Way back in June I had lots of helpful advice on here about safari photography with my Nikon D7200. I took my 70-300mm lens, along with a general use 35mm lens, my brand new Opticron Explorer 10x42 binoculars and my iphone 13 as a back up camera, in the end, thinking that should be enough. However, sadly on day 2, our tents were slashed and everything was stolen.
Luckily I was lent an old phone so I could take some snaps, but I did recall the advice (given here) to just enjoy the experience and not worry too much about the equipment. We were extremely lucky and had some pretty close encounters with loads of lions, wild dogs and a leopard, plus plenty of other animals, so the lack of binoculars or a zoom camera wasn't really a problem in the end.
I have slowly replaced most of the kit I lost, but am still looking for a decent camera bag. I had a wonderful Crumpler bag, which could fit my camera with a standard zoom lens, plus the 70-300mm zoom, along with batteries/remotes etc. The problem is I do not know which model it was - I think it was a Ben's Pizza, from the pics I have found online and would be happy to get another of those, but not sure about the size - I suspect it is the XL, but the sizes I can find online are a bit unclear, so I wondered if anyone has one and can advise? I'd also be open to other models that would fit the D7200 with 16-85mm lens, plus the 70-300mm lens that are also messenger style bags (Crumpler seem to have a bewildering number of models out there!).
Thanks
Luckily I was lent an old phone so I could take some snaps, but I did recall the advice (given here) to just enjoy the experience and not worry too much about the equipment. We were extremely lucky and had some pretty close encounters with loads of lions, wild dogs and a leopard, plus plenty of other animals, so the lack of binoculars or a zoom camera wasn't really a problem in the end.
I have slowly replaced most of the kit I lost, but am still looking for a decent camera bag. I had a wonderful Crumpler bag, which could fit my camera with a standard zoom lens, plus the 70-300mm zoom, along with batteries/remotes etc. The problem is I do not know which model it was - I think it was a Ben's Pizza, from the pics I have found online and would be happy to get another of those, but not sure about the size - I suspect it is the XL, but the sizes I can find online are a bit unclear, so I wondered if anyone has one and can advise? I'd also be open to other models that would fit the D7200 with 16-85mm lens, plus the 70-300mm lens that are also messenger style bags (Crumpler seem to have a bewildering number of models out there!).
Thanks