in camera, one fully charged in the pocket.
Happy hunting.