Florida for Bald Eagles: Found a beautiful spot by Titusville to photography bald eagles, problem is, they are far away. What lens do you recommend for canon 80d or sony aII7? Thank...

cony25

Found a beautiful spot by Titusville to photography bald eagles, problem is, they are far away.
What lens do you recommend for canon 80d or sony aII7?

Thank you!

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

cony25 wrote:

Found a beautiful spot by Titusville to photography bald eagles, problem is, they are far away.
What lens do you recommend for canon 80d or sony aII7?

Thank you!

What are your current lenses and just how far away is far away? Can you post a shot taken with your current lens?

jim quist Loc: Missouri

I have the Canon 500 f4 that I use with a 2x. If the birds were still too far away I would buy this lens.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/542293-REG/Canon_2746B002AA_EF_800mm_f_5_6L_IS.html

If you don't have an extender I would suggest this one:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=canon%20extender%20ef%202x%20iii&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ps

If the birds are still too far away buy a good crop camera.

dglueck Loc: Rochester, NY

The Canon 800mm/f5.6 is $13k new. Ouch. For $4k (Canon R6 at $2500 + RF 800mm/f11 at $900 + RF 2x Extender at $600) you'll have a very nice birding setup with Canon's latest camera and lens technology.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

cony25 wrote:

Found a beautiful spot by Titusville to photography bald eagles, problem is, they are far away.
What lens do you recommend for canon 80d or sony aII7?

Thank you!

What lens do you have and how far away? The 80D is a fine camera for the use, but need more info on your current lens and the distance.

jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA

Going there in a few weeks, where did you find the eagles?

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

cony25 wrote:

Found a beautiful spot by Titusville to photography bald eagles, problem is, they are far away.
What lens do you recommend for canon 80d or sony aII7?

Thank you!

You can probably get away with manual focusing at that distance.

You can adapt a lens like this to the 80d and crop or to the Sony and use 2X Clear Image Zoom........https://www.ebay.com/itm/EXC-5-Minolta-RF-Rokkor-800mm-f-8-Telephoto-Reflex-Mirror-Lens-from-JAPAN/254804030045?hash=item3b5380f25d:g:J2EAAOSwDchf0jfA

Just make sure you have a "clean" atmosphere to shoot through !
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jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

cony25 wrote:

Found a beautiful spot by Titusville to photography bald eagles, problem is, they are far away.
What lens do you recommend for canon 80d or sony aII7?

Thank you!

The Canon EF 600mm lens with a 2x teleconverter on a sturdy tripod.

But keep in mind. I know of an eagles nest that is very far away and even with the best lens and a doubler, I couldn't get a good image. The only thing I can do is go there often, wait to see where the eagles go for hunting, and get pictures of them up close or in flight where I know they usually hunt for fish etc.... My eagle nest is so far away that even if I had Canons 800mm lens and the doubler I wouldn't get a good image. So the bottom line is to know the limitations of your camera and all the lenses made.

vineyardman Loc: Florida

cony25 wrote:

Found a beautiful spot by Titusville to photography bald eagles, problem is, they are far away.
What lens do you recommend for canon 80d or sony aII7?

Thank you!

I have and use a Canon 80D and consider it the camera of choice most times and use it on a tripod all the time for my Bluebird interest. I keep it mounted to a Tamron 150-600g2 with a tamron 1.5 extender. I have always gotten excellent results-in my opinion—. That’s the lens I would recommend and doubt you would ever be dissatisfied. An excellent lens.

vineyardman Loc: Florida

My mistake. That should read a Tamron 1.4 extender.😔

rcarol

jim quist wrote:

I have the Canon 500 f4 that I use with a 2x. If the birds were still too far away I would buy this lens.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/542293-REG/Canon_2746B002AA_EF_800mm_f_5_6L_IS.html

If you don't have an extender I would suggest this one:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=canon%20extender%20ef%202x%20iii&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ps

If the birds are still too far away buy a good crop camera.

I'm sorry. There is no bird photo that is worth $13,000. Birds are beautiful but................

limeybiker

We rode along alligator alley South Florida, some years ago, there seemed to be a bald eagle or osprey's nest on every pylon, quite near the motorway. We even saw an alligator on the side of the road. I think I saw a panther run across the road, but it was so quick and far away.

Maxtrac50

Here are links to Brevard County Bird sites. http://www.nbbd.com/photos/birds1/index.html and

http://www.merrittislandwildlifeassociation.org/black-point-wildlife-drive.asp

Planning a trip to black point wildlife drive soon

Bob the Boat Builder Loc: New Port Richey Fl.

Maxtrac50 wrote:

Here are links to Brevard County Bird sites. http://www.nbbd.com/photos/birds1/index.html and

http://www.merrittislandwildlifeassociation.org/black-point-wildlife-drive.asp

Planning a trip to black point wildlife drive soon

I live in Pasco County and there are 4 eagles / Osprey nests in Key Vista Park and they are VERY close to the bike path plus two are across from a picnic bench in opposite directions so you can quickly turn to the one that has activity. I use a Canon SX 70 and it does great at only 3/4 Zoom.
Bob the boat builder

cony25

It's called black spring, you go in your car and drive, and toward the end, you will see them high up in a tree.