costa rica

Hi, I will be going on a birding tour in Costa Rica next month. It's my first time there and I am pretty excited about it. Trying to be well prepared. I will take a Canon R7 with 100-500mm and an R6ii with the 100mm Macro lens. Also a monopod for stabilization and possibly (not decided yet) a...

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Hi there, what are the forums views on the extent that a loud shutter is a major disadvantage for photographing wildlife in Costa Rica? Was wondering this or do the wildlife basically ignore this? Have seen so many Costa Rica photos taken with DSLRs so is it such a problem?

Hi all, I am a new member on this forum from the UK. I want some advice from you guys. I am going on a Costa Rica trip in April next year. I have a choice of buying a Nikon D850 and a D5 both used for the trip. Downside is that this delays my move to mirrorless and would mean I would then have...

Hello - I'll be taking a family trip (not a solo photography trip) to Costa Rica in mid-July. We'll spend five days at an ecolodge a few miles south of La Fortuna and then head to the coast (Manuel Antonio). I'm planning to take a number of guided tours (bird tour and a few other nature-oriented...

Just an amazing experience! Dennis and the rest of the guides did a wonderful job of pointing out wildlife and helping with camera settings and tips for using the background to help define the subjects. Well done to those guys!

I travelled with my family to Costa Rica over the Christmas break. It was an incredible experience, made even more special as we were very fortunate to get one of the few flights out of Vancouver during this period. We stayed in Nuevo Arenal ("Cloud" Forest) and Potrero (Pacific north coast)...

I’m heading to CR next week for a workshop with Steve. I ordered the Z400 2.8 TC and the 800PF but neither has shown up. NPS doesn’t loan these out and they’re not available from rental houses. So do I bring an easy handholdable Z100-400 plus the Z TC’s or my F-mount 180-400 f/4 TC with the...

I am debating between the following long lens combinations for the upcoming Costa Rica workshop (simply because I own all of these): 1. Nikon 400 mm FL Nikon 300 mm PF TC x1.4, 1.7, 2.0 2. Nikon 500 mm PF Nikon 300 mm PF TC x1.4 3. Nikon 400 mm FL Nikon 500 mm PF Nikon...

I would like to get your thoughts or experiences on going to Costa Rica with Covid rates high in the country. We were supposed to go in March of 2020, had reservations, flights, etc. Then Covid cases started increasing and suddenly the U.S border was closed to people returning from Costa Rica...

My wife and I are planning a trip to Costa Rica to photograph Hummingbirds July 2021. We have our first stop booked (Hotel Quitales) and are looking for suggestions for two more locations to stay. We are on a limited budget (between $2500.00 and $3000.00 for 9 days including lodging, food...