Good camera for birding?
Sep 10, 2014 11:38:34 #
Hello. My name is Donnie and I'm new a novice to photography. My main interest is photographing birds and other wild life. I'm currently using a Canon SX50 and I'm looking for suggestions for the best equipment for birding. I've been reading the Hog for a couple of weeks now and very much appreciate all of your input.
Sep 10, 2014 11:42:57 #
If you are not "invested" in any particular system yet, I would recommend Sony A77 II - 12 frames per second with a state of the art sensor to match.
Sep 10, 2014 11:47:28 #
imagemeister wrote:
If you are not "invested" in any particular system yet, I would recommend Sony A77 II - 12 frames per second with a state of the art sensor to match.
Go here - http://www.feltonphoto.com/Pages/BirdsinFlight.aspx - to see what Sony and 12FPS can do for you ....that is what she uses and the 80-400 Sony lens mostly.
Sep 10, 2014 11:51:31 #
Wow, what a quick response. Thanks for the info. I'm going to check it out now.
Sep 10, 2014 11:55:20 #
Welcome to the Hog, Sugar's Daddy. As you've seen already, you'll make lots of friends & find plenty of good advice here. Your SX50 is already doing a good job if the photo you posted is any indication of your work.
Sep 10, 2014 12:10:29 #
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Sep 10, 2014 14:13:09 #
Sugar'sDaddy wrote:
Hello. My name is Donnie and I'm new a novice to photography. My main interest is photographing birds and other wild life. I'm currently using a Canon SX50 and I'm looking for suggestions for the best equipment for birding. I've been reading the Hog for a couple of weeks now and very much appreciate all of your input.
Depends, most of my friends swear by a Canon EOS 7D DLSR for bird photos with a 100-400 lens.
Great pic., Sugar'sDaddy, your Canon SX50 does a wonderful job. :thumbup:
Sep 10, 2014 14:25:34 #
Sep 10, 2014 14:30:24 #
do you have a good tripod and ballhead already? or should that be included in the $2k
Sep 10, 2014 14:40:04 #
Sep 10, 2014 14:49:28 #
A monopod is much more mobile and therefore more useful than a tripod unless you are set up at a nest site - anyway, $300 is about the staring point for either. The Sony A77 body is $1200 and the 80-400 lens is $1900 + new.....
Sep 10, 2014 15:00:57 #
If the body you pick has an electronic viewfinder, make sure it returns fast enough for shooting quickly.
Sep 10, 2014 15:02:47 #
Thanks again. Looks like I'll have to save my pennies for a while, or get a piece at a time. :cry:
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