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Safari Tips

  • 23-07-2012 9:30pm
    #1
    TelePaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭


    Hey all,

    Heading to South Africa on business and will have a few days in Kruger park. Was looking for advice, particularly with regard to equipment. I'm sure space will be at a bit of a premium, so I has hoping to confine things to my 60D body and maybe two lens - a decent telephoto and a moderate wide-angle.

    I'm thinking perhaps the Sigma 120-400mm (which I'd need to shell out for) and a 17-40mm L. I wouldn't want to miss anything, but I'm not too sure how close the animals will really be - reading up on it, it seems they can be sufficiently close that a telephoto would be overkill!

    Anybody any thoughts? Has anyone any experience with the 120-400mm Sigma?


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  • #2
    the_monkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,556 ✭✭✭the_monkey


    Im not sure about the Sigma, but it will give you plenty of reach on a 60d,
    I used the 100-400 canon L on my 5dii in Namibia and it was fantastic.

    one of my fav shots ...

    5672544280_b37cb08994_z.jpg

    I also had the 17-40 for landscape shots, was fine ... plenty of width ...


  • #3
    Molly2013
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭Molly2013


    Hi TelePaul, Just wondering what lens did you go for in the end as I'm heading on safari next year too, I want to get a suitable lens now so that I'm familiar with it by the time I travel.

    @ the monkey...super shot of the lion :)


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