Lens Dilemma for Safari nikon

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Going to Tanzania early next year, i have a z50 ii , z6iii, z7. Now, do i get a sigma 100-400 and take my 500mm pf +tc for anything where i need longer reach or just get the 180-600? Really in a dilema with this one
 
I just did Kenya (including Masai Mara and Amboseli, which are on the border with Tanzania) with a Fuji 16-55 and 100-400 (APS-C, so 24-70 and 150-600ish equivalent). Those with more direct experience might say otherwise, but I think a 100-400 even on full frame would suffice, especially if you have a 500mm on another body. If the 100-400 went on your crop sensor body it'd be plenty, assuming Tanzania is similar to the Kenyan parks.
 
FWIW in regard to focal lengths....

I use mFT now and last year in Botswana I took 2 bodies.

On one was my 40-150 & x 2 TC
the other was my 300 & x 1.4 TC

So, with the FoV equivalence was @ max 600mm and 840mm respectively and depending on the subject and the environment, I felt I still lacked some reach but was very happy with what I saw and photographed :) (I totted up the species as I split them into separate folders...34 of them ~ phew!)

Therefore, all being well the safari guides will be able to get you into opportune positions to utilise whatever lens(es) you take.

I hope you have a great trip and make sure to take lots of memory cards & if possible a laptop and external hard drive for your backups.

PS likely stating the obvious......make sure whatever you decide on that it will all fit in your carry on luggage!
 
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Was in tanzania a few years ago on safari. I had a sigma 120-300. & 1.4tc on a d500 and a 70-200 on a d810 with a 24-105 in bag for landscape

I think 180 at the short end might be too long. Some of the vehicles get pretty close to the animals

I rarely felt i had too short a lens

I’d be thinking about a 70-200 and 500mm- if they share a tc all the better. Probably on the z6/z7 with the 500 on the z7 for better later cropping options plus a landscape lens in bag. Some shots with exif data attached if it helps

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I did Tanzania a couple of years ago with a z50/z6. I took a Tamron F mount 100-400 as my longest lens. It was fine in Tarangire and Serengeti but on a couple of occasions I could have done with a bit more in Ngorongoro.
 
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