Salzburg, Austria. Help me pack/scout for the trip.

[gregory]

I was looking at the 17-40. Seems like a great value for an L. Perfect for tripod stuff. For walking around I was thinking about IS or something faster, but man, that really shoots up in money pretty quick.


Thanks for the feedback. I am sure no matter what I take it is going to be beautiful over there. If you remember "The Sound of Music", it was filmed there. I wish I was a better photographer, I really hate to waste such great backdrops and scenery.


Thanks again for the time,


Greg.

[Anthony]

That does sound like abeautifularea, wish I could go []. I have the 17-40, and its really nice, though I haven't used it too much yet as I've only had it for less than a month. The 17-400 ishandholdableat pretty slow shutter speeds at wide angle, so it should beadequateas long as its not extremelydark. You could always get a flash too, though that won't help for most of what you're going to be shooting. There is the 20mm f/2.8 which is faster and only $435, but from what I've read its pretty bad.


I would just get the 17-40 and live with a stop higher ISO . Good luck/have fun!

[Photomage]

I have a 40D and both the EF-S 10-22mm and the 17-40mm L.


If could only take one of those to Austria it would be the 10-22mm. Even boring landscapes can look good at 10mm, Austrian mountains should look amazing!