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10lbs kit weight for backpacking
11-840mm coverage
1:3 Macro
f/2 for Astro
Canon M50
Canon 11-22mm IS f/4-5.6
Canon 18-150mm IS f/3.5-6.3
Tamron 150-600mm IS f/4.5-6.3 G2
Canon 22mm f/2
Canon EF mount converter
Canon 1.4x II TC
Siriu CF Tripod with ballhead
2 extra batteries
55mm Polarizer
Obviously there is a huge emphasis on birds and wildlife because half of the weight is the 150-600, EF converter, and 1.4 TC.
The M50 and 11-22 is a killer combination, one of my favorites. That lens is super sharp, and it's tiny.
Still getting used to this Tamron monster. I like it. Although sometimes I wonder if I'd have been better off with the Canon 100-400mm L II IS f/4.5-5.6, similar IQ, save a pound of weight, lose some long reach, and costs 50% more than the Tamron.
For a 10 day backpacking trip in Patagonia, I carried:
7.5lbs
11-300mm coverage
1:3 Macro
f/1.4 for Astro
Canon M50
Canon 11-22mm IS f/4-5.6
Canon 17-55mm IS f/2.8
Canon 70-300mm IS f/4-5.6
Canon 32mm f/1.4
Canon EF mount converter
Siriu CF Tripod with ballhead
2 extra batteries + solar battery bank
55mm + 58mm + 77mm Polarizers
Indeed... and it's a decent macro with 1:3.3 reproduction ratios (although at 2" min it's a lighting challenge for sure).Quote:
Originally Posted by smmokan
Love the 11-22mm and I don't really miss the 10mm of the 10-22mm it replaced. I do sometimes think about the Laowa EFM 9mm 2.8 for ultrawide, but then I usually think I'd rather buy a Rokinon EFM 12mm f/2 for astro.
I used the Sigma 100-400 for a little while on the M5 and it worked really well. It always felt kind of awkward with such a big lens on a tiny body.
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Re-dic-ul-ous (adj.) M50 mounted with EF converter + 2x TC + Tamron 150-600 fully zoomed with lens hood.Quote:
Originally Posted by smmokan
It's 20in of tube mounted on <2in of camera. I have to be conscientious not to try and support the lens with the camera. I'm sure the mount is strong enough, but the grip is insufficient and I hit buttons! I might get a battery grip and a red dot finder for the hot shoe because trying to acquire moving targets at 600mm on a 1.6x body is... challenging.
That Tamron 150-600mm has me curious. I've been thinking about what kind of setup I want to have ready for the 2024 solar eclipse. This lens combined with my 2x TC would be a great setup to get out around 1200mm (probably only go to 1000mm as the lens is reported to get soft at the 600mm FL). The 400mm I get out of my 70-200 w/2x TC just isn't far enough. Photos of the sun require a serious crop to get in close. Here is a photo I took last week at 400mm.
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Cropping the shit out of it works but you can only blow it up so large if printing.
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Pics or it didn't happenQuote:
Originally Posted by Summit
It sucks to be into birds, 'coz of the long lens requirement.
I'm grateful my subject matter and approach leans toward the (light) Galen Rowell school :-)
I'm cursed in so many other ways.
Wanna buy my unused Mountains.ith Borealis pack (unused)?
... Thom