TallCool69 Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 My DH and I are going on a safari in Kenya in January. I bet there is someone here that has been on a safari in Africa and knows what to bring and not! I thought about taking two cameras, my EOS 350D and my EOS 400D, so that I can have one with a longer tele-lens and one with a shorter... But maybe this is overdoing it? I also thought about not "schlepping" my laptop with me, but then I don't have any place to empty my memory-cards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDecker Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Thess, what type of memory does you camera take? I know that on line you can buy 2 gig cards for less than $50 each. They would be much lighter than your laptop! LOL And you wouldn't have to worry about the laptop being stolen! I can get 600+ photos on my 2 gig SD card with my SLR at full res. The camera is a 6.1. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallCool69 Posted December 26, 2006 Author Share Posted December 26, 2006 [quote name='sailbeachcatz177' post='78870' date='Dec 26 2006, 03:15 PM']Thess, what type of memory does you camera take? I know that on line you can buy 2 gig cards for less than $50 each. They would be much lighter than your laptop! LOL And you wouldn't have to worry about the laptop being stolen! I can get 600+ photos on my 2 gig SD card with my SLR at full res. The camera is a 6.1. HTH[/quote] Of course! I think I'm having a !!! My cameras take Flash-cards, and I just checked an on-line store here in Sweden, and they even make them in 4GB... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angleigh Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I've never been..but I must say what a lucky gal! That would be a dream come true for me..have fun and take lots of pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyB Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Oh wow...sounds like a trip of a lifetime! I hope you'll share your pics with us when you get back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wxchic Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 DON'T LET THOSE MEMORY CARDS GO THROUGH THE DETECTORS!!! They will suffer loss of data. Carry them ON YOU when you go through the detectors. The walk through ones won't hurt them but the ones that check your luggage will!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallCool69 Posted December 26, 2006 Author Share Posted December 26, 2006 [quote name='wxchic' post='78879' date='Dec 26 2006, 03:54 PM']DON'T LET THOSE MEMORY CARDS GO THROUGH THE DETECTORS!!! They will suffer loss of data. Carry them ON YOU when you go through the detectors. The walk through ones won't hurt them but the ones that check your luggage will!![/quote] Thanks for the warning!!! I'll keep that in mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDecker Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Great tip Theresa! I had no idea! I can't wait to see the pictures from your trip Thess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bsktcse Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I went to Kenya on a missions trip 2 years ago. We went to Masi Mari for a day visit while there. I would definitely reccomend taking you telephoto lenses. I had only a smaller inexpensive digital camera at the time and my pictures of elephants looked like dots on the picture. Others had better zoom lenses and were able to pull them in far better. Remember if you take a laptop with you that the electrical current is different there so you may need a converter. Regardless of what animals you see, you will get pictures of a lifetime. That country is so beautiful and so exotic. I was just awed to be able to drive around a see giraffes, zebras, wildabeasts and others out in the wild. It is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandiev Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 ooooh, I don't have any advice on the cameras but just wanted to say that I am SO jealous! How fun! I can't wait to see your pics!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momentousangel Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Sounds like it will be an amazing trip! Take tons of photo's and the more memory you take the better, . (I found that out the hard way and ended up having to go buy more memory on a family trip to CA. a few years back). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallCool69 Posted December 30, 2006 Author Share Posted December 30, 2006 You are great! All of you! My husband is getting weary, since my "to do"- and "to get"-lists are getting longer and longer in preparation for this trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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