two weeks ago my wife and I came back from a short (darn, always too short!) vacation in the southern Switzerland/northern Italy (you know, mountains, lakes, chateaus, palazzos, that kind of stuff). One big photo-op, as far as I am concerned... :). We started in Lausanne (Geneva lake) and then drove south-east through Montreux, Saas-Fee and Semplon pass across Swiss-Italian Alps into the lake area of northern Italy around Milan (Lago Maggiore, Lago di Orta, Lago Como, Mantua, Bergamo...). The beauty of these places is truly unbelievable.
I am slowly plowing through 6+GB of photos I brought back... Here is a tiny selection of my Swiss photos
Really great set of images, Lev. I love the way your Italian candids seem to capture both the mood and spirit of the country and people - really well done, Sir!
Really great set of images, Lev. I love the way your Italian candids seem to capture both the mood and spirit of the country and people - really well done, Sir!
Carl, thanks! Stay tuned for more :)
[Uploaded this bunch very late yesterday, and was pleasantly surprized to receive so many nice comments overnight. Thank you guys!]
hi dude, you brought amazing fotos from this travel, i especially enjoyed those taken in swizerland. it's kind of my "second home country", cause for the last 12 years me and my family have been there every year at least two times.
thanks again for the momories!
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How are you liking that 18-200? I am really seriously thinking about selling my 70-300 IS DO and using it to fund a Nikon D80 + the 18-200. I'd keep my Rebel XT as a second body and just leave the 10-22 on it.
What did you shoot these with? Would you recommend going Nikon if the 18-200 was going to be my only lens?
Neil, thanks!
wow, nshapiro is thinking of Canon->Nikon "defection". that would be a story of the month here on DPC! :).
Seriously, I like my 18-200 very much, no worries about swapping lenses and gathering sensor dust (well, not quite - I am waiting for a Tokina 12-24mm to arrive, looking forward to using it quite a lot). The best thing, I can shoot a landscape or a cityscape, and snatch up a candid shot immediately if I see something interesting occuring at the scene - happens all the time. I think, all of these photos were taken with it (my only other lens on the trip was a tiny 50mm 1.8 prime). It is pretty sharp (certainly enough for me), focussing is fast and quiet, contrast is good. VR works wonders. One problem to keep in mind: it does have some vignetting at wide end, and it becomes pretty strong with my (regular thickness) circular polarizer. Make sure you get a slim version.
It's an interesting idea to have a designated body for a super wide-angle lens.In principle, it is nice to don't have to swap lenses, but it is a lot of extra stuff to carry and take care of. Are you sure you want to carry two bodies rather than an extra super-wide-angle lens? Also, I think you'd want the highest possible resolution and image quality for your wide-angle shots, i think it is most important for landscape photography, so you'd feel somewhat limited by your Rebel, especially having a nice 10Mpx Nikon sitting next to it :). Why not just sell everything and start from a clean slate :). I've read very nice things about Tokina 12-24mm (the one I am waiting for now), would probably work quite well for you. Anyway, good luck with whatever you decide to do.
...I am thinking about upgrading to d80 or d200 myself, one of these days...
