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Bird lens
Dec 11, 2017 16:29:52 #
tenny52
Loc: San Francisco
I have my D610 and my longest lens is a FX 70-200mm. If I want to shoot birds, what lens should I buy on a budget, DX/FX, auto/manual, zoom/prime, Nikkor/non ?
Dec 11, 2017 16:33:26 #
I've had good luck with the Nikkor 200-500 f5.6. I believe this is for a dx camera but I'm not sure.
Dec 11, 2017 16:41:16 #
vonzip wrote:
I've had good luck with the Nikkor 200-500 f5.6. I believe this is for a dx camera but I'm not sure.
Works on fx or dx. Consider Tamron 150-600mm G2.
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Dec 11, 2017 16:42:52 #
The 200-500 is a good choice...it is an FX lens. I also use the newly acquired Tamron 150-600 G2 and it appears, so far, that the 200-500 is quicker to focus.
Dec 11, 2017 16:46:06 #
Dec 11, 2017 16:51:00 #
On a budget, the Nikkor 55-300 AFS VR zoom. 50% more reach, light enough for handheld, used on ebay for about $250.
Dec 11, 2017 16:53:20 #
tenny52 wrote:
I have my D610 and my longest lens is a FX 70-200mm. If I want to shoot birds, what lens should I buy on a budget, DX/FX, auto/manual, zoom/prime, Nikkor/non ?
Backyard birds or something else? backyard birds won't require lenses that long. I shoot them with a 300mm F4 Nikkor AF or shorter. What focal length will depend on what birds & how close...
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Dec 11, 2017 19:16:25 #
tenny52
Loc: San Francisco
Thanks folks, 200-500mm range seems a good choice, but it is too expensive to my liking of birds. I think NG photographers probably use that to shoot eagle snapping up a fish.
The 55-300mm DX looks right, but it seems a little wasteful since it overlaps a partial range portion of my fx 70-200mm.
Would a 300mm DX is equivalent to a FF 400mm with an effective pixel count of 18000 down from 24000?
What would it be like looking through a DX lens on my D610? Does it still occupy the whole view finder or only partially?
The 55-300mm DX looks right, but it seems a little wasteful since it overlaps a partial range portion of my fx 70-200mm.
Would a 300mm DX is equivalent to a FF 400mm with an effective pixel count of 18000 down from 24000?
What would it be like looking through a DX lens on my D610? Does it still occupy the whole view finder or only partially?
Dec 11, 2017 21:55:40 #
The 55-300 is equivalent to a 450mm on a FF. What you see on the DX is what you would see at 450mm on a FF. It occupies the whole frame. I never used my 55-200 again after I got the 55-300. The lens will work well on any Nikon DX camera of any MP. I got my 55-300 used on ebay for about $250.
tenny52 wrote:
Thanks folks, 200-500mm range seems a good choice,... (show quote)
Dec 11, 2017 22:41:29 #
tenny52
Loc: San Francisco
thanks, can anyone tell me the difference with that 55-300mm and the other 70-300mm which is much cheaper?
Dec 12, 2017 08:08:02 #
vonzip wrote:
I've had good luck with the Nikkor 200-500 f5.6. I believe this is for a dx camera but I'm not sure.
It's a full frame lens but works extremely well on DX with the 1.5 crop factor.
Dec 12, 2017 08:09:41 #
DaveO wrote:
The 200-500 is a good choice...it is an FX lens. I also use the newly acquired Tamron 150-600 G2 and it appears, so far, that the 200-500 is quicker to focus.
My observations as well. The Sigma 150-600 Contemporary is also quicker to focus than the G2.
Dec 12, 2017 08:55:19 #
Jim Bob wrote:
My observations as well. The Sigma 150-600 Contemporary is also quicker to focus than the G2.
I use manual focus with the G2 for birds not in flight or when using the 1.4X. It is easy enough to do. I need fairly decent light with the max aperture at F9. I have only used it on the D500.
Dec 12, 2017 08:55:50 #
tenny52 wrote:
I have my D610 and my longest lens is a FX 70-200mm. If I want to shoot birds, what lens should I buy on a budget, DX/FX, auto/manual, zoom/prime, Nikkor/non ?
I guess it depends on your budget.
I use the Sigma 100-400mm on my D7200.
You don't want to use a DX lens on your FX D610.
Dec 12, 2017 09:51:26 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
tenny52 wrote:
I have my D610 and my longest lens is a FX 70-200mm. If I want to shoot birds, what lens should I buy on a budget, DX/FX, auto/manual, zoom/prime, Nikkor/non ?
Your camera has a FF sensor so no crop factor. If it's just birds, I'd look for a prime at 300mm or 400mm with a 1.4 or 1.5 power converter. A budget limit will reduce the quality and the speed but I don't think it would be any worse than a budget telephoto zoom. The 1.5X converter would get you out to 600mm on a 400mm prime.
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