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<blockquote data-quote="bluenoser" data-source="post: 25964" data-attributes="member: 6351"><p>Hello Terry and welcome.</p><p></p><p>Congrats on your new D3100 and that great upcoming safari trip! </p><p></p><p>As Marcel said, start taking lots of pictures and get to know your new camera. I'm assuming this is your first DSLR (?) so before you start worrying about lenses you really have to get a firm grasp of the fundamentals of photography such as exposure (aperture, shutter speed and ISO) and of course learn the ins and outs of your particular camera. In addition to your field testing, I suggest that you also read the manual (seems obvious but many don't! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />) and perhaps pick up a book like Bryan Peterson's <em>Understanding Exposure</em>. Finally feel free to ask lots of questions.</p><p></p><p>For a safari a telephoto lens would be an obvious choice and the 2 lenses suggested are both good suggestions but require a decent amount of light to get the best out of them. You probably will want to add a faster lens to your collection (35 1.8 ?) in addition to maybe a classic travel lens like the 18-200. A circular polarizer would probably come in handy especially under the blazing sun - yet another item to consider.</p><p></p><p>Most important thing to remember is to have fun!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Regards,</p><p></p><p>PS. I live in Scarborough too! (well Scarborough Canada that is - jewel of east end Toronto <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bluenoser, post: 25964, member: 6351"] Hello Terry and welcome. Congrats on your new D3100 and that great upcoming safari trip! As Marcel said, start taking lots of pictures and get to know your new camera. I'm assuming this is your first DSLR (?) so before you start worrying about lenses you really have to get a firm grasp of the fundamentals of photography such as exposure (aperture, shutter speed and ISO) and of course learn the ins and outs of your particular camera. In addition to your field testing, I suggest that you also read the manual (seems obvious but many don't! :)) and perhaps pick up a book like Bryan Peterson's [I]Understanding Exposure[/I]. Finally feel free to ask lots of questions. For a safari a telephoto lens would be an obvious choice and the 2 lenses suggested are both good suggestions but require a decent amount of light to get the best out of them. You probably will want to add a faster lens to your collection (35 1.8 ?) in addition to maybe a classic travel lens like the 18-200. A circular polarizer would probably come in handy especially under the blazing sun - yet another item to consider. Most important thing to remember is to have fun!!! :) Regards, PS. I live in Scarborough too! (well Scarborough Canada that is - jewel of east end Toronto ;)) [/QUOTE]
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