Comments on: Hiking the Hooker Valley Track

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 10:07:59 +0000

In reply to Darrell. Hey Darrell, I totally know what you mean :) Truth be told, back then I didn't even have a proper wide-angle lens, and my go-to was an 18-35mm Sigma (on a crop sensor so that's almost 29 in FF terms). So my take is that 24-70 + 20mm should be perfectly fine. In the end, you make do with what you have and that combo is more than enough for some killer shots in NZ. Hope that helps and enjoy your trip!

By: Darrell

Darrell — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 01:12:13 +0000

Hi Alex
Really appreciate this article and all your you tube videos. Family and I will be in NZ in another week and will visit many of the same places you have written about. I suspect conditions might be similar for us while we are there. Only a little colder. Lol. I’m trying to pack my camera bag and was wondering if you could help me with one thing? My bread and butter lens is my 24-70 and I’ll also have my 20mm. Did you end up using anything wider during your trip? I’m considering bringing my 14-30 but also trying to keep weight down. NZ looks like prime spot for tons of panos but I typically use longer lens for that.TY

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 14:01:16 +0000

In reply to Ronald. Hey Ronald, I did, yes. Can't say I used it much though. For a couple of shots near the lake to smoothen out the reflections a bit, but I could probably just as well do without.

By: Ronald

Ronald — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:50:47 +0000

Hi there, thanks for the article. Did yiu bring a tripod to the Hooker Valley track during that cloudy day?