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