Choosing the right gear for India..help please!

Hi..I am going to India very soon and been into photography for a year or
so,and looking to take candid/portrait/landscape/every day type photos
whilst there and not sure what equipment I should take.


I own a canon 400d (xti) and have the the following lenses ( or can 'borrow'
them from friends etc) available to me for this trip.

1. 70-200 mm F4 L zoom/telephoto
2. 18-55 kit lens
3. 28-135 mm IS lens
4. 50 mm 1.8 plastic fantastic
5. 90-300 mm non-is non usm, non everything telephoto
6. 85 mm f1.8 prime
7. 24-70mm f2.8 L lens

alas, I do not have a second camera body, but I am taking a G9 powershot as
a back up or when i dont fancy lugging the 400d.

In addition, I am taking with me a hyperdrive space (120gb) storage device,
epson p4000 as a back up for storage and 5 batteries and around 20gb's worth
of CF flash cards and a blower for dust removal.

of course, i dont want to take all of those lenses with me, but maybe a
sensible selection of perhaps 2 or 3?

Also, it won't be practicle for me to take a tripod with me..
also, any hints and tips on candid/street/journalistic type of photography
would be really appreciated. I managed to shoot some candids before in
Kenya, but it was incredibly dangerous and risky unless you pay people a LOT
of money to pose for you. from what i remember from visitng india 2 years
ago,indians arn't anywhere near as hostile or agressive towards
photographers.

all repsonses or help sincerly appreciated!


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take the 18-55, the 70-200, maybe the 50 (for available light indoor
shooting), and buy yourself a GOOD monopod in lue of a tripod.

"the_niner_nation" <the_niner_nation.DeleteThis@1.com> wrote in message
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> Hi..I am going to India very soon and been into photography for a year or
> so,and looking to take candid/portrait/landscape/every day type photos
> whilst there and not sure what equipment I should take.
>
>
> I own a canon 400d (xti) and have the the following lenses ( or can
> 'borrow' them from friends etc) available to me for this trip.
>
> 1. 70-200 mm F4 L zoom/telephoto
> 2. 18-55 kit lens
> 3. 28-135 mm IS lens
> 4. 50 mm 1.8 plastic fantastic
> 5. 90-300 mm non-is non usm, non everything telephoto
> 6. 85 mm f1.8 prime
> 7. 24-70mm f2.8 L lens
>
> alas, I do not have a second camera body, but I am taking a G9 powershot
> as a back up or when i dont fancy lugging the 400d.
>
> In addition, I am taking with me a hyperdrive space (120gb) storage
> device, epson p4000 as a back up for storage and 5 batteries and around
> 20gb's worth of CF flash cards and a blower for dust removal.
>
> of course, i dont want to take all of those lenses with me, but maybe a
> sensible selection of perhaps 2 or 3?
>
> Also, it won't be practicle for me to take a tripod with me..
> also, any hints and tips on candid/street/journalistic type of photography
> would be really appreciated. I managed to shoot some candids before in
> Kenya, but it was incredibly dangerous and risky unless you pay people a
> LOT of money to pose for you. from what i remember from visitng india 2
> years ago,indians arn't anywhere near as hostile or agressive towards
> photographers.
>
> all repsonses or help sincerly appreciated!
>
> --
> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>
>