If you were going on a trip to Brazil & Argentina

(attila916) · (attila916) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 05-21-2009, 7:20 PM

...what hardware would you save up for and purchase in addition to your exsiting 40d & 28-135 kit lens?

(wakesurf12) · (wakesurf12) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 05-22-2009, 5:43 AM

Solid state hard driveS.

(joshturner) · (joshturner) **Join Date: Jun 2007** 05-22-2009, 10:16 AM

surf housing... go for a swim and shoot some surf. its a good time and a good learning expeirience.

in fact... i am selling my first home made one that i made last year. basic fiberglass housing. no leaks. not pretty but functional. $250, built like a tank.

shot all the surf stuff on my site with it when i was interning at Surfer Magazine.
www.joshturnerphoto.com

other than that a hard drive is a really good idea. a super wide angle would be nice for those landscapes you will be shooting. the sigma 10-20mm is a pretty solid ultra wide, and less costly, and frankly is better than the canon 10-22mm

(steezyshots) · (steezyshots) **Join Date: Feb 2008** 05-22-2009, 11:19 AM

Rent the 70-200 2.8 IS

www.borrowlenses.com

Make sure it is listed on your homeowners insurace though because the insurance you purchase through the site only covers damage not loss or theft.

(steezyshots) · (steezyshots) **Join Date: Feb 2008** 05-22-2009, 11:21 AM

Oh and if you do lose it or it is stolen, make sure you say it happened in the states, because most policies will not cover out of the country...

(attila916) · (attila916) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 05-24-2009, 10:47 PM

Good idea Riley, thanks.

If I go the rental route, any others I should consider toting along?

(steezyshots) · (steezyshots) **Join Date: Feb 2008** 05-26-2009, 5:04 PM

Sigma 8mm fisheye

Canon 17-40

with those three lenses you should have all your bases covered