Dear all,
My wife and I are going on a tour to Egypt in April. I am starting to gather the photographic gears that I'd travelling with. The tour covers quite a few places in 10 days, from Luxor up north to Alexandria.
I'll be travelling with my Nikon D700 body, SB-800 (flashgun) and 24-70mm f2.8 (I expect it on most of the time and it should give me a sufficient wide angle).
Question 1:
I have the following lens under consideration:
50mm f1.4 (pro: for low-light situations in temples? con: maybe my f2.8 lens will be enough)
70-200mm f2.8 (for snapshots/portraits of the people/locals from a distance? but it is a heavy lens)
Question 2:
Should I bring a tripod, a monopod, or neither?
Question 3:
Since I'm taking polarizers, can I leave lens hoods at home?
Question 4:
For the guys who have been there/done that, is it really a hostile environment for lens changing in Egypt?
Thanks in advance.
Tony