CR in Rwanda With The Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

[dslrdummy]

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Wonderful images. For those of us unlikely to ever visit them in the wild, really appreciated. And very poignant given the recent very sad events at Cincinnati zoo. Thanks Craig.

 

[Mr Bean]

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Superb images. I've been meaning to visit Africa. Keep the images coming.

 

[JennyGW]

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Fantastic photos

 

[Ozarker]

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Absolutely beautiful photos! You have a very high skill level. Perfect. Did you use flash?

Flash is not allowed with the gorillas. You hope that the sun doesn't come out and you get a nice overcast sky and softer light.

That makes sense. Stunning photos. Really beautiful to me.

 

[peterzuehlke]

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Beautiful shots of some difficult subjects.

 

[kyle86]

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Beautiful photos! Any recommendation on tour companies to use?

 

[zulusafari]

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Don't fall in!

PS. If you come through Kenya again, give me a shout.

 

[vscd]

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So, you really used the cam without beeing able to push shadows by 6 stops? How dare you? nice work!

 

[lglass12189]

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Beautiful photos! Any recommendation on tour companies to use?

I can highly recommend Joe and Mary Ann McDonald of McDonald Wildlife. They will be leading thier 100th Gorilla trek this fall. http://hoothollow.com/index.html

Dennis

gallery.through-my-lens.com

 

[Ladislav]

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Wow. I love those pictures.

I immediately went to check prices of some trips and to my big disappointment I found that 1DX II would be actually the cheapest part of the trip.

So the only thing I can do is to enjoy pictures of others - please keep them posting. I'm looking forward for chimps.

 

[dash2k8]

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I think images cannot truly reflect what this camera is capable of in the field. Any experienced wildlife shooter on this board could have taken these images with an earlier body and the same lenses. I'd like to hear the editor relate how the 1DX2 has made things easier or obtained images in previously impossible situations.

 

[hubie]

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How are the environemental conditions there? I assume quite dark? What ISO regions did you use primarily? Cheers from ger and great pictures. I loved the first one most!

 

[ewg963]

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I’m currently in Rwanda doing gorilla trekking at Volcanoes National Park with the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II. I’ve been trekking for the last three days and it has been amazing. We head to Uganda tomorrow to trek for chimpanzees, which will be far more challenging that the gorillas.</p>
<p>My gear for the gorillas

Amazing shots!!!!

 

[cpsico]

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Amazing shots! Can't wait for your updated opinion on the 1dx Mark II

 

[YuengLinger]

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I think images cannot truly reflect what this camera is capable of in the field. Any experienced wildlife shooter on this board could have taken these images with an earlier body and the same lenses. I'd like to hear the editor relate how the 1DX2 has made things easier or obtained images in previously impossible situations.

These are wonderful portraits taken with a brand new camera. They speak for themselves, revealing much not only about the subject, but also about the empathy, intelligence, and vision of the photographer.

They also enrich the viewer.

Thanks for sharing these!

 

[candyman]

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Absolutely beautiful photos.
I especially like the photo of the adult gorilla (nr 4)

 

[jeffa4444]

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Great to see these animals in the wild and not being shot in a zoo (literally) because of public amusment. We were involved with "Gorillas in the Mist" years ago and it was a very humbling experiance.

 

[R1-7D]

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I feel like while these are astoundingly great images, they could have been better. Tony Northrup says the 1DX 2 is not the best wildlife camera and the 5DSR with its 50 MP and the 7D2 with its crop sensor can deliver just as good or better shots.

Still, though, wonderful pictures! Beautiful animals.

 

[dslrdummy]

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I feel like while these are astoundingly great images, they could have been better. Tony Northrup says the 1DX 2 is not the best wildlife camera and the 5DSR with its 50 MP and the 7D2 with its crop sensor can deliver just as good or better shots.

Still, though, wonderful pictures! Beautiful animals.

This is frankly nonsensical. As is a lot of what Tony Northrup produces. I've owned both. The 1DXii is so far ahead of the 7dii, it hardly warrants discussion. As it should be at the price. The 5DSR is not a wildlife camera, full stop. Try photographing a leopard on the move at night at 8000 iso with it.

 

[YuengLinger]

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I feel like while these are astoundingly great images, they could have been better. Tony Northrup says the 1DX 2 is not the best wildlife camera and the 5DSR with its 50 MP and the 7D2 with its crop sensor can deliver just as good or better shots.

Still, though, wonderful pictures! Beautiful animals.

This is frankly nonsensical. As is a lot of what Tony Northrup produces. I've owned both. The 1DXii is so far ahead of the 7dii, it hardly warrants discussion. As it should be at the price. The 5DSR is not a wildlife camera, full stop. Try photographing a leopard on the move at night at 8000 iso with it.

+1!

Never overestimate the people who care what Tony Northrup says!