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As for
Tanzania
Photographic Safaris,
Wildlife photography is an exciting and challenging
safari
activity. Whether
you do it as a hobby
or as profession,
you will find photo
opportunities to
match your every
requirement. As you
know the camera
equipment has a lot
to do with the
quality of the final
product. You can use
the point-and-shoot
for casual photos
around the camp or
similar settings;
however, it takes a
much more
sophisticated camera
and lens to capture
that “just perfect”
wildlife image. All
of our guides have
photography as hobby
and have worked with
many professional
photographers. As
the result they
should be able to
offer you good
advice about safari
photography
Cameras
For good
wildlife shots a
35mm SLR with two
zoom lenses (28-80mm
or more importantly
75-300mm or similar)
is essential, as are
spare camera
batteries, memory
cards and cleaning
tissue.
If you are
passionate about
photography,
consider the
following:
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Two camera
bodies (Africa
is hard on
equipment)
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Wide angle lens
– 20, 24, or
28mm or zoom
lens to cover
24-80mm
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Telephoto lens
300mm or above
or zoom lens to
cover 75-300mm
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A good quality
1.4x converter
matched to your
telephoto lens
(you only lose
one stop with a
1.4x)
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A fast 200mm
F2.8 (Nikon make
a brilliant
80-200mm F2.8)
that is very
useful in low
light.
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A flash for fun
in the camp
after dark or a
happy snapper
with flash
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Our Land
Cruisers are
well prepared
for photography
with great
vantage points
high and low and
plenty of
positions to
rest cameras. We
provide bean
bags in all our
vehicles to help
support your
cameras
Protect your camera equipment (!)
The sand
and dust
that you have on
safari are deadly
enemies of your
photographic
equipment and often
unavoidable so
Digital SLR users
should bring enough
cleaning materials
to able to clean
your cameras whilst
on safari. You must
therefore be extra
protective of your
equipment and film,
we advice you to
bring along big zip
lock bags so that
you can keep your
camera equipments
away from sand, dust
and water. We also
recommend to bring
a scurf or other
dust cover to
protect the camera
while driving.
Tanzania
voltage is 220-240
volts with British
type plugs. We
suggest you bring a
12-volt car adapter
for charging your
video batteries, as
it is often a lot
easier than getting
batteries charged at
lodges.
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