Jenobandito wrote:
Yes, I am taking Gate 1 Travel. Thank you for the information. I appreciate hearing from someone who has traveled with the same tour company. I will pack what I think I will need, then act like it weighs nothing. How many memory cards and what size did you end up taking? Did you take a computer to load them nightly? I have two 64Gb for one camera, and smaller CF cards for the other, older camera. If I did not take a laptop would I have enough memory? Thanks in advance.
I went with my daughter to Kruger Park in June. I have the Nikon D500 and used an 80-400 lens. My daughter used the Sony a6000 with the 55-220 lens.
I brought a Western Digital Passport Wireless Hard Drive to transfer files. Never used it. I had two 64g SD cards for my daughters camera. Three 32G WXD and SD cards for my D500. Neither of us shot much video. Did not fill all cards.
At night we made camp fires hung out with others and had a crest time.
You might not have time to dump images onto a computer.
I used a tripod at night to capture images of the Southern Cross. A guy on the truck used a monopod with his Canon and 100-400 kens. He was sitting in the back. I was on the first seat. He was able to get better angles. Try and sit on the back bench. If you bring a bean bag you can fill it with rice. They hold a lot of rice. Buy some at a store before you leave. Buy two large bags of rice. When your done you can empty rice into bags and give it to the house cleaning staff.
Have fun. Bring a 4 banger USB charging adapter for charging batteries and a 110 to 220 power adapter. I brought a multi plug short AC power strip. You will need to charge batteries, phone etc. I had four batteries for each camera plus a battery grip for the D500. Never used the drip.
AmazonBasics Two-PortĀ USB Wall Charger (24-Watt) Compatible With iPhone and Samsung Phones - Black
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F2PW96K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Ac0Yzb6FE1T0WPower Bright PB-12 US to UK 3-Prong Travel Outlet Plug Adapter
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073QPNXX1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Pg0YzbQZR4V20Something like this for Nikon and Sony battered. Had one for each camera.
Newmowa Dual USB Charger for Nikon EN-EL15 and Nikon 1 V1, D600, D610, D800, D800E, D810, D7000, D7100
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QGJ919U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_uj0YzbEERVCGKWD 3TB My Passport Wireless Pro Portable External Hard Drive - WIFI USB 3.0 - WDBSMT0030BBK-NESN
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F5LVTPS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_wl0YzbRM1H4X1Something like this. BTW I never used it.
Grizzly Camera Bean Bag (Medium-Black), Photography Bean Bag, Video Bean Bag, Camera Support, Camera Sandbag, Camera Beanbag, Spotting Scope Support
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C8SKUTI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_mm0Yzb6XCMA6C