December 2017 – Capture Namibia

DJI Mavic Pro – easy to carry professional drone

This drone is so easy to carry. You fold the arms in and can place it in its carry-bag. For flying you just click your smart phone in the remote control. Make sure that you have installed the software on your phone and that you already have made connection with your drone before you are out in the bush. Otherwise you can not use the drone at all!! Before flying your drone, calibration has to be done. Just follow the instructions...

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DJI Spark: the small have it all

If you’re looking for the smallest drone today with professional features, take a look at the Spark model of DJI. You can even use your smartphone to control it. But I wouldn’t advice this because the range is very reduced. The drone is easy transportable in its isomo foam box and it’s ver well protected.You have place for a spare set of propellers and your SD cards. We have used the landing platform for take-off and landing. In that way, we...

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13DecDecember 13, 2017

The right support for professional gear: the Benro Tripod with gimbal head

Once you’re working with professional material, you need a good support for your equipment. Mostly this gives you a limitation in handling your equipment such as moving around. Don’t look any further! Place your equipment on the Benro Tripod-swinghead combination where you can move 360° around. With the adaptable legs, you can even do this on an uneven underground. Now stability is secured. We are using the Benro A2691T tripod. This aluminium tripod is easy to handle and you can...

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13DecDecember 13, 2017

360° Full dome camera: a fun travel companion!

Do you want to surprise yourself and the ones you want to show off with photos or a movie of your holiday? Take this funny gizmo with you on your trip. It works in practically the same way as an action cam. But this cam has 2 objectives, so you shoot a 360° photo or a movie. With a GoPro compatible mount you can use all supports from this brand. We have used it on the pull bar of our jeep...

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As expected: pure professionalism

Looking for the real professional gear with professional results? Look no further. This lens-body combination will give you the wanted result. We use the Canon 500 mm F/4 with the Canon 5D MIII. This lens is also know as the bird lens! And that is correct, one can shoot the perfect image of a bird with this lens. But don’t let it stop you there, look for other opportunities to work with this top lens. In Etosha, we have worked with this...

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Nikon 7200 + Sigma 150 – 600: a perfect match?

A few months ago we have tested this combination already in Daan Viljoen NP. This time we took it with us on a 3 week during journey. This was the real test on how this combination works when you’re on the go. Despite the higher weight of the lens compared of the Tamron, the combination was quite easy to use. Just pick it up and shoot. The camera doesn’t take too long to start up. Also the battery last for a good...

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Tamron 150-600 VS Sigma 150-600

Last April, we went to Daan Viljoen Nature Reserve. There we took the opportunity to test out some of our equipment that we rent out. We compared two fenomenal zoom lenses: The Sigma 150-600 Sport and the Tamron 150-600 GH2. Both lenses have an incredible zoom capacity and are quite small to carry. These two zoomlenses are such a pleasure to work with. The zoom range is so big that you can take so many pictures with the same lens. For...

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Up in the air! Drone flying……

We have the Dji Phantom I and the Dji Phantom 3 Standard to test. As a first reaction we go for the Phantom 3 with all its new features. But we saw also advantages of the Phantom I. So choosing between the two will be again a very personal choice when leaving for a trip. Preparing to fly. First a calibration has to be performed. On the Phantom I you have to do it completely manually. On the III it...

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