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I had attended a talk by Nick Brandt some time back. He shoots leopards, elephants and other big game animals mostly up close with a 50mm lens, and also a Pentax 67. He hires the best guides to lead him to these animals and he spends as much as $100,000 on a trip. He also sells his limited edition prints for well over $40,000 and as much as $100,000. He’s still alive today, as far as I know! 
Caveat: I do NOT recommend anyone to get up close and personal with the wildlife in Africa!
https://clickflashshoot.wordpress.com/2015/03/28/nick-brandt/
"One interesting aspect of his photos is that unlike most nature photographers, Brandt never uses a telephoto lens. He instead uses three fixed-length lenses: a 55mm, a 105mm, and a 200mm (which is roughly equivalent to a 100mm lens on a 35mm camera).
In sticking with smaller lenses, Brandt forces himself to get closer to his subjects and thus is able to more easily create the personal feel his images possess."
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