Such informative posts. Look forward to running in to you in Kruger Sark1q7.I live in Kauai, HI. And so the Aloha/Mahalo...
Enjoy reading the replies.Definitely not changing lenses in the field. Purely for logistics I want to take two cameras with two lenses mated for the 14 days as per PS77. A little concerned about the weight of the200-500, would the 300mm Prime fit in? Mahalo...
Aloha, have been a subscriber to this forum for the last 3 yrs and enjoy every day. Since I bought my first Sony FI in the 80s I have been an avid photographer. Next month from Oct 6th to 21st I’m taking a Safari, four days in Kruger National forest and 11 days in Tanzania. I have a D7500, Two D810 cameras and several Nikon lenses. A 20mmF1.8,a 27-70-f2.8,80-200 F2.8, a 18-200mm F 3.5-5.6,a 28-300 F3.5-5.6,a 300mm PF F4 and 200-500mm 5.6 along with Nikon AF-S teleconverter TC-14EIII. From members who have done this Safari what would be recommendations if I were to carry two cameras and two lenses which I’m used to. Mahalo.
The lens at a little over 5 pounds will be difficult if you are part of a safari or traveling in the bush planes.I have this lens since August 2017, bought it expressly to shoot the total solar eclipse and I’m so glad I got it and if you are not a “Birder” you should look at some other longer lighter lenses in the 300-400 mm range.
I was born 100 miles from Chennai, moved to USA 50 years ago but still visit India two months every year.
Dust will be a part of your travel so be careful if you are changing lenses.All the cities you are visiting are very colorful so street photography will be rewarding. Chennai is famous for temples, Jamshedpur is the steel capital of India. Have a memorable trip.
Very nice IQ for most of photographs, in-spite of high ISOs. Wish I had this instead of my heavy beast 200-500 when I was shooting the Solar eclipse in Aug 2017 at an altitude of 10,000’ in Jackson hole lugging up the gondola. Good luck enjoy.
I think most photography is planned but walking around scouting without a camera could be a missed opportunity of a life time. Life goes on dynamic it is not a static world that will wait for a mortal photographer.
Highly agree bracketing not in the picture(pardon the pun)if you can properly expose.
I’m surprised no one quoted Ansel Adams “least important in the armamentarium of a photographer is the camera”