Lens rental advice for the R7 on a Colorado - Utah - Arizona trip
I'm planning a road trip out West in a couple of weeks. The loosely planned 7-day itinerary is driving from Denver and passing through Arches, hitting some sights along Utah Byway 12, then Monument Valley, on to some basic Grand Canyon south-rim vistas, visiting Meteor Crater, then heading to Phoenix to fly out.
This will be car touring for the most part, with maybe a few very limited, very short "hikes" in a few spots. Let's just call them dusty walks, so gear weight isn't really an issue. Space in the backpack and carry-on however is.
I shoot on an R7 and mainly go for wildlife/birds but I do enjoy landscapes, particularly sunsets, so the SW seems like a great chance to get some experience in. I'm trying to decide on the best option to rent to complement my existing gear setup, as well as ideas on what to bring from my existing lenses. It's a 2-week rental due to work for the first week before the drive, and I am trying to keep it to $350 max but $275 feels better.
Owned Gear:
- RF-S 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM - (probably take it just because it is so small)
- RF 28mm f/2.8 (it's in the Amazon return window and may go back for a future RF 24 1.8)
- RF 50mm f/1.8 STM (probably also goes because it's small and light)
- RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM (maybe take it as the long option?)
- RF 800mm f/11 IS STM (probably not going)
Rental Options:
- RF 24-105 f/4L IS ($144)
- RF 14-35 f/4L IS USM ($165)
- RF 15-35 f/2.8L IS ($221)
- RF 24-70 f/2.8L IS ($217)
- RF 70-200 f/4L IS USM ($181)
- RF 70-200 f/2.8L IS ($241)
- RF 100-500 f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM ($255)
- RF 16 f/2.8 STM ($42)
- RF 1.4x ($82)
My initial thought was to go with the 70-200 f2.8 or f4 and maybe the 1.4 extender and call it a day but lately I've started to get concerned that it will be too tight too often. At the same time I love wildlife so if there's a coyote on an outcrop plotting against a roadrunner, I'm really going to want a good chance at that shot.
Most of my gear research is spent on the entirely paralyzing and fruitless attempt to decide between the 100-500 and 200-800 as my next lens, so any and all opinions are really appreciated.