Hi all
I haven't really done much (read: any) wildlife photography but, as you might have guessed, have a big interest in birds. Well I picked up my old(ish) camera from my parents house at the weekend that I haven't used in a long time and went to Thurrock Thamside Nature reserve to see what kind of birds I could see and if I could get some decent pictures. The camera I have is a Canon EOS 1200D DSLR, the lens I am using is a standard EF-S 18-55mm f/3 4-5.6 III.
Being a relative novice when it comes to using a camera the pictures I took, whilst framed ok, offered little in terms of sharpness of the main object. I am guessing that this is because of the a. the distance I was from the subjects (mainly tits, finches) and the lack of focal length with this lens. Does that sound right?
I would really like to learn more about the camera I have and how to get the best from it, so I will be looking to do that. But I think I will probably need a new lens to assist with the quality of my photographs. Can anyone recommend some lenses that would work with this camera. I'm probably looking at around the £300 mark, second hand. Anything cheaper, great - how would the EFS 55-250mm f/4-5.6 is STM Lens stack up at around £100 second hand?
Lorri
Just noticed have a look at the link below to my picture I would say all those were taken with the 400mm hand held.
POST EDIT
Click on the pictures to see what camera and lens was used
Tell you what I will give you a 100x400mm lens all I want is the P&P I was given this years ago but never used it because I had a 70x300mm with IS this lens does not have Is but I will take some pictures with my Canon 77D tomorrow, just to let you see what it can do I just took these hand held.
POST EDIT the lens is a Cosina.
100mm
330mm
400mm
Goldfincher said:I really appreciate all of your responses. Would I be better of getting the cheaper 55-250mm STM and learning how to best use my camera and process my images than parting with a substantial amount of money whilst I’m still at a very basic level?
I think your are spot on there.
It all depends what you want to do. I love taking photos of birds & get reasonable results from a 70/300 zoom. I also love butterflies & insects & again it's not too bad. I also carry bins because I like looking at birds too. So if I go out for an amble around the lanes I have bins & camera to hand at a moments notice. In the summer I may have my macro lens for better insect photos. When that was being repaired I went back to my trusty old 18/200 lens which was a good substitute.
I certainly wouldn't want to go straight from an 18/55 to 400 prime lens. Go for a zoom & play around for while & see what you want to do most.
I have sent you a friend request Lorri, not sure if this will work but this is the lens.
The Lens