My wife, the "puppy", and I went to Harpers Ferry for a day trip on Saturday and had an absolute blast. In preparation for my hike in Peru I carried a 30 liter pack with water, some basic survival gear, and camera equipment. I am still trying to determine if my Sony A6000 is enough camera for the trip or if I have to invest in more lenses for the A7 I recently picked up on eBay. (Noticeably absent in this decision is any Canon camera). I brought my small Manfrotto tripod, some cheap filters, my 10-18, 55-210, and 35mm prime lenses. I have a peak design Pro camera clip to hold the body on the backpack strap, and a 9 watt solar panel charging the camera between shots. This was overkill for this outing, but testing the set-up and making adjustments before other travel is half the fun.
The railroad tracks always make great leading lines! The shot below shows that the wide end of the Sony 55-210 is plenty sharp enough.
I spotted a great blue heron on the path to historic downtown. The long end of the 55-210 certainly softens up, but as wildlife isn't my specialty I think I can live with that. The sunning turtles photo is also at the long end of the 55-210.
The church on the cliff photo is the handheld HDR shot with the Sony 10-18. Love this lens! The forest picture is another wider shot with some nice contrast between the shadows and the pools of light shining through.
My wife got a great shot of the "puppy" and me. You can see some of the gear I mentioned above on my pack.
The ruins of an old church along the Appalachian trail. There was a group picinicing inside.
I never ended up using the 35mm, although it would be handy in low light and to cover that middle range. I am also considering sticking to the 16-70 Zeiss as my primary lens as it will cover most of the common range with great image quality. Click on any of the photos above to see the rest of the gallery.
