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