[elpolodiablo]

I am off to Melbourne for a road Trip starting tomorrow, it takes day and a half(co driver is slow) but decided I will be staying in Melbourne for an additional 2 days.

Any pointers as to where to go for photo opportunity and camera shops to drool over used/new equipment?
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Last edited by elpolodiablo; 03-24-2011 at 07:24 PM.

[twitch]

Yes lots of ideas

As for camera shops, there a 4 or so on Elizabeth street, west side, between Lonsdale and Little Bourke. Whatever you do don't miss going into Michaels Camera Store (cnr Elizabeth and Lonsdale) and go upstairs to look through their mini camera museum. Heading south JB is almost next door and has good prices (if you bargain). Teds is next, not much PEntax gear and a very anti-Pentax attitude, there's another 2 stores on opposite cnrs of little burke, the "Camera House" has a reasonable selection of Pentax gear and bodies and you can play with them (if you ask). Turn west up Little Burke and there's a store up 100m or so with a good selection of second hand Pentax gear including MF. Whatever you do though, don't get your sensor cleaned there

For day time photography here's a mini "walking tour" I do a couple of times every week.

Starting at the GPO, walk through bourke st mall, walk down union lane, walk west up little collins to Cafe Torte (take photo of cafe window, be brave), turn left down the block arcade. Zig-zag down there to collins St. Turn left and walk 50m to the pedestrian lights. Cross over and walk into the mall (has "international language book store" sign just inside entrance. Walk through there and you pop out into Centre Place. Walk though there and through Regraves lane until you pop out at Flinders street. Turn east and you can check out the station. Cross over to Fed square for photo opps. Cross over Flinders Street again and you hit St Pauls cathedral. Turn east up Flinders street for about 100m or so until you hit Hosier Lane. Walk up that to Flinders lane, then head east over Russell until ACDC lane. Phew, that's about it for now.

Apart form that there's queen vic markets (closed Mon & Wed) and Melbourne museum, and National Gallery of Victoria.

For night photography I love Docklands.

Here's some pics of the places I mentioned.

GPO


Union lane


Cafe Torta on Little Collins


Centre Place


Centre Place again


Flinders Street Station


Federation Square


St Pauls


Hosier Lane


and another Hosier Lane


ACDC lane



Melbourne Musuem


Docklands which is great at night....

I start here, looking back to the stadium


and from the same spot you cna shoot the Bolte Bridge


then go here: webb bridge


nice view from Webb bridge over south whalf


then: sea farers bridge


then to southbank




There you go, that enough for ya??

[RichardS]

Don't forget the three amigos in Swanston Street https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-slr-lens-discussion/78029-melbourn...omparison.html

Richard.

[elpolodiablo]

Yes lots of ideas

As for camera shops, there a 4 or so on Elizabeth street, west side, between Lonsdale and Little Bourke. Whatever you do don't miss going into Michaels Camera Store (cnr Elizabeth and Lonsdale) and go upstairs to look through their mini camera museum. Heading south JB is almost next door and has good prices (if you bargain). Teds is next, not much PEntax gear and a very anti-Pentax attitude, there's another 2 stores on opposite cnrs of little burke, the "Camera House" has a reasonable selection of Pentax gear and bodies and you can play with them (if you ask). Turn west up Little Burke and there's a store up 100m or so with a good selection of second hand Pentax gear including MF. Whatever you do though, don't get your sensor cleaned there

For day time photography here's a mini "walking tour" I do a couple of times every week.

Starting at the GPO, walk through bourke st mall, walk down union lane, walk west up little collins to Cafe Torte (take photo of cafe window, be brave), turn left down the block arcade. Zig-zag down there to collins St. Turn left and walk 50m to the pedestrian lights. Cross over and walk into the mall (has "international language book store" sign just inside entrance. Walk through there and you pop out into Centre Place. Walk though there and through Regraves lane until you pop out at Flinders street. Turn east and you can check out the station. Cross over to Fed square for photo opps. Cross over Flinders Street again and you hit St Pauls cathedral. Turn east up Flinders street for about 100m or so until you hit Hosier Lane. Walk up that to Flinders lane, then head east over Russell until ACDC lane. Phew, that's about it for now.

Apart form that there's queen vic markets (closed Mon & Wed) and Melbourne museum, and National Gallery of Victoria.

For night photography I love Docklands.

Here's some pics of the places I mentioned.

GPO


Union lane


Cafe Torta on Little Collins


Centre Place


Centre Place again


Flinders Street Station


Federation Square


St Pauls


Hosier Lane


and another Hosier Lane


ACDC lane



Melbourne Musuem


Docklands which is great at night....

I start here, looking back to the stadium


and from the same spot you cna shoot the Bolte Bridge


then go here: webb bridge


nice view from Webb bridge over south whalf


then: sea farers bridge


then to southbank




There you go, that enough for ya??

lol I've got to print this out and read on the road, that's like a ton of information to digest, thanks for taking the time to write up, much appreciated

[elpolodiablo]

Don't forget the three amigos in Swanston Street https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-slr-lens-discussion/78029-melbourn...omparison.html

Richard.

Thanks for the tip

Eric.

[elpolodiablo]

Ok onto the next question, lens choice for the trip, I am thinking DA18-250+DA15+DA35Macro w/ my tripod ,do I need F 50 f1.7?

[twitch]

you're in a car, bring it all!

[elpolodiablo]

Helping a mate moving to Melbourne that's why we are taking his car, I still have to fly back. Maybe I should take my brother's advice and go with a 15/35/100WR full prime setup and set myself a little bit of challenge