Definitely the Macro and 55-300.
Not sure why you would take the 16-45, but the 50mm 1.4 would come in useful for evening indoor shots.
You could probably do with something else a bit longer, but not a monster;
Sigma af 400 f5.6, would be useful for birding (if they have them in Kenya).
They can be had for around £200, put a WTB in the classified, you never know who will respond.

Davex.

IMHO No 1 would have worked slightly better if the subjects bodies had been slightly turned toward each other, or had both been looking inwards, as it is their posture and eyes direct the viewer outwards.
No2 looks good, but maybe the subjects should have been closer to the oval thing, as they are they are a little bit lost in the frame.
Other than those points I like them.
Good use of the fisheye, and the flash in No1.

Davex.

Hate to differ but the 12-24 is simply stunning, it is the one lens I have never considered selling.
Yes 16mm or 17mm is a good fl for landscapes etc, but the other lenses cannot match the flexibility of the extra 12-16mm zoom range provided by the 12-24.
Also, it`s very close foccusing ability is IMHO unmatched by any of the others.
Try the 12-24 first, if you cannot get on with it (and some cannot)you should have no problem selling it on.
I believe there is one currently in the classified section.

Davex.

Ah, but you forget Mike, He has the cash from his Pentax sale, or is it from the Sony sale :

A fantastic lens, one of the forum favourites.
I owned one for 3 months, used it twice, then sold it. Build quality A++, IQ A++, internal zoom and focussing A++, but SDM ? B-, slow and there will always be a doubt about it sticking.
Go for the Sigma 70-200, I think there is a good one on the classified atm.

Davex.

Quite correct Pentaxophile, Original shot was taken from a sitting position in a moving safari vehicle, the exif data is still there; ISO400 @ f8.
I think it shows the quality of the lens quite well, perhaps I should have made the conditions clear in the OP.

Davex.

Just to add to Mike-Ps;

Uncropped for me as well, I like the feeling that i am about to be run over

For me having the matching hood does make the difference, you can get a generic, but it isn`t the same.
Also, you may find the quickshift function on the DA a major benefit in some circumstances.
So for these two things alone I would spend the extra.
I also suspect but have no evidence that resale values for the DA may be comparatively higher.

Davex.

wot MarkD said