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The Best Wildlife Camera To Take On Safari

Good wildlife camera equipment on safari safari anyway.
can make the difference between pictures The cost of a digital SLR wildlife camera
you will be proud to show your friends is high compared to a compact but that is
and family when you get back and ones only half the story. The lenses that you
where it's difficult to figure out need to purchase for decent wildlife
exactly what you were photographing photography often cost more than the
because it's only a fuzzy black dot camera itself making it a very expensive
surrounded by green vegetation. business indeed.
I take wildlife photographs for a living And a bulky camera body and multiple
and I have had to quickly figure out what interchangeable lenses do add to the
the best cameras and lenses are to get weight of your luggage and the
the job done effectively. inconvenience of carrying everything
Digital or Film - Which is better for a around with you.
safari? Digital compact cameras on the other hand
Wild animals are very unpredictable. are not extremely expensive and the
That's one aspect of safari photography results that you can obtain from them are
that makes it so exciting because you almost on a par with a digital SLR camera
never know what you are going to get but and you don't have to worry about any
this also means that the number of additional lenses if the compact you buy
pictures you need to take to get a keeper has a decent zoom covering the range from
increases. 80mm to about 300mm. There are a few of
And if you use film that can become very them on the market that do have lenses
expensive whereas with a digital wildlife like this and the range of the zooms
camera you can take as many as you want increase every year.
and then just delete the ones where the And compact cameras live up to their name
lion has ducked behind a bush, the by being relatively small and light and
cheetah has blurred because the autofocus one lens means no additional weight or
locked onto a twig in front of it and the carrying and no time wasted changing to
exposure of the hippo was way off because another lens to suit the situation.
of the reflected sunlight in the water. The Best SLR Digital Wildlife Camera for
You can also make consistent use of Nature Photography
bracketing to get the perfect exposures If you have decided to go with a digital
without worrying about cost or running SLR then by all accounts the best one to
out of film which can be a problem in purchase for wildlife photography at the
certain remote areas of Africa where moment is the Canon EOS 20D due to the
safaris take place. blinding speed of its shutter release
So more is better in this case but what (near instantaneous) and its continuous
about quality? The fact is that digital shooting speed of 5 frames per second to
quality is fast catching up to film a maximum burst depth of twenty three
unless you fall into the professional frames. It also powers up in next to no
category and are going to be selling your time at all.
safari pictures or entering them into This wildlife camera is as fast as you
competitions. In that case it might be will ever need to freeze wildlife action
better to stick to film because the and get the picture in the can before the
trained eye will be able to spot the animal moves off into the undergrowth.
difference but in most other cases There are other SLR cameras that are
digital quality is more than adequate. nearly as good like the Nikon D70 and the
Digital also gives you valuable feedback Pentax ist D so take a look at them too
while you are still on safari so that you before making a decision.
can try and improve on that elephant The Best Compact Digital Wildlife Camera
picture with the ear cut off the next for Nature Photography
day. You also have a lot more control Canon comes up trumps again in the
over the final product because you can compact camera category with the Canon
use software like Photoshop to enhance Powershot S2 IS. The factor that makes
and fine tune your pictures. this camera ideal for safari wildlife
Digital SLR or Compact Wildlife Camera photography is its huge 12X optical zoom
A safari is the dream trip of a lifetime lens (36 - 432mm equivalent) with a built
and it's a great opportunity to get some in image stabiliser which cuts down on
fantastic wildlife pictures but it's not blur when using such a massive zoom lens.
necessary to buy the latest and greatest A 5 megapixal sensor is more than enough
digital SLR and lenses to get them unless to produce stunning safari images and as
you are planning to take nature pictures long as you can live with a slight
for a living or are a serious photography shutter release lag and power up delay
enthusiast and are going to make regular this compact wildlife camera is perfect
use of the camera and lenses after the for a safari trip.




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