The Camera Gear We Packed for our South Africa Trip My absolute favorite thing to do on vacation? Take pictures! Photographs are the perfect souvenir, especially if your suitcase space is limited. Pack your camera, and you’ll be able to capture all sorts of mementos and souvenirs to bring back and share with friends. For this trip, Kyle and I packed both of our camera bodies. We’d been using the Nikon D3300 Digital SLR Camera for years but upgraded to the Nikon D750 camera body for this trip. The D3300 is a great starter camera for bloggers and the one I recommend to all my family and friends. Additionally, we packed three lenses to swap between the different cameras. We brought the Nikon 50 mm zoom lens for animal photography on safari. The Nikon 35 mm lens is ideal for outfit photos and portraits, in addition to being a great everyday lens for general photography. And this Rokinon 12 mm F2.8 wide angle lens is great for landscape shots, architecture photography, and couple selfies.