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My safari to South Africa was a disaster...

Started Feb 28, 2018 | Discussions thread
Henry Richardson Forum Pro • Posts: 21,959
50-200mm (100-400mm-efl)

C Sean wrote:

Overall, the 100-400 is a very good lens for safari but for Sabi Sand the 50-200 is better due to the improved image pop, sharpness and for the night drives (spot metering + dual stabilisation + high iso). I would recommend getting the 50-200 instead unless you also have an equal passion for birds and spend a lot of time in Kruger or similar parks as well.

I have been on 2 safaris, but way back in 1991 and 1993. I am not all that much into wildlife or bird photography, but, of course, since I was sometimes in game parks I did it too. I was using 35mm SLRs and my longest focal length was 300mm. Most of the time that was plenty and, in fact, I was often using shorter focal lengths. I think for most wildlife photography there that your recommended 50-200mm (100-400mm-efl) is plenty and a more useful zoom range than 100-400mm (200-800mm-efl).

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