Thanks for the heads-up, I'm all fixed for vaccinations and
anti-malarials, and I'll try to keep up some healthy paranoia.
Do I really want to do this? You've gotta be kidding, I've wanted to do
this _forever_.
I'm very much an amateur photographer, and I see this mostly as a great
learning experience from a photography standpoint. If I come out of it
with a few pictures worth printing, I'll be ecstatic.
thanks again,
jp
Don Williams wrote:
The last time I did this kind of thing I didn't have enough bodies with
the right lenses on them to hand when they were needed. It was much
easier when I used guns ... mea culpa. Take as much as you can and then
get someone to help carry it at the other end.
Long lenses are essential. I did get some good results on 6x6 ... by
accident. Expect that all your cameras will be absolutely full of dust.
Perhaps you shouldn't take the lens off your *ist D at all if you're
taking one. In Nairobi things get stolen ... fast. Don't put you camera
bags down anywhere ... hang on to them. Also don't forget your
prophylactic medication. And remember the Malaria parasite is now
resistant to many of the anti-malarials that were effective a decade
ago. Drink bottled water or beer.
Aaaaargh! Do really want to do this?
Don
Jon Paul Schelter wrote:
PDML,
I was off-line for a while, but I'm back, with a query:
I'm planning a last minute trip to Kenya and Tanzania, (I found a KLM
seat sale from Toronto to Nairobi, for 1300$CDN taxes in) and was
wondering if any of you have good advice both on the subject of things
to do, and how best to get around, as well as on photographic
techniques/equipment.
We're leaving in a week, for 3 or 4 weeks, and I'm most interested in
seeing and photographing wildlife, and doing a bit of treking,
possibly diving in Zanzibar. It'll probably be into the small rains
when we get there, and we're looking into a safari of some sort in
either or both of the Rift Valley + Masai Mara (Kenya) or Ngorongoro
Gorge + Serengeti NP (Tanzania). (this looks like a good toor company:
http://www.intoafrica.co.uk/comexpken.htm ) I have a friend who's
travelling seperately, and is looking to climb kilimanjaro while we're
down there, so that 's also an option. I want to pack as light as
possible, since I'll be carrying everything on my back.
My equipment: ist DS, 1G SD card, FA35/2, A50/2, DA18-55 kit lens,
Tamron 70-300/5.6-6.3, a decent tripod, a couple smallish camera bags.
I need: spare batteries, charger, 1 or 2 spare 1G SD cards. something
to store more pictures on (iPod, portable HD)?
My wish list: a bigger camera bag, a wide lens (DA16-45, DA14), a
faster long lens ( would the DA 50-200 be long enough? ), a monopod
(instead of the tripod)?
The 16-45+50-200 would be a decent minimalist kit, covering most of
what I'd need, but not giving me much in terms of lower-light ability.
I don't think I can afford or carry anything like a pentax or sigma
200/2.8 or 300/2.8.
I'd like to spend as much of my money as possible doing things, rather
than buying gear, but I don't want to be kicking myself because I'm
missing something critical.
Any advice you can offer would be much appreciated.
JP
