There seems to be a lot of experience here, so I thought I'd ask:
I have a work trip coming up that will allow a quick side trip for some wildlife photography - safari. It will be in the usual open top Landover, and I'm wondering about support for a Nikon 200-500 lens. I've done this before with a carbon Manfrotto tripod, essentially acting as a monopod, and it worked, but am thinking an actual mono will likely be easier to carry. Any views on this?
If I go down the monopod route, I'm tempted by the Three Legged Thing offerings, does anyone have experience of their products?
I'm defaulting to the idea of taking a 200-500 f5.6 over a 300 f4 for some versatility - right thing to do?? I'll probably take a 50mm for any wider stuff, though I'm tempted to leave that behind. Or, I could finally bite the bullet and get a 70-200 plus TC combo. Camera is full frame DSLR.
I have a work trip coming up that will allow a quick side trip for some wildlife photography - safari. It will be in the usual open top Landover, and I'm wondering about support for a Nikon 200-500 lens. I've done this before with a carbon Manfrotto tripod, essentially acting as a monopod, and it worked, but am thinking an actual mono will likely be easier to carry. Any views on this?
If I go down the monopod route, I'm tempted by the Three Legged Thing offerings, does anyone have experience of their products?
I'm defaulting to the idea of taking a 200-500 f5.6 over a 300 f4 for some versatility - right thing to do?? I'll probably take a 50mm for any wider stuff, though I'm tempted to leave that behind. Or, I could finally bite the bullet and get a 70-200 plus TC combo. Camera is full frame DSLR.