I am off to Alaska this summer for a 15 day excursion, 5 days in Denali and 10 days cruising on a small ship (with frequent shore trips). It's a vacation with my wife and not a photo expedition per se, so I don't want to be hampered by a huge mound of heavy gear, but I also want to be able to take good advantage of all I will be able to shoot.
I think my basic kit will be my D-700, Sigma 10-20mm, Nikkor 24-70mm, Nikkor 80-200mm, and a tripod. I'll also have a Canon G10 and a netbook for viewing/backups. Optional lenses are:
- Nikkor 24mm tilt/shift. Heavy and bulky but potentially essential for some shots - or can I plan to use multiple shots from a tripod with focus merge?
- Tamron 180mm macro. A lovely lens but fairly heavy and overlaps focal length with the Nikkor zoom.
- Nikkor 60mm macro. Small and light, perhaps a good addition?
- Sigma 100-300 zoom. Bulky and heavy, I am almost sure I'll leave this behind.
Any thoughts or experience will be greatly appreciated.