[paulthomas]

Originally Posted by mhc-art

Good afternoon all,

I'm hoping you can help advise me on a camera and lense for wildlife photography. I am starting out as a wildlife artist and will be going to Africa next year for a month where my main objective is to collect as much reference material as possible.

I am looking at either the Canon 400D or the 30D, am I right in thinking the 400D is the entry level camera and the 30D a step up?... I am quite sure that it will be either of those cameras I choose, what I am less sure of is what zoom lense I should go for as I have no idea what to look for. Any advice would be very much appreciated, how much can I expect to pay?, will I also need another lense for closer subjects or is there one that does both?.. do I buy the camera body only?, any good websites you may all be able to direct me to would also be helpful?..

Thanks!

Martin

Africa can be a very hostile place to take a camera. I won't advise you what to buy or not buy but I will say don't expect consumer grade cameras and lenses to survive a month's exposure to the African dust.