Hi everyone,
I'm thinking about updating my bird photography equipment and would appreciate any advice.
I currently shoot with a Sigma 150-600mm C lens on a D7200 body. Happy out with the camera for the most part. I love the lens as well, but am at a stage where I'm hoping to get more from my photography and not sure if this lens can provide it. True, it offers great range and I've gotten some fantastic shots with it. But it can be frustratingly soft at full reach, even sometimes with a static or close subject. Plus, the minimum F6.3 aperture at 600mm isn't great for bokeh.
My budget isn't massive, so I'd any ideas would be welcome. At the moment I'm leaning towards maybe a Nikon 300mm F4 combo'd with a 1.4 extender. I'd lose a bit of reach, but I'm hoping the image quality from a prime lens will compensate for this.
I'm less sure about upgrading the camera body - maybe a D7500 or even D500, or a low-end full frame model? I've not considered going mirrorless yet, though it seems to be a path a lot of photographers are going down.
I never shoot with a tripod or monopod. Would you recommend?
All thoughts appreciated.
Thanks,
C
I'm thinking about updating my bird photography equipment and would appreciate any advice.
I currently shoot with a Sigma 150-600mm C lens on a D7200 body. Happy out with the camera for the most part. I love the lens as well, but am at a stage where I'm hoping to get more from my photography and not sure if this lens can provide it. True, it offers great range and I've gotten some fantastic shots with it. But it can be frustratingly soft at full reach, even sometimes with a static or close subject. Plus, the minimum F6.3 aperture at 600mm isn't great for bokeh.
My budget isn't massive, so I'd any ideas would be welcome. At the moment I'm leaning towards maybe a Nikon 300mm F4 combo'd with a 1.4 extender. I'd lose a bit of reach, but I'm hoping the image quality from a prime lens will compensate for this.
I'm less sure about upgrading the camera body - maybe a D7500 or even D500, or a low-end full frame model? I've not considered going mirrorless yet, though it seems to be a path a lot of photographers are going down.
I never shoot with a tripod or monopod. Would you recommend?
All thoughts appreciated.
Thanks,
C