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Pramote,I would bring both a 35mm-DSLR and long tele (prime or zoom) to get big bright lion eyes (at least to show to your kids you went to Safari) and a wide angle lens and the S2 with a couple of lenses to get environmental wildlife. The 35mm-DSLR weight nothing. And I think it is a challenge to create pictures with a super tele that different from others, I think there is always a possiibility.
To be honest, the quality of pictures by D800E and Leica S2 are not that much difference. Why bother to use the MF lens which is good for only slow environment over the big aperture with VR (or even zoom) 35mm -DSLR lens. I don't think, in general, you can tell from pictures whether which ones are taken by Leica S2 or D800E.
The bonus is you can get the African landscape with freezing stars, milky way or star trails with the 35mm DSLR. I don't believe Graham will go to Safari without his D600
Well! This is a MFD forums, what can I say? Try to post the same title in LUL or Fm Forums and the responses would be very interesting
Best
Pramote
Yes, it does. Automatic aperture also. Behaves just like a native Leica S lens.Does the Contax 350/4 with the adapter auto focus on the S2?
Just curious?
We've had a lot in common! Thanks for sharing the lion with a beautiful eye.Pramote,
When I was on Safari last time in 2010 I took a D3s and D3x combo with 14-24, 24-70, 70-200VR and a 200-400VR. On the Land Rover I was shooting almost always with the 70-200VR or 200-400VR. I also had a 1.4x converter.
I'd definitely consider the D800 as an alternative body to the D3x that I took (also the D800 was only a glimmer in it's designer's eye anyway then). For the Lion shots and so on I did find the Nikon AF, VR and shutter rates helpful in snagging sharp shots from an open vehicle. I used a monopod but some of my fellow shooters had wimberly's mounted on the LR cross bars (this was Sabi Sabi where they have open Land Rovers - :thumbs::thumbs: btw for that place - been there 3x ).
Token bulls-eye Lion's eyeball shot
Grrr, spent 3 days in Serengeti only looking for leopards, couldn't see one ...Not sure where you're going but when Oliver says close, he means CLOSE (the leopard walked up to the LR, not the other way around) ... I've often had situations where the long lens minimum focus distance got in the way and you definitely benefit from something normal/wider.