Which camera to bring to the jungle?
May 2, 2015 17:35:48 #
Hi....I'm going to Africa for 3 weeks this summer. I'd like to buy a small, not a SLR or mirrorless camera, to take good photos while running around the jungle. I like the enthusiast compact cameras (Canon G15,Pany Lumix FZ-1000,etc.) but would like to have one with greater telephoto range. What cameras would you recommend?
May 2, 2015 19:05:09 #
There's one advanced point & shoot that has a longer reach than both of those you mentioned, the Nikon p7800. It has a 7.1X lens, longer than most advanced point & shoot cameras. The problem is, your going to give up a lot of zoom range with an advanced point & shoot but they do take great looking photo's. Good luck.
May 2, 2015 20:12:15 #
marram101 wrote:
Hi....I'm going to Africa for 3 weeks this summer. I'd like to buy a small, not a SLR or mirrorless camera, to take good photos while running around the jungle. I like the enthusiast compact cameras (Canon G15,Pany Lumix FZ-1000,etc.) but would like to have one with greater telephoto range. What cameras would you recommend?
Where are you going in Africa? Funny how people equate Africa with jungle. Ive seen more jungle in South Carolina and Florida than I ever saw in Africa. You're looking for a super zoom. Panasonic makes several and one of them is very very good.
http://www.superzoomcameras.net
May 2, 2015 20:23:41 #
Jim Bob wrote:
Maybe funny to some, offensive to others. I fall in the latter camp. Racist stereotypes continue to hound us.
What the h*ll are you talking about? What racial stereotype are you referring to? You do know what a jungle is do you?
May 2, 2015 23:15:31 #
Jim Bob wrote:
Maybe funny to some, offensive to others. I fall in the latter camp. Racist stereotypes continue to hound us.
There is nothing racist in that comment. Jungle is lots of trees close together with swampy ground. Much more of that in North & South Carolina & Florida than in Africa.
May 2, 2015 23:15:54 #
mcveed wrote:
What the h*ll are you talking about? What racial stereotype are you referring to? You do know what a jungle is do you?
No he doesn't.
May 2, 2015 23:49:52 #
Jim Bob wrote:
Maybe funny to some, offensive to others. I fall in the latter camp. Racist stereotypes continue to hound us.
After a comment like that, no wonder you're in hiding! That may be the most inane statement I've read since the idiotic rant about the days some on-line stores close. It's obvious you can read, so look up the definition of "jungle".
May 2, 2015 23:53:53 #
Mogul wrote:
After a comment like that, no wonder you're in hiding! That may be the most inane statement I've read since the idiotic rant about the days some on-line stores close. It's obvious you can read, so look up the definition of "jungle".
Copied from wikipedia:
May 3, 2015 00:10:40 #
jethro779 wrote:
Copied from wikipedia:
Thanks, Jethro. It should also be noted that pictures taken in a jungle do not require a long lens; you usually can't see very far in front of you.
May 3, 2015 00:12:06 #
Mogul wrote:
Thanks, Jethro. It should also be noted that pictures taken in a jungle do not require a long lens; you usually can't see very far in front of you.
They also need to be in the range of f2.8 to 4 max.
May 3, 2015 00:17:35 #
jethro779 wrote:
They also need to be in the range of f2.8 to 4 max.
The traveler might need a large bag to hold several types of antivenin kits.
May 3, 2015 00:18:37 #
Mogul wrote:
The traveler might need a large bag to hold several types of antivenin kits.
& hope they don't get swallowed by a Boa Constrictor.
May 3, 2015 00:48:05 #
jethro779 wrote:
& hope they don't get swallowed by a Boa Constrictor.
Can't be much worse than one of those Rock Pythons they're finding in Florida.
May 3, 2015 06:31:12 #
marram101 wrote:
Hi....I'm going to Africa for 3 weeks this summer. I'd like to buy a small, not a SLR or mirrorless camera, to take good photos while running around the jungle. I like the enthusiast compact cameras (Canon G15,Pany Lumix FZ-1000,etc.) but would like to have one with greater telephoto range. What cameras would you recommend?
So many choices. I like my Sony RX100 III. One lens, lots of adjustments, and a tilting LCD.
May 3, 2015 07:10:35 #
Be careful in some countries there. It is the only place I encountered extremely strict camera laws. You do want to come back.
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