Here's a couple of first captures for me on the Kilimanjaro Safari adventure. Cheetah's were in full view. Usually I see them lying down and not in very photographic poses. Nor do I usually have a 400mm (600mm 35mm equivalent) lens on my camera when I do see them. Still cropped it from the original landscape shot. Nikon D70/80-400VR, 1/400s, f/5.6, ISO 1600, EV -0.3, 400mm focal length I believe this is a White Rhino. While I've gotten photos of them in the past, I like this environmental photo. Nikon D70/80-400VR, 1/400s, f/4.5, ISO 560, EV -0.3, 80mm focal length. A Warthog closeup. Nikon D70/80-400VR, 1/400s, f/5.6, ISO 720, EV -0.3, 400mm focal length
that cheetah shot is better than anything i've ever been able to get of them, like the lions, they are always in lazy mode when i ride safari, laying down, doing nothing at all and interested in nothing
I used Shutter priority mode and set shutter speed to 1/400th of a second and let the camera set ISO and aperture. I didn't try to shoot when the vehicle was moving too fast but I did with the cheetahs and got the one you see here. Most of the moving shots didn't come out and I wouldn't try this again with the lens. The lens worked great on the trails and other animals where I was on solid ground.
