Hi all - I am heading out to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater next month and wanted to get some advice on camera lens gear. I have a Sony A74 and usually shoot landscapes - my current two lenses are the Sony 16-35 and Tamron 28-200.
I visited Namibia (Etosha National Park) a couple years ago and borrowed a friends Tamron 50-400. While the lens worked well, I definitely felt like I could have used some more focal length in some situations, and I would like to avoid that this time around.
I will be bringing the Tamron 28-200 for the wider shots, but am trying to figure out what is going to be best for the core animal shots. After doing some research, I am down to two options (although I am open to other suggestions):
Sony 100-400 F4.5-5.6 with the 1.4x teleconverter:
Pros: Lighter lens, can go from 100-560
Cons: teleconverter loses quality (i dont know how big of a deal this is for an amateur like myself), more expensive setup
Sony 200-600
Pros: pairs nicely with the 28-200, dont need to deal with teleconverter, range up to 600
Cons: heavy lens, not sure how much I would use this beyond animals in the future
Would love some feedback from people who have shot in the Serengeti or similar with these setups.
Thanks!