Category: Camera Gear & Equipment

Wild Eye Rental Gear Over the past years, Wild Eye has developed quite the diverse range of camera gear to rent out to all our guests who travel with us. We have quite a variety of Nikon and Canon DSLR's, recently adding 3 mirrorless R6 Canon bodies with adaptors and the new RF 100mm - [...]

The future of photography...  Now that is a scary thought! The world of photography is constantly evolving with new technologies and advancements being made every day. As photographers, it's important to stay informed about the latest trends and developments in the field in order to stay ahead of the game. One of the biggest trends [...]

In this video, I show you how I set up my function buttons on my Nikon Z9, specifically for wildlife photography. Of course, these are just the way that I have them set up and your use case may change entirely. I hope it helps all you new Z9 owners out there. Have a different [...]

In this video, I take a look at my shiny new Nikon Z9 and show you just how I sets up my Photo Shooting Menu and Video Recording Menu. There will be more videos coming soon on this flagship camera, from a Custom Button Mapping Video, to an in depth look at the focusing system [...]

Canon South Africa's Product Marketing Manager Roger Machin recently visited the Wild Eye office and shared a very informative presentation and training session with our guides. With camera technology advancing at a rate of knotts it is vital that our guiding team stay up to date with the latest developments in an effort to deliver [...]

Roger Machin is the head of marketing for Canon South Africa and has been working for Canon for more than 25 years. He recently came to the Wild Eye office to give the guides a presentation on the Canon Mirrorless System. I thought that I would share a few things that I learnt about the [...]

The 100-400mm focal range has to be one of the most popular, versatile and accessible focal ranges to buy into. Whether you shoot Canon DSLR (100-400mm) Mirrorless (100-500mm RF), Nikon (80-400mm or 200-400mm) or prefer to use third party lenses like Sigma (150-600mm) on your choice of camera brand, the chances are that you have [...]

My name is James Evans and I’m a 23-year-old student studying a master’s degree in architecture in the UK. I have loved photography for as long as I can remember, taking pictures with basic point and shoot digital cameras with little understanding of the technical or artistic aspects. My dad is an enthusiastic photographer and [...]