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 Oct 31 2009, 10:32 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 31-October 09 Member No.: 13,733  |
i'm a novice birder and totally uninformed photographer. and i'm broke (grad student) after buying a used Canon dslr, so i'll probably wait a little before i consider buying any equipment. what kind of lens would let me take a decent picture of a song bird 40 feet up in a tree? by decent pic, i mean i can see main characters of the bird clearly, but it doesn't have to fill the whole frame or show me the color of the eye's iris. i guess in terms of magnification, i'm thinking of 10x or so, for a minimum. i'm not going to try to take pictures of hawks a half mile away or publish a photo, just something for my own interest.
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Nov 6 2009, 12:56 PM
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 Super Member Group: Advanced Members 50 Posts: 1,124 Joined: 31-July 07 From: Southampton. UK Member No.: 9,197 |
Hi,
It depends how much you want to spend really....but I think the Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM is a good lens to start with. That's the lens I started with and I was happy with the results. Or you could step up to the Canon L series lenses, but they are mega expensive. Donna |
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Nov 8 2009, 01:51 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 31-October 09 Member No.: 13,733 |
your response was helpful, it coincided with something someone else told me. thank you.
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