skingjack From Canada, joined Aug 2008, 14 posts, RR: 0 Posted (1 year 2 months 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 2710 times:
Hello all,
I’m having a serious dilemma about which Lense length to purchase. No issues with the quality of the lenses... will get
as much as the budget allows ($750) . Based on my YEG location, most of the frequent spotting would involve western Canada & US destinations (YEG,YYC,YVR,YLW,SEA.DEN,LAS,PHX,SFO,LAX). Based on your experiences with
the described spotting locations, any thoughts on which lense might be more suitable?
Jack
P.S. using a Nikon d40 per forum info I’ve gleaned (good lense, basic body learn technique then think about upgrading the body)
NWA330nut From United States of America, joined Sep 2009, 115 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (1 year 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 2346 times:
Just go for the 70-300mm VR. Its a great lens for the money; I got mine for a little over 300 used on Ebay. Do this and you can spend the extra money on a body or your trips.
megatop412 From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 251 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (1 year 2 months 2 weeks 1 day ago) and read 2289 times:
I second that opinion, the 70-300VR is an excellent midrange lens that will last you years. You would quickly tire of only being able to zoom to 200mm doing this kind of photography.
skingjack From Canada, joined Aug 2008, 14 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (1 year 2 months 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 2240 times:
NWA330nut/megatop412,
Thank you both for validating what I had suspected ... I ended up purchasing the 70-300vr lense. Bigger is definitely better in this case? =)
My initial photos with the "new to me" d40 & this lense show a significant improvement in PQ over my previous long zoom P and S... however there is a definite need for lot's more practice (and manual/book reading) required to master a proper technique which will, hopefully, result in some suitable pictures (not necessarily a-net quality but good enough for me).
megatop412 From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 251 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 2182 times:
If you are just wanting suitable pictures, this lens and body combo will do just fine. I used this exact combo on Sunday at JFK and despite the cloudy conditions it gave me some great shots:
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