Abuttolph wrote:
Now that my trip to Kenya and Tanzania is drawing closer, I am again considering a few changes to my gear and would love some input from experienced safari photographers.
Here is what I had been planning to take:
Two Sony A1 bodies
Sony 300/2.8
1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters
Sony 70-200/2.8 GMII
Sony 135/1.8
Sony 24-70/2.8 GMII
Tamron 17-28
Considering taking my Sony 200-600 for flexibility and in the event that something happens to the 300.
Another idea is to get the Tamron 150-500 and take in instead of the Sony 200-600 with the benefits of being smaller and a little lighter. The downside is the crippled frame rate on the A1. Ditto for the Sigma 500 with even more weight reduction.
Also considering getting another body (probably another A1 so that everything can be exactly the same on all cameras). Thinking that it might be advantageous to have the 70-200 or 135 on one, the 300 (without w/o tc) on one, and a long-range zoom on another.
Thoughts/advice?
My take is that less is better. Just like in an image with less distraction is better. I honestly would add the 200-600 and drop the 300 (as much as I love it), the 135, and the 17-28.
Enjoy the adventure, be there in the moment. Get great pictures, about don't make the trip about being bogged down with gear.
