 Leslie L. Steinkraus |
Focusing on Nature & Wildlife Help! I've access to the great outdoors in the Klamath Basin, and love taking a variety of images. I use the Canon-40D, and must decide what lens to buy. It's either a telephoto zoom or a macro lens, although I hope to eventually own both. I already have the Tamron 18-270, Canon 50-250 & 18-55mm. What would fellow BP'ers suggest for capturing the birds, bees & butterflies?
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Bob Cammarata |
I would suggest selling the Tamron since its range is already covered with your two Canons. If money is no object, a fast prime super-telephoto in the 400-600 mm range with a matching teleconverter will help to pull in distant birds and other wildlife. A 100mm macro lens and a set of extension tubes will work well for the bugs. And here's a tip: For those very skittish butterflies, dragonflies, etc., that won't allow close access, add a few extension tubes to a telephoto lens. You can get full-frame shots of the bugs from well outside their circle of safety.
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Leslie L. Steinkraus |
Hi Bob, thank you! That's exactly what I shall do, except I'll shall go for the 100-400IS. Have considered the 300 prime w/converter. Just because of the cost, it's already a stretch, but ready to take the big L plunge. Keep up the good work,too! Sincerely ~LLS~
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- Dennis Flanagan Contact Dennis Flanagan Dennis Flanagan's Gallery |
Unless you plan on only shooting when light levels are great, you want to pay close attention to the speed of the lens. You'll find a lot of lenses when at their highest zoom are an f5.6 or f6.4 for their widest apertures. You will end up with a lot of dark photos or blurry ones because you had to shoot at a slow shutter speed.
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