Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Roger, Jayanand has already answered in detail about his equipment which he used to great effect. In answer to your general questions: 1. Bring as long a telephoto as you can afford, carry. I used the GH2 and the 100 - 300, as did Henning - equivalent to 600mm in FF. 2.I was also worried about charging batteries, especially in those camps with generators and limited hours of electricity, but in practice it wasn't a problem I carried an extra extension cord to plug in multiple chargers but I never used it. 3. When we flew we carried the camera equipment and the rest of our luggage came along in the jeeps so baggage constraints were not a problem for us. 4. I took my Macbook and downloaded images every day - sometimes twice a day - we shot 10,000 pictures between my wife and myself. I had one SD card fail and just put it away for later surgery - take lots of cards. 5. Don't forget your various shots, yellow fever, etc and make sure you have your malaria pills as well as DEET based mosquito repellent (which I never used - but you never know) 6. It will be dusty. Have a blower and cleaning cloths - wipes etc. Don't change lenses in the field if you can possibly avoid it. I went out with the 100 - 300 on one GH2 and the 14 - 140 on my back up GF 1 and never changed lenses. My wife kept the 45 - 200 on her GH2. We never had a dust problem. 7. Don't worry too much about the colour of your clothes. We bought muted safari colours in greens and browns and that really wasn't necessary. Good luck. We look forward to seeing the results. Howard >> I have a trip to Kenya scheduled and would like to draw on the vast >> expertise of the LUG...I have enjoyed seeing the photos from the >> group >> who recently returned. My compliments to all. >> Any tips or suggestions regarding equipment to take, how easy was it >> to recharge batteries at the camps, how much equipment were you >> allowed to take with you, etc., would be appreciated. Was there >> anything you didn't take along that you wished you had with you? My >> travel kit, including computer, weighs in right now at 20 >> kilos...which is about the limit. per person, for small aircraft. And >> that doesn't include anything clothing! >> >> Any and all comments will be appreciated. >> >> >> Roger Hart >> Detroit >> USA