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Which camera and Lens to buy I am an avid bird photographer and already have a digital camera but want to upgrade to an SLR with a good telephoto lens with image stabilizer. As I am a roving photographer, I would prefer something not too heavy and bulky. Can you advise. I would like to go for either a Canon or Nikon. Regards, Marianne
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William Schuette |
Hi Marianne, you left out an essential piece of info. How much are you looking to spend, whatr type of lenses do you need to start? Bill
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Bob Cammarata |
The attached example was shot recently with a 600 mm f-4 with two stacked 2X-teleconverters (2400 mm). But these can be costly (and heavy) and will require some type of support. A zoom lens won't really be practical since they are generally not as fast as primes or as sharp...and won't perform nearly as well when tele-converters are attached. Both Nikon and Canon make AF 400 f-2.8 and AF 600 mm f-4 super-tele's (if money is no object) but you may want to consider buying a used manual-focus super-telephoto instead at a fraction of the cost. A sturdy car-window mount will be another worthwhile investment if you seek wading birds or migrating waterfowl at nearby nature preserves, where you can usually count on getting close enough for full-frame coverage of many species (...as long as you don't try opening the car door to get out.) Bob
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