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That's me on the way to the airport.....bag full of camera gear and a big smile on my face.

Fingers crossed I will have some nice pictures to share with you all next week........ serringetti here I come

Neil

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[Herr Barnack]

What are you taking in terms of medium format gear?

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What are you taking in terms of medium format gear?

Leica S and Hassablad H6D100c...... I am taking HC300, 150, and 50 plus H to S adapter.....I am also taking a 1.7 TC but don't plan to use it as there is no AF with it attached to the HC300

 

Neil

[djmay]

That's me on the way to the airport.....bag full of camera gear and a big smile on my face.

Fingers crossed I will have some nice pictures to share with you all next week........ serringetti here I come

Neil

Looking forward to your images.

Jesse

[jaapv]

Have fun!

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Have fun!

cheers mate

Neil

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First impressions......never again.

Humping all this camera Gear is a frigging nightmare.......now sat in the Emirates first class lounge having a well deserved one of these for breakfast.

Neil

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First impressions......never again.

Humping all this camera Gear is a frigging nightmare.......now sat in the Emirates first class lounge having a well deserved one of these for breakfast.

Neil

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Some more meat..airlines won't let you check in a laptop or camera batteries or chargers.......all that adds up to a PITA

Neil

[djmay]

Batteries cannot be checked, however I have had no problem to check my spare chargers. I carry on primary chargers in the backpack with the essentials (cameras, Lenses, etc.).

 

Jesse

[andybarton]

I’m surprised Neil is surprised that all that kit weighs a ton.

[jaapv]

 

First impressions......never again.
Humping all this camera Gear is a frigging nightmare.......now sat in the Emirates first class lounge having a well deserved one of these for breakfast.
Neil

Yes, I posted that in this forum quite a few times, so I can sympathize... I tried this experiment too, many years ago.
Once and never again.

 

Don't worry, as soon as you pass Customs in Dar, there will be people helping you schlepp your stuff. Make sure that you have one dollar bills to tip.

 

BTW, what have you taken for the long lens stuff? I felt limited by the 500 on 645, and the 2x converter made it really hard to stabilize.

 

 

Some more meat..airlines won't let you check in a laptop or camera batteries or chargers.......all that adds up to a PITA
Neil

 

Hand luggage only for batteries and laptops : From the KLM website:

 

Lithium batteries can generate a great amount of heat if short circuited, or may catch fire if damaged, improperly designed or improperly assembled. Therefore, loose lithium batteries and power banks for personal use in devices such as laptops, mobile phones and DVD players, and for medical equipment is restricted and may only be carried in hand baggage. Each spare battery must be packed separately in the original packaging. If you no longer have this packaging, you must cover the battery contact points with non-conductive tape to insulate them and pack each battery in a separate plastic bag.

 

And why not? Do you really want to be without them on a Safari should your luggage go missing?

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BTW, what have you taken for the long lens stuff? I felt limited by the 500 on 645, and the 2x converter made it really hard to stabilize.

 

 

 

 

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Jaapv my longest lens is the HC300 about 200mm equivalent in 135 terms......I have a 1.7 TC but don't plan to use it as I will loose AF with it.......my thinking is I have 400mm as I can do a 100% crop and still have a 50 megabytes file......I might have that bit wrong but it is what it is.

To be honest I really dont care to much about the photography side of it I just want to go and enjoy the seanery with my own two eyes rather than seeing Tanzania through a viewfinder like the last time I was on safari.

I'm also lugging a 150/600 Samsung lens for the tour guide as I bought it for him in KL so that he could save a few Bob.

Neil

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I'm worried about the flight from DAR to Kilimanjaro as my back pack weights 15 kg (camera gear). I have a suitcase that weights maybe 10 kg and a small bag with laptop and batteries. On the Emirates flight no problems with having 2 X hand luggage but I might have to put the safari jacket on with the batteries in that and put the lap top in the back pack and hope they don't weight it.......ideas?????

Neil

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My next flight is on precision air

[jaapv]

Yep - no birds or small animals then, and long-distance  shots are usually cr@p anyway. Concentrate on animals and environment, the most interesting part .

 

I like Precision Air Did you book a luggage seat? You're surely over 15 Kg...

[Jeff S]

To be honest I really dont care to much about the photography side of it I just want to go and enjoy the seanery with my own two eyes rather than seeing Tanzania through a viewfinder like the last time I was on safari.

 

Understandable philosophy, but seemingly incongruous with lugging a massive amount of photo gear, which presumably you packed and weighed to test in advance. Maybe you let the new toy override the goal?

 

Regardless, it should be a fun time.

 

Jeff

Edited September 9, 2018 by Jeff S

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[stunsworth]

I’m surprised Neil is surprised that all that kit weighs a ton.

Perhaps it was an impulse buy in the duty free shop?

[andybarton]

I usually restrict myself to aftershave.