Wild Africa Trek

Nice shots! ; Thanks for the in-depth review of the tour. ; I'd love to do this someday... I just need to figure out how to safely carry the 200-400 with me
 
"mSummers" said:
Nice shots! ; Thanks for the in-depth review of the tour. ; I'd love to do this someday... I just need to figure out how to safely carry the 200-400 with me
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I was thinking about how to get a big lens on the tour. ; If you mount it on the camera the whole time and secure it via a strap, they should allow it. ; The vests have a couple of clamps (see my pic) you could secure it with to take weight off your neck. ; I could have done it with the 80-400VR as it is more compact then the 200-400. ; Next time, I will definitely have it on the camera. ; That extra 100mm would have come in handy for the cheetahs.
 
well this'll be a good test of my gh2 with the 100-300 on it. we are booked on 4/19/12, for 0845, it's my anniversary present to karen, i booked the dak backstage tour for our anniversary trip 3 years ago and she loved it, still talks about it. and this is a trip where only the mirrorless system goes
 
"Scottwdw" said:
I was thinking about how to get a big lens on the tour. ; If you mount it on the camera the whole time and secure it via a strap, they should allow it. ; The vests have a couple of clamps (see my pic) you could secure it with to take weight off your neck. ; I could have done it with the 80-400VR as it is more compact then the 200-400. ; Next time, I will definitely have it on the camera. ; That extra 100mm would have come in handy for the cheetahs.
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The problem for me is that the 200-400 is so heavy that suspending it from the camera could damage the camera. ; I've heard stories of big lenses tearing the lens mount out of the camera body and don't want to take a chance on it. ; I would need to rig a camera strap directly to the lens which is not difficult to do, but would take some thought on how to do it so the lens pointed down and ; so the camera body is not bouncing around all the time. ; I'll worry about it once I figure out if I'm attending this year or not[nb]Current plan is to attend a photo charter on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad in Chama, NM in October with a side trip to Great Sand Dunes NP. ; If that trip doesn't happen I'll probably be at Pixelmania[/nb]
 
that never occurred to me when carrying the sigmonster, but then again i usually use the tripod collar/foot as a handle so as to re-redistribute the weight. ; on this tour, i wonder how much it would have to dangle... ; we'll find out soon, i am sure.
 
When I carry my 70-200, I just screw the Blackrapid strap connector into the tripod mount of the lens. ; It's perfectly balanced. ; Not sure how that would work with a bigger lens, though. ; I'm sure my shoulder would be sore for a week.
 
i just realized that you can leave a rc2 connector on the camera/lens collar and just clip the strip to the metal loop on the bottom[nb]duh![/nb]
 
Got the FastenR-T1's in the mail the other day. ; Took about 3 minutes to do the retrofit. ; Just make sure you have a small flathead screwdriver to put the C-Clamps off the old bolt and onto the new one.

Interestingly, I had to remove the padding from the mounting plate (I use the anti-twist RC2 plates) because the new bolts weren't quite as long as the original. ; Shouldn't be an issue because I plan on putting them on and just leaving them on.

Again, for those who want to order some of the retrofit kits, CLICK HERE
 
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