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Old 18th of May 2007 (Fri)   #1
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I finally got my confirmation for Africa and I purchased my first "L"! It's a 100-400 to give me the reach on safari.

I've been shooting from the window of my apartment and have been pleased with it so far. Attached is a 100% crop of a car about a block away and 18 stories down. It was iso 100 at 1/320 to test the IS. You have to give it a fraction of a second to activate.
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Time to change your sig.

And congrats on the new lens.
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congrats on the lens. bring back some great photos from africa!
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Thanks. I forgot to change that. I took a bunch of shots and it seems that the whites are more white, blacks are more black, and reds are more red. The colours stay very true and vibrant.
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congrats on the lens. bring back some great photos from africa!


Yeah looking foward to the pics, I would love to go Africa but I think I would die from the heat.
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Yeah looking foward to the pics, I would love to go Africa but I think I would die from the heat.
Nah, we're going August/Sept which is not bad ... like a very nice Spring day, but can be damn chilly at night.

To the OP ... very good all round choice. I'm sure you'll get plenty of good shots with it.
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I've been told that a lot of places in Africa can be surprisingly cool. I will be in Kenya, and it can get cool at night because of the altitude. I'm hoping to get a lot of good shots with this lens. From the samples from the lens that I have seen on this form I will undoubtedly be pleased.
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Nah, we're going August/Sept which is not bad ... like a very nice Spring day, but can be damn chilly at night.

Good to know, I would love to go to the serengeti in tanzania.
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