Cory R.
Hi, welcome to Adorama! My name is Cory, how are you today? How can I assist you? Are you looking at a camera? Or maybe you are needing some help with a lens?
Cory R.
I'm great, thanks for asking. Glad you are good
Both actually -- I'm going on a safari and looking for an all-purpose camera/lens that will also be good for that trip. One of my friends who is a semi-pro photographer recommended the Nikon D7200 with the 18-300 f/3.5-5.6G lends
Cory R.
I would suggest either the 18-200mm lens with it, or going with an off brands 18-300mm or 18-270mm lens on it
do you think the 200-300 range will make a difference for safari?
Cory R.
The biggest difference between them is the distortion the lens has between the 200-300mm range on the 18-300mm lens nikon made
sorry, I guess two questions. One is deciding b/w the 18-200 and 18-300 (do I need a 200-300 option) and second is if need more than 200, which off brand 18-300 or 18-270 do you suggest?
Cory R.
I get that, sorry I meant to finish that answer. The range won't be that much of a loss on a safari with Nikon but I truly suggest an off brand when going for ranged lenses unless you start going into Full Frame lenses Nikon makes. And Tamron lenses are great, I'm looking up which brand makes what lenses right now
Ok so its tamron and sigma with 16-300 and 18-270. Both are good, the Tamron is a better glass with less issues
thanks. I noticed those are 3.5/6.3 lenses--when I asked my friend about the cheaper Nikon 18-300 (also 3.5-6.3) he said that it was worth getting the more expensive Nikon with the lower f stop -- curious what you think though?
Cory R.
The more expensive with lower f/stop is heavier and doesn't have as much VR on it.
hmm okay. more VR seems good. I'm less concerned about weight but lighter is obviously better
so you'd suggest the tamron over the sigma right?
Cory R.
Yes, the lighter one is 10oz lighter
And yes I suggest tamron over sigma
okay thanks -- taking a step back, do you like the d7200 as the base camera?
Cory R.
It's super fast, wonderful in all lighting situations and it's just a great camera ll around
last question--in terms of "other stuff" what do you recommend? I'm thinking in terms of memory cards, extra battery(?), a UV/clear/polarized filter (I noticed people recommend as lens protection and they are included in several kits--are the ones in the kits good or do you need a separate one), etc.
Cory R.
Memory cards, you need two. Either same size/speed or larger of the two in the first slot. At least 32GB in the first. And I don't use filters I find it to mess with my straight out of camera
thanks. re. memory cards I thought my friend said get one that was at least 95MB write speed since this clears the buffer and can take more continuous shots (of animals for example)
Cory R.
And extra battery, only if you feel like you will be shooting over 8+ hours a day
but pretty much all the cards I see say 95MB read speed with a much lower write speed--did I get that wrong or am I missing the right card to get
Cory R.
Let me grab a link for one you want
Cory R.
Here's one that has a higher speed
They make a 32GB and a 16GB in it as well
great. thanks. for reference, a 64GB will hold roughly how many RAW pictures?
Cory R.
About 900 RAW and JPEG FINE combined
Cory R.
Double that and you are good
perfect, appreciate all of your help!
Cory R.
