Hello everyone,

I haven't been on here for a long while. I need some help with lenses I'm going to Italy in May first week will be on cruise ship and going into ports then second week will all be on land.
I'm not sure what lens will be right for me (I'm really new to photography)

I have a D90 with kit lens 18-105 and 50mm 1.8

We will be going into a lot of churches dim lighting I'm guessing and also landscape and people photography. Also I do not have a flash or tripod do you suggest both of these and what kind of flash would I need?

I'm thinking of renting the lenses from Borrow a Lens has anyone done business with them?

Thank you ahead of time for any help you may give me.

Happy shooting, Belinda

Since I recently went to Hungary with my DX camera, here is what I would suggest:

Wide angle lens: Sigma 110-20mm 3.5-5.6 or 3.5 more $$$, Tokina 11-16 (I don't have it but heard raving reviews).
35 1.8, very light and useful to do noght shots on a cruise boat specially

The most important thing is a monopod, don't leave home without one. It is specially useful to do church interiors, night shots, and, it makes it easier to carry the camera and can be used as a weapon against thieves.

And more than less sd cards.

Second the wide angle recommendation.

I have a Tokina 16-50/2.8 that I use for interiors. (But I wish I had the 11-16.2.8 as I usually find myself wanting to go wider than I can on my cropped sensor D300s.)

Thanks for the info. and good advice on the monopod!

Would a 10-24 be good and what about a 55- 300

Thanks,
Belinda

I think a 10-24 would be fantastic. 55-300 or 55-200?

Just FYI......some churches will not allow flash cameras. Check with your travel agent on which churches have policies about this. (or Tourism Italia for the particular region you'll be in.

Good point on the monopod. Great suggestion and practical. Some tripods are very heavy, but less expensive. The lighter carbon fiber tripods are expensive. Oh....if you're going to get a flash, may I suggest the SB-700. Fantastic flash, and it's what I like to call "idiot proof".

Hopefully you have a good bag to carry it all in. May I suggest the Lowepro Slingshot 202. Look it up on Google.

I recently got the tokina 11-16. It's fantastic. I've taken indoor church pics handheld and they came out great. Very fast and sharp. Because its fast and short focal length it's hard to blur shots, even handheld. My wife and I also take our 18-200 lenses everywhere (we have one each because it's that useful). If we could only keep one lens it would be that one.

Thanks everyone for all the helpful information...