Just ‘cos you’ve got lots of lenses doesn’t mean you have to take them all.
If at all possible, try to take a combination that means you won’t need to constantly be changing lenses. Dust is a massive problem in Africa and every time you change lenses you are opening up both camera and lens to a potential dust invasion.
I love my Nikon gear but, if I take everything I might need I find myself lugging 15kg of equipment. Heading out in the car this is not a problem, but when flights are involved, especially flights in smaller aircraft, this becomes a bit of an issue.
I think I’ve found a workable solution.
For some years now the first lens that goes into my camera bag when I’m loading up for a safari has been my 300mm f4 telephoto. Sure, it may not be as versatile as a zoom lens but the image quality more than makes up for that. I’ve got so used to this lens that I’m not even tempted to[…]
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