Originally posted by mikeSF Watch out for the car thieves
Make that anywhere. Do not leave your stuff in the car. Period.
I lived in Hawaii for about 4 years so it all depends on what you want to shoot. If you are going out to try and shoot surf you will need to find a spot to shoot from and a long enough lens. 300mm is barely long enough for some situations you find there as in shooting the surf from land.
A friend of mine that I did an interview with a while back for the forum likes to use the wide angle lenses.
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It all depends on what kind of shots you want to take. My main suggestion is to shoot early or shoot late. 4am to 7am.... or late until dark or even after.
In Hawaii you have so many different options on what to take it's just stupid.
As for camera gear be mindful of which side of the island you are on (windward or leeward) and how far you are from the beach. Heavy winds will blow a fine mist of salt water that you don't even notice onto everything. The lenses won't fog up so much unless you drive around with the AC on full blast. The cold to hot transitions causes fogging.
Hawaii though is not very hot. It's about 80 degrees all year long.
I think you can over do it with gear, but then again you can make use of anything you take over there. A good tripod might help, especially for those dusk shots.
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Originally posted by allexinwonderland 50 1.8
35 2.4
HD 55-300
18-135
Sigma 10-20
Take those and a small tripod and you will be more than good. 18-135 will probably get the most use.
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Originally posted by C_Jones Maybe you could... rent a 500 mm lens for super telephoto.
If you can rent the 560mm lens you will be glad you did. That will open up worlds of options for yourself.