Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you are in the bush in Africa, as I was, you always stay in the jeep/land rover as that is the only way to come home alive. My safari was a personal one (no one but me, the guide and my now ex wife) and there was no question of an out of jeep experience. I have read of safaris that allow trail walking, but am quite skeptical that they are able to provide for your safety. A long lens is always a good idea, but I disagree with your thoughts on monopods. I used on, and it was easy and valuable. Photographs ere rarely taken from a moving vehicle, so the monopod was easy to use, where a bean bag would have been useless. A tripod, OTOH, would be hard to impossible to use from even a stationary vehicle. Bill Pearce If you are paying for a standard safari and have to stay in the jeep and on the trails then there is no question, in my brief experience, take the longest lens you can carry / afford. One thing I disagree about - the recommendation to carry and use a monopod. I took a tripod to India two years ago and used it in the jeep one day for about 10 frustrating minutes.