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Which Lens????? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Adam112
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You'll struggle to get a decent (if any) 500mm lens for under £200. If you look around you'll probably be able to find a used Sigma 135-400mm lens for that sort of money, but the 170-500mm sells for a chunk more.You might well do better to wait for a while (and save a bit more) so you can go for the lens you want rather than compromising. Buying a shorter lens might just leave you upgrading again in the future.
CannOffice
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You can use any number of older telephoto lenses that you can get on Ebay for very little money. Get an M42 fitting and buy an adapter for EOS fitting. You will have manual focusing and will need to work in Aperture priority mode but it's a cheap way to get started and you can still save up for a better solution.
I have a 400mm f6.3 that cost me £18.00 including the adapter.
I have a 400mm f6.3 that cost me £18.00 including the adapter.
mike from ebbw
Well-known member
mike from ebbw said:
That's a real bargain you've got yourself Mike, I regularly see them sell for twice that price! From the look of the attached photo you're already putting it to good use.
mike from ebbw
Well-known member
Thanks Peter.I bought it from a local dealer that said it needed to be chipped in order to work with a digital body (which was why it was only £100).I took my 300d in to try it out and it looks like it had already been chipped.Needless to say I said nothing.
