Packing Camera Gear for Hawaii

[JCBigler]

So I'm going to Hawaii with the wife for 9 days. We leave in a week, on the 24th.

I have to go for work: have to attend a convention.

I'm taking my R6 mkII (with battery grip). Planning to take my RF 24-70mm f/2.8, and my RF 70-200mm f/2.8, RF 16mm f/2.8 and one of my Sirui FF 1.6x Anamorphic lenses, probably the 35mm. (The other one I have for FF in RF mount is the 50mm).

We'll be in Honolulu in the Waikiki area. We won't have much time to get out and see much of anything else due to my work requirements. Not going to get to go on any helicopter rides (because they are just too damn expensive) or see any volcanoes (because you have to fly to one of the other islands). So it will mainly be some landscape shots and city and beach stuff in the Waikiki area. And whatever I shoot at the actual convention. We do plan to go see Peal Harbor though. Hope I can catch some nice sunrise or sunset photos from the hotel balcony though.

Lenses I am leaving at home: the RF 100-500 f/4.5-7.1, the RF 35mm f/1.8, the RF 50mm f/1.8, the RF 85mm F/2, The Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95, and the Helios 44-2.

Trying to stay fairly light weight since we're flying. I have a Tenba messenger bag for my camera and lenses and accessories to carry on the plane. And a lightweight Sirui carbon fiber travel tripod which I'll pack in my suit case. I'm also taking my DJI Osmo Pocket 3 with dual DJI Mic 2s, but am trying to decide if I should pack the Rode Wireless Go II and/or the Video Mic Pro for the R6 mkII or not...Probably not, but being an audio guy and going to a convention of stagehands I'd hate to be without a quality audio solution on my main camera.

Don't think I'm going to worry about taking any extra batteries. With the battery grip I can shoot all day long before they run out, and I'll just recharge in the room. Have dual 128GB SD cards, and I'll be taking multiple SSDs for back up.

Not sure what else I should bring. The two zooms, the 16mm wide angle and the anamorphic should cover pretty much all of what I want to shoot. I'll probably spend most of the time with just the 24-70 anyway.

Thoughts on the 35mm vs 50mm anamorphic? I want to try to get some nice wide landscape/cityscape or sunrise/sunset photos. At 1.6x stretch the 35mm is just under 22mm wide. And I tend to like the look of 35mm better than 50mm most of the time anyway.

What have you guys wished you had in Hawaii? Or taken and didn't need?

 

[Dean Wilson]

Aloha (greeting, love, peace, a way of life)
Mahalo (giving thanks)
'Ohana (more than just family, a community, such as people is this group)

If you haven't been that are South, the sun sets happen FASTER the closer you get to the equator. Also, the island itself blocks sunrise and sunsets when viewed from Honolulu.

I never went to Pearl Harbor or the Honolulu Zoo, but save your Friday Nights about 7:45-8:00 for the end of the week fireworks display put on by the Hilton. It lasts about 10 minutes, but it's a surprise if you have never heard of it.

Laki maikaʻi i kāu huakaʻi a noho maluhia e kuʻu hoaaloha. (Good luck with your adventure and stay safe my friend.)

 

[BasilFawlty]

We’re going to Hawaii in a couple months, Also Oahu. Taking R5 and probably just the 24-105 f/4 and 70-200 f/4. I might pick up a 100-400 just to have something longer that isn’t too much weight. Might pack my Heipi travel tripod and my move shoot move tracker for fun.

 

[JCBigler]

I know as soon as I get there and having left my 100-500 at home that I'm going to wish I had it with me. But I just don't want to take that much gear with me, so I'll have to make due.

I was also looking at the dark skies map because I had hoped I might be able to do some night photography, but it's amazing how much light pollution there is in Hawaii. Unless you are on one of the smaller less populated islands or a few places on the big island it's not worth it. Oahu is just like any other big city I guess.

So my Laowa 35mm f/0.95 is staying at home also in favor of my Sirui 35mm anamorphic.

 

[Chris Summers]

The sunsets can be fantastic in Hawaii. This first shot was taken form our balcony on the western edge of Waikiki at sunset. Second one was a sunrise taken from our hotel out on the west end of the island at Ko Olina which is where we prefer to stay as we find Honolulu and Waikiki too touristy and crowded. Roads along the coasts are usually good for landscape/seascapes although the east side of Oahu can be more overcast with more of a chance of rain. North shore is nice when not in season for the big waves in the winter; lots of secluded beaches.

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