Andrew Marrison
Active member
I have finally jumped into the DSLR pond after months of procrastinating, and got me a canon eos 350d, with the bog-standard 18-55mm lens.
As I hope to shift into wildlife photography I am looking to get a bigger lens. the 135-400mm sigma lens looks promising, with the possibility of a 1.4, or 2x convertor. Bit pricy, am going to a specialist tomorrow to test them out.
In the meantime I paddled through e-bay for lenses, and came across the OPTEKA lens, 650-1300mm with a 2x converter for less than £200.
As a novice, I need to know
1) Is this just too big?
2) Would the image quality be truly awful in most light settings (bearing in mind I live in the highlands of Scotland and have only heard rumours of sun/summer!)
3)Would I need to set the camera in concrete first to avoid the shakes
All advice gratefully received
As I hope to shift into wildlife photography I am looking to get a bigger lens. the 135-400mm sigma lens looks promising, with the possibility of a 1.4, or 2x convertor. Bit pricy, am going to a specialist tomorrow to test them out.
In the meantime I paddled through e-bay for lenses, and came across the OPTEKA lens, 650-1300mm with a 2x converter for less than £200.
As a novice, I need to know
1) Is this just too big?
2) Would the image quality be truly awful in most light settings (bearing in mind I live in the highlands of Scotland and have only heard rumours of sun/summer!)
3)Would I need to set the camera in concrete first to avoid the shakes
All advice gratefully received