I’m going to be taking a trip to Rome later this year and trying to figure out if I need to pick up another lens. Right now I have the Sigma 24-70 f/2.8. Will this lens do it or will I need to get something wider? I plan to take the normal pics of the historical sites and some of the sites over in Vatican City. We also plan on heading down to Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast.
If I can get by with the 24-70 i’d rather do that but if I’ll be frustrated that I can’t get some of the sites can you suggest a lens that doesn’t break the bank?
Not really sure what we’ll be photographing yet. I would imagine the historical structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, St Peters, etc… indoors and outdoors. At that time of the year it’ll probably be getting dark early so probably a fair amount of nighttime shots.
Assuming you have a stabilized body and you’re going to be taking mostly photos of architecture and/or adults I think you will be fine with your Sigma. Have you done any travel and/or low light photography before? If you have a museum nearby they tend to have at least one section with challenging lighting. It will also give you a feel for whether or not you want a wider lens.
Good point. we’re not far from NYC. Maybe in the next couple weeks we can head in at try it out at a couple museums. We were actually there today and took it down to Chinatown to test it out at a couple restaurants there. It worked fairly well but will try it out at a museum next week. Thanks for the suggestion!
No worries, good luck and have a good trip! I wouldn’t worry about your current lens until you find yourself needing something wider, but I wonder if a wider aperture might be more useful. But again, for fairly static subjects you’re probably going to be fine.