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What accessories to bring to Ireland
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Hi everyone I am new to this site and an amateur. I will be traveling to Ireland for the first time in late May. I will be shooting with a Sony A560. I have an 18-250 lens and a wide angle converter. I have a “rain poncho” for my camera and a travel Tripod, extra batteries and memory cards. My question is what other accessories should I also bring. I live in Florida so I am used to lots of sunshine and I use polarizing filters. Will I need those or other filters. Any advice is welcome. I will be doing a tour around your great country and would love any tips to bring home some stellar photos.
ThanksOther items I’ve found useful
though not directly connected with photography
are an umbrella and something soft and waterproof
to kneel/sit on for those close-ups you can’t resist.
Cheers and welcome to Ireland.Yup, Pixelle nailed that one. = something to kneel on.
If you are the type to wander across fields, you’ll get a cheap pair of wellies when you get here.
And since you live in Florida’s sunshine, read a few articles on cloudy and rainy day photography. The English mags are better, for this, than American.
Be prepared to sit still for some of the best sunsets you’ve experienced. (poke around our Landscape forum)
Lens cloths!
Electrical Plug Adapter.
Buy Local Area Maps here. Good for Tourist information.
West Coast is Real Irelandy.If you posted some definate dates and locations people might be willing to meet up.
Just a thought.
Ian
Thanks for the information everyone. ]
I just got my itinerary. I arrive in Dublin early morning on May 27. I have pretty much the whole day free and plan to get out and explore. We are going to hit Cork, Killarney, Galway, Sligo and Belfast with some stops in between.I am getting my ND filter ordered, but I will also pack my polarized.
I look forward to visiting your beautiful country.Sam
Tourist bus pass is a good thing to get in Dublin. Buy it in the tourist office in O’Connell Street. Bus route is circular and you can hop off and hop on all round the route all day long. You get a tourist map along with it which shows places of interest along the way. Guinness Brewery is a must!
Hi Sam,
Trust you enjoy your trip. Off the top of my head, the following are what I consider essentials when I travel with a dslr:
– Camera
– Bag (Something nice and light to tote around all day)
– Flexible zoom (your 18-250 fits the bill perfectly)
– Fixed focal length lens (wide aperture for handheld indoor/ lowlight shots)
– Spare memory card(s)
– Spare battery(s)
– Tripod (For night photography solely)
– Lens Cleaning kit
– Charger
– Electrical plug adapterI’m not really a man for filters, although a polariser is nice if you know the sun is about. Not sure what use ND filters would be on digital, unless they were graduated ND filters, and your usage was mainly for landscapes to tame high contrast scenes with the sun high in the sky.
It all depends on what you like to shoot. For my needs when I travel, I like a wide angle zoom on the camera to be able to snap whatever crosses my path, while having a wide aperture lens like a 35mm f2/ 50mm f1.4 in the bag for those times when the sun goes down and I want to continue shooting, or else when I am indoors.
A tripod is nice for night photography, but that may not be your thing, and a tripod is a pain if it’s not something you will use.
Lastly, a compact digital camera is nice to have around also, although not essential. Its primary use for me would be to have around in a pocket for those times when you want to travel lighter/ not take the dslr out of the bag.
The weather will be a mix of bright and sunny to overcast/ raining, and pretty much everything in between. The weather can change suddenly and unexpectedly during the day, and a light rain jacket would be a good thing to have. Exposurewise, you’re looking at anything from 1/500 f16 iso400 when the sun is out, to 1/250 f4 iso400 when it’s heavily overcast/ in shade. Indoors/ late at night you’re looking at about 1/30 f2 iso1600, and is where the fast prime comes in, should you want to shoot handheld during this time.
EDIT: By the way, with daylight savings time having kicked in the days should be pretty long and bright when you are here in May. At the moment, darkness does not really fall until after 9.00’ish.
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