Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you, Jayanand, for your thoughtful & detailed reply. I wouldn't have thought of binoculars for some reason! Adam Sent from my iPad > On Nov 21, 2014, at 7:36 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Adam, > I get allowed two carry ons of unspecified weight when I travel to East > Africa by Qatar or Emirates, my airlines of choice. I have a roller bag, > the Lowepro Pro Roller Lite, which is lightweight and airline carry on > compliant, but manages to carry all my usual of equipment - Nikon D4/D800E, > 16-35, 50, 70/200. 200/400, three teleconverters, a Fuji X100S and a > binoculars - except last time, when the Arusha customs decided to shake me > down for a baksheesh, I have never had a problem carrying this level of > equipment in and out. Of course, my equipment is mainly for wildlife. I am > not sure where you are going near Kili, but in general for wildlife > photography in East Africa, a reach of 400mm is more than sufficient, and a > pair of good binoculars is essential! > > Get in touch with whatever additional info you may require. > > Cheers > Jayanand > >> On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 8:45 AM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: >> >> Hi LUGers, >> >> Next summer I?m following a college group on a service trip to Tanzania. >> Mostly I?ll be documenting their work in several orphanages associated >> with >> Benedictine monasteries in the south-west part of the country. We?ll also >> be doing a bit of sight-seeing in Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, and finishing >> up >> with a week up near Kilimanjaro. It?s a month-long trip. >> >> I?m honored to be the tag-along photographer! >> >> I?m also intimidated about how to take a substantial amount of gear along >> with me on the long flights. Fortunately I?m able to fly business class >> (Delta/KLM) but I still am limited by carry-on. >> >> I know there are folks who do this sort of traveling on an almost regular >> basis. I?d really like to hear your advice on how to pack, what to take, >> and what to take it IN. >> >> My focus will be on the students, their interactions with their African >> hosts, life at the monasteries. I have a reasonable selection of moderate >> to fast primes. For the safari part I?m thinking of taking a ?super-zoom? >> small camera that can shoot up to 1200mm (a Canon or Panasonic perhaps). >> >> I?d gratefully value the communities? help. Maybe there?ll be something on >> the ?Claus list! >> >> Thank you! >> >> Adam ?that?s a long time to hang in the air? Bridge >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information