Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Tina, I was in South Africa this summer and I spent quiet some time for wildlife photography. I had my EOS + 300 f2.8 USM + 1.4x + 2x and my M6 + 135 f4 (+ shorter focal lenses). Most of the wildlife pic. you can make are taken from the car or from a safari Jeep and it ends up that the 300mm (+ extenders) was the right focal to have for most pic. The 135 was a nice add for "closer" animals (giraff, zebra, kudu, etc.) As wildlife is not your first goal, probably that a 400mm is perfect (however perhaps a bit too long) It was a lot of fun to shoot that kind of animals... Xavier. >From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Kenya and long lens >Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 07:21:04 +0200 > >Tina, > >I second Doug's recommendation of the 400mm Telyt. I bought one of those >too, >and while it does not get a tremendous amount of use, the investment is >modest, >so it is OK. Doug is a master at handholding it with the shoulder stock >(see >the bird photos on his web site); I must admit I prefer a monopod. But >either >way, it is a great lens. > >Nathan > >Tina Manley wrote: > > > LUGnuts - > > > > I will be in Kenya for three weeks in December. While my main focus >will > > be people, I know I won't be able to resist trying for some photos of >the > > wildlife there. The longest lens I have is a 135 for my M's. I do have > > the 100 Macro/Apo for the R and the 2x extender. I would like to add a > > longer lens but I don't want to spend a lot of money. This will be lens > > that won't get much use probably. That excludes the new modular system > > lenses for the R's. Can you recommend a good, older long lens for the R >or > > should I look at the Viso system for the M? > > > > On another subject, I have read so many warnings about muggings and >robbery > > in Kenya that I wonder if it is safe to carry my cameras on the street. >I > > know a lot of the warnings about developing countries are exaggerated >and I > > know to use common sense about not going in bad neighborhoods after > > dark. Has anybody been to Kenya lately? What do you think? > > > > Thanks - > > > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP > > http://www.tinamanley.com > >-- >Nathan Wajsman >Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > >e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > >General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ >Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ >Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/ > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.