mikef wrote
AnimalMad wrote
After much deliberation i can announce the long awaited kit update from a Power shot
Canon EOS7D
Canon 15-85mm IS USM Lens
Various filters
Lowepro TLZ case
Also could someone suggest a suitable telephoto lens of 70- 200 or 70 - 300mm for my kit and would you need to stay with Canon for a flash unit?
Canon Rocks -
When you say 5 lenses in the 70-200 range, you are refering to the 2 X F4's and the 2 X2.8 with the IS version haveing mark I and Mark II right?
Congratulations on a great kit - I hope it gives you a lot of enjoyment (just make sure you make lots of photos)
As regards the two telephoto zooms you mention - the 70-200 is currently available new in 5 different models and the 70-300 in 3 different models ranging in price from about R6000 to R24000 but are all (specially the L models) fantastic lenses. However, for wildlife photography in the KNP I would fully support DQ's recommendation of the 100-400 as an extremely versatile lens with a bit more reach than the models above while retaining good IQ.
When you say 5 lenses in the 70-200 range, you are refering to the 2 X F4's and the 2 X2.8 with the IS version haveing mark I and Mark II right?
My father has owned the 100-400 L for a few years now (thinks its about 4 years) and he has never had a problem with it at all. i have used it myself and it is an amazing lenses: versatile with the zoom range, IS is good, image quality is, as all L lenses are, very very good, only problem I have with it is the focusing time, but this is to be expected with such a huge focal range.
I prefer the primes to zooms, (even though i am looking for a secong hand 70-200 F4) as the image quality is just unbeatable. As stated before i have 200 f2.8 , 300 f4 , and a 90 f2.8. one of the other things I like about primes are that you have to think about how you are going to take the picture, in my eyes, it is how photography should be, a bit of a challenge but amazing good fun at the same time. not just zoom out a bit and shoot. anyone can do that:):)
DuQues
very helpful 
....until that moment I will have to stick to the slightly cheaper lenses and the new 50-500mm is a good lens, quality is better than it used to be.... 
