Hello everybody.
Few month ago I was wondering what tele to take/buy. This is for a safari in Kenya, maybe also Tanzanie. This is also to have zoom because depanding on the occasion this is just much more conveniant.
Key criterias:
- I don't want to spend too much. Likely that I'll not do safari every year and for comon use there no much need for a long teles
- I don't want heavy gear. For the safari it would be ok, even if a bit cumbersome, but this would mean I would never use the gear again... i'am selling FA*24 because it is too big for what it bring. So no huge/heavy lenses for me.
So here we go, after much thinking it look like my best bet is a 55-300 for reach, taking picture of the wildlife. There the issue of it being slow, but when you think about it, it is f/4.5 until 190mm so no much slower than a 60-250... and when you really need the reach, well, you get f/5.8... or f/8 and 300mm if light permit.
For landscapes and near shoots as the widlife can be quite near at time, I need something that cover WA too. I want it not too big neither. Look like the tamron does it just fine. Smaller/lighter than the sigma, and quite innexpensive, with also good reviews. It would also help on the occasion for 1 or 2 shots when the light is really lacking. I think this could be usefull in other occasions. Even shooting, indoor...
I get the impression it would be hard to get a better compromize. Anything higher quality would be much heavier and potentially quite expensive.
I also expect that'll great shoots, and if not it will be because me as a photographer fail or the guide doesn't bring us to wildlife rather than the gear limitation. I'll miss some opportunity in low light sure but the trip is not only taking picture neither but living the experience....
I will later on decide what prime I'll bring too. I don't know yet. Maybe DA15 and FA77... eventually F135...
Nothing stupid I miss?
Last edited by Nicolas06; 03-06-2016 at 01:14 PM.