We came across this pride of lions. They were on the hunt. The only light I had was the spot used by the tracker from the front of the vehicle. I was at the back. The 3rd pic says it's all fun and games till someone gets hurt. No one got hurt. The last shot I took while scared spitless. This lioness was walking beside our vehicle. I started taking pictures when she got within 10-12 feet of me. She heard the click of the lens, stopped and looked right at me. Not supposed to happen. I took one more but I was too scared to compose it. That is the last shot. After a few seconds, she moved on and we all breathed a sigh of relief. All shots were taken with a Canon 70D, Tamron 18-400 at ISO 6400.

Have been asked to shoot at a friends 70th birthday party at night in a golf club dining facility with high ceiling, and part of the time outside at night. These are not posed portraits but candid walk around handheld shots.

Planning to use one of my nikons with a 24-70 VR 2.8 lens. I have a SB700 speed light, but have not used it much. Probably leave it on TTL mode. I am familiar with bouncing light off of walls and ceilings that are not too high. Rather than mount the speed light on the camera, I also use a coiled cable to hand hold the light and shoot one-handed.

What I do not have and have not used, is one of those "soft box" fabric hoods to put over the light to soften it. Is this a good idea and if I do get one, does the TTL work the same way or will it under expose?

DebAnn, there are a lot of UHH member that use this lens and one lady in England has carried it all around the world including the USA and Africa. To my knowledge she only has a kit lens as her other lens. Having a back up lens would be important to me for a trip of that type but I believe an extra body maybe even more important than another lens and of course a lot of memory cards and batteries. If your were to search for "Tamron 18-400mm" you will find a lot of additional feedback.

Greg

Greg