He’s bringing a lot but then again it’s for your people and for doing review. Anytime I go on safari I always bring a 2 camera bodies and 2 lenses. My setup is with either the following 2 lenses:
400mm 2.8 + 70-200mm 2.8
Or
600mm 4.0 + 100-400mm variable
I am currently in South Africa and this is the first time I brought my Sony kit, which is just acquired in the last few months. This time around I have the following:
A9iii, A7Rv + 300mm 2.8, 70-209mm 2.8 GMii, 1.4x TC, 2.0x TC and to shoot wide/travel I have my Q3.
I am big fan of having just 2 bodies and 2 lenses while on safari. For me anything more then that has a been a waste.
Hathaway wrote:
Interesting to see the Canon (and Sony) setup Jared Polin is taking on safari this year based on his experience from last year. I have yet to do a safari so can’t speak from experience, but I would likely replicate much of his setup when I do go in the next few years. He isn’t bringing a 600 mm F4 this year. I would tend to agree based on the feedback I have seen with extenders on the 400mm and 100-300mm lenses and the quality you can get from that setup.
I like the idea of R1 with 400mm F2.8 and R5MII with 100-300mm F2.8 and bring along a UWA (10-20mm) and one mid-range (for me would be 24-70mm F2.8). That way you have coverage from 10-400mm with a few gaps but with plenty of speed for low light, fast action, etc.
Wonder if that jives with those that are Canon shooters who have been on safari recently.
