Safari Camera Lens - Follow Up Thread
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Safari Camera Lens - Follow Up Thread
Good afternoon Christa and Surfmom
Thank you for your feedback and guidance!
After reading both of your posts, we did some additional research re super telephoto lenses to fill our "long reach, low-light" needs (www.photographylife.com) and came up with the following single DSLR setup for game drives. Please let us know your thoughts.
Rent following equipment:
Nikon D750
Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G AF-S VR II
Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED AF-S VR
Nikon 2x III TC
Nikon MC-36a multi-function remote
3 extra batteries and 1 rapid charger
2 SanDisk 64GB SDXC memory cards
Additional owned lenses:
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G AF-S
Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G AF
We ran a "trial packing exercise" to get a feel for the amount of clothes we can bring for a week long safari and both of bags weighed in the 12-15lb range (before toiletries, laptop, and camera equipment). SafariLink has a max total baggage weight allowance of 33-37 lbs per person (some discretion by gate agent) so we should be well within those limits.
Let us know your thoughts on the above camera setup.
Thank you!
Best Regards,
Darryl & Catherine
Thank you for your feedback and guidance!
After reading both of your posts, we did some additional research re super telephoto lenses to fill our "long reach, low-light" needs (www.photographylife.com) and came up with the following single DSLR setup for game drives. Please let us know your thoughts.
Rent following equipment:
Nikon D750
Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G AF-S VR II
Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED AF-S VR
Nikon 2x III TC
Nikon MC-36a multi-function remote
3 extra batteries and 1 rapid charger
2 SanDisk 64GB SDXC memory cards
Additional owned lenses:
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G AF-S
Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G AF
We ran a "trial packing exercise" to get a feel for the amount of clothes we can bring for a week long safari and both of bags weighed in the 12-15lb range (before toiletries, laptop, and camera equipment). SafariLink has a max total baggage weight allowance of 33-37 lbs per person (some discretion by gate agent) so we should be well within those limits.
Let us know your thoughts on the above camera setup.
Thank you!
Best Regards,
Darryl & Catherine
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(You could have posted on the other thread).
The teleconverters can have inconsistent results. Take a car charger for the batteries - you can usually use the game drive vehicle outlet in an emergency.
What happened to the 70-300? That’s my husband’s most used lens by far. I thought you had a Nikon body? Not taking it (I would as we had a camera/lens die out in the bush). The 70 - 200 is a great lens but without the reach and very heavy. The 300 is heavy and I question, with limited weight, taking a very heavy prime. Others will of course disagree. Take a couple of smaller memory cards too. Are those the fast ones? They make a huge difference in the camera speed!
Take a few baggies to use as beanbags. Fill with rice, beans or sand upon arrival. They can help a lot.
The teleconverters can have inconsistent results. Take a car charger for the batteries - you can usually use the game drive vehicle outlet in an emergency.
What happened to the 70-300? That’s my husband’s most used lens by far. I thought you had a Nikon body? Not taking it (I would as we had a camera/lens die out in the bush). The 70 - 200 is a great lens but without the reach and very heavy. The 300 is heavy and I question, with limited weight, taking a very heavy prime. Others will of course disagree. Take a couple of smaller memory cards too. Are those the fast ones? They make a huge difference in the camera speed!
Take a few baggies to use as beanbags. Fill with rice, beans or sand upon arrival. They can help a lot.
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Agree with Christa, smaller SD cards of 32Gb ( 1000 pics), just in case one gets corrupted. Secondly,all your eggs are not in one basket,easy to download back in the camp.
I carry a Nikon D 90 with a 80-400 & a 35-105.2 bodies are tedious,well,if you can manage,nothing like it.
300 insufficient for birding. Teleconverter- if you are ok with a 1 stop loss.
Very dusty,don't forget to pack the cleaning kit. A dust cover advisable.Once back home send it for a complete scrub to Nikon.The body sensor and the lenses would need it.
I carry a Nikon D 90 with a 80-400 & a 35-105.2 bodies are tedious,well,if you can manage,nothing like it.
300 insufficient for birding. Teleconverter- if you are ok with a 1 stop loss.
Very dusty,don't forget to pack the cleaning kit. A dust cover advisable.Once back home send it for a complete scrub to Nikon.The body sensor and the lenses would need it.
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