Lessons from Africa by Mark Comon from Paul’s Photo (the article was originally published here): Lessons From Africa I just returned from leading three photo safaris in Kenya. Three awesome groups to three amazing locations where we had tons of fun and captured hundreds of fantastic photos. Whenever the CPA group travels together there are lessons learned. Here are a few lessons on photographing animals on safari. Lesson #1: The right kit makes picture taking more fun and more successful. This was our first safari with 100% full-frame mirrorless cameras. The Nikon, Canon and Sony cameras performed superbly; we had zero failures on safari! My personal kit was fantastic capturing the moving animals, local people, scenery and video of Kenya under challenging light and conditions. What was my kit? Nikon Z9, Nikon Z8, Nikon Z8-converted to InfraRed with 24-120mm, 100-40mm, 400mm 2.8+1.4x and a 1.4x converter packed in a ThinkTank FirstLight 46 bag. Lesson #2: Know your camera and use the technology to your advantage. Nikon Z8 and Z9 autofocus was spectacular! AF-C, Wide-Area-Small + W-A-Large, and Animal Face Detect followed mammals and birds through the grass and in the air. Finding and following focus in auto allowed me to capture magic moments that were fleeting in previous cameras. Today’s Auto-Focus technology changes dramatically what photos you take and what photos you make successfully! Lesson #3: Great lenses make the best photos. The Nikon Z S-Line lenses (just like Canon RF-L and Sony GM) made spectacular photos under challenging light conditions on...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Sunday, 24 March, 2024