I had Mark Austin of African Sporthunting Productions video a Buffalo hunt for me 5 years ago. Totally professional and a nice addition to the hunt. He and his father, Rob, are as knowledgeable as most PHs having videod with many of Zim's best. Great judges of trophy quality and they will get right in the mix regardless of what is going down. I paid for their services but the Safari operator heavily discounted the daily rate to get the publicity.

I have been out of town for a few days working so am just now getting back to this thread.

I do not want to start a pissing match with you, David. I will add one more comment though. My point is I'm no writer and you're no videographer. The difference between you and me is if someone on this forum posted a question about whether or not anyone had ever hired a journalist to compose a journal of a safari I wouldn't:

1. Chime in and try to sell them a video of their hunt.
2. Classify all writers as drunks with little ambition/ability to hold a real job.
3. Say that "I've been told you read it once and throw it in the cupboard".

I've got one hell of a lot more character than someone who would do that. My point is you rubbed me wrong the way you posted what you could offer while at the same time tearing down someone in a different but similar line of business. I think you could have handled it in a much better manner. That's what ruffled my feathers.

Now, with that said, I can see how one of your journals would be one hell of a nice way to capture a safari and be remembered for a lifetime. I wish you good luck in your business and hold no grudges against you.

I take my video camera with me almost on every hunt, I enjoy watching what I have filmed in North America and Africa. One of my hunting buddies and I take turns at times filming. My videos are raw and even with editing programs available, still amatuerish. My friends that have hired professionals to film their safari hunts have some really good dvd's of their hunts. It is a personal and financial choice to make whether to hire it done or try and and do it yourself or not to film it at all. I can tell you one thing, being behind a camera instead of behind a 500 nito express with a charging dangerous game,,, what price would you charge??? Sometimes you get what you pay for, it is harder to do than it looks, good camera work is hard to put a price on, especially if it is "the Hunt" of a lifetime. I agree with researching the cameraman, ask for references and many can provide footage or clips of hunts. I don't sell or try to publish any of my DVD's, they are only for my personal use or my close friends,,, And yes,, I have plenty of my goof ups on film,,,,good for a rainy day entertainment. I think people like Tyge Floyd and his collegues earn their pay,,drwes

Okay, okay Tyge, point taken. I didn't mean to rub anyone up the wrong way and maybe I did handle it wrong. As you can imagine, I have had this debate with many a cameraman, and it is simply my opinion that most of them are full of piss and vinegar and over-rate themselves. I know that there is good and bad in every business and I apologize if it appeared that I was questioning your professionalism or integrity. It was certainly not meant to be a personal attack against anyone, and I think I made it clear from the start that there are some brilliant cameramen out there. I started out trying to offer hunters an alternative to video and obviously got a little carried away. No offence Tyge, I'm sure you are a very capable cameraman. Thanks for the vote of confidence on the journals and I wish you luck too. Maybe we will bump into each other in field one day. Incidentally, I also do a little filming now and then but concede that I'm no pro!