spec me lenses (safari, astrophotography)

Glaucus · 15 Jan 2015 at 20:34

Can you lovely people spec me two lenses please.
One good for night time star photos, as I understand it need as wide a lenses as possible.
And one for a safari trip.
No budget, but as cheap as possible with out being crap.
Safaris not till December, Astro lenses I would like by march depending on cost and how much I need to save if at all.

For a cannon 500d, any help appreciated, as I'm clueless on these things.

I assume this will be fine as a remote fir controlling shutter time?
Or should I be looking at something else
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Timer-Remot...F8&qid=1421353937&sr=8-2&keywords=remote+500d

Glaucus · 15 Jan 2015 at 21:33

Yeah got the standard 18 - 55
So what model 100-400

And on the tokina there seems to be two dx and dx2 what's the difference?

Why are lenses so expensive

Glaucus · 16 Jan 2015 at 08:38

Hiring doesn't really make sense. As there will be other trips.

Glaucus · 16 Jan 2015 at 12:16

How much is hiring and it'll probably be a couple of times a year.
jessops is £40 a day, be cheaper to buy, is there some where much cheaper?
is there total waivers for breakage/theft?

Glaucus · 16 Jan 2015 at 13:54

Thanks, even lenses for hire, looking at almost £275 just for the telephoto lens so hardly seems worth it.
Sigma seems to come at a very good price second hand. Will have to do some saving though.