Glass Advice Needed

[Grmncrsnbr]

10-24mm Nikon is slightly faster and made for the APS-C sensor. The 12-24 is full frame and would be cropped to 18-36mm.

 

[-jakrbt-]

Okay, so the place I'm looking to rent a lens from has a Sigma 12-24 f/4.0 to rent out for $35/day. Basically, it would end up costing me about $150 for the week. Guess that's not too bad.

 

[G-Tea-Eye]

id agree with most people here. wide angle for temples. low ap for caves. you definetly don't need a zoom lens. Depending on your budget maybe try to rent a macro lens too the yucatan is so lush especially this time of year, you might find some cool bugs, flowers, plants while over there

 

[soze]

Okay, so the place I'm looking to rent a lens from has a Sigma 12-24 f/4.0 to rent out for $35/day. Basically, it would end up costing me about $150 for the week. Guess that's not too bad.

Dude, just go find a good deal on a used one, and then sell it after you're done with it.

 

[-jakrbt-]

id agree with most people here. wide angle for temples. low ap for caves. you definetly don't need a zoom lens. Depending on your budget maybe try to rent a macro lens too the yucatan is so lush especially this time of year, you might find some cool bugs, flowers, plants while over there

I have a nifty fifty, so that should work okay for that purpose I think.

Dude, just go find a good deal on a used one, and then sell it after you're done with it.

I'm looking to see what I can find. So far I've found a 2nd hand Sigma 10-20 on craigslist for $350, but I'm also trying to conserve a little so we have more cash on hand for our stay. If I do end up buying, though, I'm planning to keep it in my bag. I've been looking for a wide angle for a few months now. Just haven't pulled the trigger on one yet.

I do have another question, though. Should I be concerned about my SD card and the airport scanners? Any chance the info on my media card will get corrupted/erased?

 

[soze]

I do have another question, though. Should I be concerned about my SD card and the airport scanners? Any chance the info on my media card will get corrupted/erased?

If you have a small netbook or something similar... bring that and a portable hard drive. Download your pictures to both nightly during your trip. That's what I do.

You should be bringing multiple SD cards no matter what you do though.

 

[Grmncrsnbr]

Your cards should be fine with the scanners.

 

[G-Tea-Eye]

I have a nifty fifty, so that should work okay for that purpose I think.




I'm looking to see what I can find. So far I've found a 2nd hand Sigma 10-20 on craigslist for $350, but I'm also trying to conserve a little so we have more cash on hand for our stay. If I do end up buying, though, I'm planning to keep it in my bag. I've been looking for a wide angle for a few months now. Just haven't pulled the trigger on one yet.

I do have another question, though. Should I be concerned about my SD card and the airport scanners? Any chance the info on my media card will get corrupted/erased?

no. just flew 4 times in the last 2 weeks. everythings good.

 

[-jakrbt-]

Okay, I think I've found my solution. I was informed about LensRentals.com by one of my wife's employee's husband. I think I'm going to end up renting the Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 for this trip. For 10 days, insured, it's going to cost me just under $90. I considered the Nikkor 10-24mm f/3.5-5.6, but I think the fixed aperture Sigma will work out better as a walk-around wide angle.

Thanks for all the advice guys. I really appreciate it. Hopefully I should have some decent images to post after the 1st of August. :thumbsup: