mborn & billnikon, thanks for the suggestion of talking to the tour company. I did call them with that in mind & was referred to a guide but he hasn't responded. I tend to trust the advice of the folks here on the Hog, so while I await the guide's response, I figured Hog opinions were something I wanted to hear. Thanks.

jam, thanks for the recommendations of 3 lenses. Have to admit the # of comments re: dust has me struggling to take both the 70-200 & 100-400. While I had been leaning toward the 70-200 because it's faster, I'm now thinking of going with the 100-400 for reach. Thanks for the response.

Rashid Abdu, thanks for the Sony recommendation. ChrisEdwardsUSA made the same suggestion. I'm hoping not to buy another camera, but you both made such a strong recommendation & not switching lens but having that reach is interesting. Thank you.

Tommy 86, think you're spot on with the 2 body recommendation. Nearly everyone has highlighted the dust. So thanks for that. I wasn't thinking of anything with the reach you took (out to 600mm) but between your recommendation & the 2 Hogs who suggested the Sony RS10-M4, I'm at least going to look at the Sony for that reach & 1 body.

Sark17, WOW!! You squeezed a lot into 9 days. I'm impressed. You & other Hogs mentioned the close distances to game & that most shooting will be in good light, so I think I'm definitely going with the 24-105 as 1 of the lenses. Hope that your shots with your phone came out ... some folks have gotten great shots with them in good light.

Appreciate the input folks. Thank you very much. If anything, you've gotten me more excited about this trip & I already feel like a kid before Christmas. So I appreciate you taking the time to respond.

Thanks for all the responses. Lilikoilee, getting close was what I was hoping to hear. Thanks.

Donwitz, hadn't thought of the hot air balloon ... but have seen video ... going to ask about that with the tour operator. Great suggestion.

cvoleti, thanks for the 2 body recommendation. I was thinking that because of the dust several people mentioned. Thanks.

picsix, this is a small group, photographer trip, so think you're right about placement. Thanks for the 24-105 & 100-500 recommendation.

mikegreenwald, thanks for the 100-400 recommendation + extender. Given the # of comments re: dust, I'm a little concerned about swapping an extender on & off. But will take it.

ChrisEdwardsUSA, thanks for the response ... another Hog recommended the Sony ... it's tempting because of 1 body, no lens changing, but was hoping not to buy another camera. I will go look at that one though because both of you made a strong case for it.

Not sure I understand the point of your question? My hope is to try to go with the best combination for the situation. Couldn't care less about impressing others other than by capturing some nice shots.

Thank you Cindy ... had to do something to try to keep up with your recent posts!!!! ;) Thanks for the comments. Looking forward to this trip ... I've always wanted to go to Africa.

Another excellent set ... don't you ever go anywhere that's ugly?!?!?!? Thanks for sharing.

Another really nice set Mike. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Insman1132 ... unfortunately, once I started buying glass, I found that switching was too expensive. And truth be told, while many on this site will cringe because they are loyal to Nikon, there are many of us who have had very good experience with Canon. Either way ... some like Chevy ... while others like Ford ... or Toyota ... or whatever. But I appreciate your thoughtful response. And I hope to prove you wrong about missing photo opportunities while looking for a lens. Most of the lenses I think I'll take are zoom, so I should be able to cover a lot of ground with 2. But only time will tell.

I've finally signed up for a trip I've dreamed of for years ... a 9 day photo tour in Kenya with 8 driving "safaris" plus a night drive. So long airline flights & frequent entrance & exit of vehicles are likely. I shoot Canon & have a good selection of lenses ... more than I'll take. So looking for input re: keeping it as simple & compact as possible. Expecting (or hoping) to be reasonably close to wildlife.

Bodies: 5dIV, 6d, 7dII plus 1.4x & 2x extenders
Lenses: Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG
16-35mm f/2.8L III
24-70mm f/2.8L II
24-105mm f/4L IS II
Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II (been a challenge to get crisp shots w/this cropped sensor
lens)
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG
70-200mm f/2.8L IS II
100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II
800 f/5.6L IS

I'm thinking of taking 2 bodies in case it's dusty to limit lens changes: 5dIV & 7dII (cropped sensor) with both extenders (1.4x has been easier to work with) along with 3 lenses: the 24-105 as a walk around lens; the 16-35 wide angle & I'm leaning toward the 70-200 for longer shots because it's faster than the 100-400. Any thoughts? I'm particularly interested if you've been to Kenya & have some sense of the distances to wildlife I'm apt to have?

Damn Keith ... nice set, but I particularly liked the detail of the Osprey. Beginning to think the idea of shooting with you may be a bad idea ... might make it hard for me to post anything!!!!! Thanks for sharing.

Very nice rods ... captured equally nicely. Thanks for sharing.

Now that post was funny ... a great 1st submission that got a belly laugh out of me. Thank you for that.

Great capture Grandpaw ... thanks for sharing.

Very touching story ... wonderful photo & loving way to say good-bye ... & I tip my hat to you for doing her bidding. One of the more moving posts I've seen. Thank you.

Reminds me ... I used to feed the birds in my front yard (before bears found the food, so I had to stop). There was a hawk that would swoop down toward birds feeding & drive them toward the house where they'd crash into a window, thinking I believe it was an escape route, then the Hawk would pounce on the dazed bird for an easy meal. Rather ingenious I thought.

Whether it went into the right section or not is your choice ... but I'll say thanks for posting these. I have not been there & these shots suggest I need to fix that!!!!! Nice shots as always.