Re: ISO settings, Noise in 'daylight' shooting conditions...

On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 16:46:22 +0100, "the_niner_nation"
<the_niner_nation@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:
: "Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)" <username@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
: message news:4690F8B0.3030000@xxxxxxxxxxxx
: > the_niner_nation wrote:
: >>> For some inspirational Kenya photography, check out:
: >>> http://www.birdsasart.com/todd2006gallery
: >>> (there are some short focal length images).
: >>>
: >>> Roger
: >>
: >>
: >> Wow....that gallery is breath taking.
: >>
: >> For what it's worth, this is the kit I am taking with me on Safari....im
: >> open to suggestions as to what to leave behind and what else to add...big
: >> need is a wide angle...

Debatable. I'd expect the 18-55 to be wide enough.

: >> 1. Canon 400d.
: >> 2.Sony w12 point-&-Shoot with 5gb memory
: >> 3.Manfrotto tripod (900grammes),might take a mono pod instead..

If you've got a bean bag and most of your viewing will be over the side of a
safari truck, I think I might not bother with either -pod.

: >> 4. 40-60gb of compact flash cards
: >> 5. Epson p4000 80gb image viewer/card reader/ image storage& 3 spare
: >> batteries...+ 100gb hyperdrivespace, too to be safe on back ups+ 2 spare
: >> batteries
: >> 6. Kit 18-55mm lens
: >> 7. 90-300 mm non IS, non USM lens
: >> 8.28-135 mm USM IS lens
: >> 9. 50mm 1.8f lens
: >> 10. 70-200 mm F4 USL L lens + 1.4x canon teleconvertor
: >> 11. Microfibre cloths
: >> 12. 4 x spare batteries
: >> 13. Battery charger that charges 2 400d batteries through either AC power
: >> socket or cigarette lighter.

Make sure you have any necessary adapters. AC will probably be 250V 50Hz; the
vehicle's cigarette lighter may be a different size or voltage than you're
used to.

: >> 14. bean bag
: >
: > Looks good. If weight/bulk becomes a problem, I would
: > leave the 90-300 at home.

I'm glad he said that. I was going to offer the same suggestion, but concluded
that I was probably out of my depth, having never used that lens.

: > The 200+1.4x is probably sharper
: > (maybe test this to see for yourself). And of course, if
: > you can manage a 300 f/4 L IS, that would put icing on the
: > cake.
: >
: > Add:
: > sensor cleaning stuff (e.g. rocket blower, sensor swabs).
: > Photo vest. Malaria pills. Small binoculars (like 6x30).
: >
: > If you think you'll have time to read, take the book
: > "Into Africa" by Craig Packer. I think it would be neat
: > to read it while there (I read most of it before going).
: >
: > I have a new hobby: read books on location.
: > I started this when I went to Edinburgh, were I read
: > "The Man Who Found Time: James Hutton and the Discovery of Earth's
: > Antiquity" by Jack Repcheck. I read all but the last chapter in
: > Edinburgh were the book was set, then went to Cambridge for the
: > last Chapter where that chapter was set.
: >
: > I think it would be really cool to be on the Serengeti
: > reading about things that happened on the Serengeti.

Read it on the plane. Spend your time in Africa observing and taking pictures.

: > Roger
:
: Great advice..malaria pills are seperate things to my photography kit...I'd
: LOVE tot ake the 300mm F4 L, but my budget is pretty much done for this
: trip, I couldn't afford it anyways!!
:
: good heads up on the cleaning gear..i have no idea how to clean the sensor,
: and it certainly needs a good clean now.
:
: I have approx 10 weeks to quit being a noob and really learn to push my gear
: to it's limits...if only I could afford a spare 400d body to take along for
: the ride :-)

Buy a used body and sell it on E-Bay when you get back. You may come close to
breaking even. A bonus is that you can then leave the Sony at home. If you
have to have a really unobtrusive camera, use your cell phone. The phone won't
work over there, but the embedded camera will.

: I've done a lot of reading about the anthropology and wildlife of
: africa...certianly reccomend ' the white masai' by corrinne hoffmann and '
: dangerous beauty' by marck ross...an account of a safari guides times in sub
: saharan africa...it really is a safari in soft back and well worth reading
: even if africa isnt on your travel radar.
.

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