Hi all. New to this forum as i had no wish to ever take pictures of wildlife, loving very dark mono stuff until a friend invited me to a local hide. Something switched on in my brain and i now see what you guys love so much. Its just addictive. Anyway i have a problem, a common one from what i see. Maybe my gear list will help you see my problem.
Canon 5D full frame. Fantatsic camera.
Canon 400D APS-C so i get extra reach if needed.
Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS L
Canon 16-35 f2.8 L MK2
Canon 24-105 f4 L
Canon 1X4 Teleconverter
Canon 180f3.5 Macro
Sigma 50 f2.8
As you can see i love L series lens. Quality, weather protection and as tough as old boots. Problem is as can be seen from my gear, for shooting wildlife my lens choice is coming up short. Even in a hide with top quality gear im still the one with the small lens. I know i need extra reach as im soon to be found hiding out in the local oak woods. So i need assistance on lens choice. My instincts tell me these are what a lot of you may use.
Sigma 50-500. Good reach but not weather protected and an autofocus problem perhaps with my converter.
Sigma 150-500 Has stabilisation i may not need and only half a stop differance to the above lens but the same drawbacks.
This is where it gets silly.
Sigma 500 f4.5 great lens, tough and optically good. But cost and converter problems i see.
Canon 300 f4 Sharp, tough weather sealed and optically perfect. But is it a little short and i would need to crop on ocassion. Works with my converter though.
Really really silly.
Save up and buy the daddy, Canon 500f4. Got everything but it costs and its very big.
I really do want quality and autofocus and toughness so L series is my preferred option but the first two Sigmas are good lens's just not as good as L and not as tough. My wife says buy the sigma then as you get better sell it and go L series. Decisions decisions.
And please dont give me a tough time as happened on another magazines web site which was full of wannabe pros with attitude. Yes i work hard, yes i earn a half decent wage and yes i know how to take a decent pic and yes i can afford whatever lens i want. I just want honest opinion from people who use these lens and/or know how to take a good pic as i can see you guys do.
Mick
Canon 5D full frame. Fantatsic camera.
Canon 400D APS-C so i get extra reach if needed.
Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS L
Canon 16-35 f2.8 L MK2
Canon 24-105 f4 L
Canon 1X4 Teleconverter
Canon 180f3.5 Macro
Sigma 50 f2.8
As you can see i love L series lens. Quality, weather protection and as tough as old boots. Problem is as can be seen from my gear, for shooting wildlife my lens choice is coming up short. Even in a hide with top quality gear im still the one with the small lens. I know i need extra reach as im soon to be found hiding out in the local oak woods. So i need assistance on lens choice. My instincts tell me these are what a lot of you may use.
Sigma 50-500. Good reach but not weather protected and an autofocus problem perhaps with my converter.
Sigma 150-500 Has stabilisation i may not need and only half a stop differance to the above lens but the same drawbacks.
This is where it gets silly.
Sigma 500 f4.5 great lens, tough and optically good. But cost and converter problems i see.
Canon 300 f4 Sharp, tough weather sealed and optically perfect. But is it a little short and i would need to crop on ocassion. Works with my converter though.
Really really silly.
Save up and buy the daddy, Canon 500f4. Got everything but it costs and its very big.
I really do want quality and autofocus and toughness so L series is my preferred option but the first two Sigmas are good lens's just not as good as L and not as tough. My wife says buy the sigma then as you get better sell it and go L series. Decisions decisions.
And please dont give me a tough time as happened on another magazines web site which was full of wannabe pros with attitude. Yes i work hard, yes i earn a half decent wage and yes i know how to take a decent pic and yes i can afford whatever lens i want. I just want honest opinion from people who use these lens and/or know how to take a good pic as i can see you guys do.
Mick