I have been to Kruger park twice and loved it. I agree that the 18-135 is a very useful lens to have as the animals are often very close to the car. We even had two rhinos less then 2 yards away as seen in the first photo below.
Thanks for the tip on the monopod. Never occured to me to use it in the car. I'll bring mine if I get an opportunity to go again.
Last time I only had the Pentax AF 55-200 zoom (version I) which is completely inadequate, not only in terms of the focal length but quality. My old Nikon 70-200 f4 vastly exceeds the quality of this lens (last three pics below are with the Nikon).
I have now bought a K-3 and the DA*300 lens which I hope to use next time. Bit less flexibility then a zoom but should offer great IQ.
Last edited by Theov39; 06-29-2017 at 04:15 AM.