In this episode, Mark Raycroft, Ron Hayes and Jason Loftus take on another round of exceptional listener questions head-on. The crew shares wisdom on "THE wildlife lens" for both Canon and Nikon shooters, as well as tripod head preferences. Questions also explore image printing and the guys share their preferred labs in both Canada and the U.S. And our team shares their experiences and recos for the "not-so-sexy" part of wildlife photography, but ever so important, out-of-country travel insurance and managing mobile phone charges while abroad. Enjoy the episode—the laughs are always free.

Sound Bites

"There is no statistical measure for how fast I would lose a SIM card."

Chapters

03:09 Experiences with the Dragonfly Decoy

12:01 Listener Questions and Wildlife Photography

12:59 Choosing the Best Lens for Wildlife Photography

21:03 Tripod and Gimbal Preferences

27:03 Travel Insurance for Photographers

36:10 Out of Country Phone Networks

44:53 Printing Photos and Preferred Methods

Questions and Links

@ColinBigelowPhoto

What is the number one lens for wildlife photography—if we had to choose?

@RobWaddellPhotography

What is your go-to tripod head—Gimbal or Fluid Head?

@FairFXMike

What do you guys do for out-of-country travel insurance?

What about out-of-country phone networks?

@MitchDeCock

What is your preferred way to print photos: white board or mats, type of frame, metal?

www.artbeatsstudio.com

www.bayphoto.com

www.posterjack.ca

www.gallery6denver.com

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