Here's a few examples from A&S. The second picture is one of the five remaining bicycles made by the Wright Brothers. This is where the polarizer would have been really helpful.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Desjardins, Steve Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 1:32 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Museum & lens selection I went to the American History Museum and the Air and Space Museum last month. I was using an e-p1 with 14-42 lens, f3.5-5.6, which has a 2x crop factor. Most of my shots were at 14-18 in both museums, and the longest FL was 30. Thank heavens for the IS, however. A max aperture of 2.8 would be much better. A monopod would have been very helpful, but I have no idea how museum security would feel about that. No restrictions on picture taking, however, except in those areas where a flash would spoil the effect. No flash, no problem. Just shot in RAW so you can adjust the white balance later or fiddle with the white balance as you go with JPG. I would lean a little toward the 16-45 over the 12-24, although bringing both would be the way to go. Leave the 50-whatevers for walking around outside. Great place for photos, especially Air and Space which is bit brighter than the AHM. Natural History is similar to American History in terms of lighting. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of gldnbearz Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 2:56 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Museum & lens selection I am pretty excited about traveling to Washington, DC, next week and wandering about all the great museums. If I do not check-in my suitcase, I will not be able to bring a dedicated camera bag and equipment space could get a bit tight. If I leave the 12-24 at home and bring just the 16-45 plus something in the 50-135 or 55-300 (rental) range, will I regret this decision? How useful would the 12-24 be for the museums? Ideally, I'd bring all three, but input welcome. - Pat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
