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<blockquote data-quote="pforsell" data-source="post: 665302" data-attributes="member: 7240"><p>20 meters distance and small birds is a tough challenge. The most cost-effective solution is a better vantage point a lot closer. If you are shooting waterfowl then the problem solves itself since the birds are bigger and less skittish.</p><p></p><p>Below are my quick drawings of a great tit (very common here) with three different focal lengths. The drawings are in-scale and the green area represents the whole image. The bird will be very small even with a 800 mm lens. If this particular bird is not familiar, it is about 4-5 inches long from beak to tail. Chickadees, warblers and other backyard songbirds are in the same size category.</p><p></p><p>Less than 10 meters distance and 600 mm would be fine, but even the low-end 600 mm lenses are at least $1000 in the second-hand market and the good ones go beyond $5000. Best is, if you could borrow or try a friend's 200 mm or 300 mm lens before making any further decisions... just to avoid buying something disappointing.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]284816[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]284817[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]284818[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pforsell, post: 665302, member: 7240"] 20 meters distance and small birds is a tough challenge. The most cost-effective solution is a better vantage point a lot closer. If you are shooting waterfowl then the problem solves itself since the birds are bigger and less skittish. Below are my quick drawings of a great tit (very common here) with three different focal lengths. The drawings are in-scale and the green area represents the whole image. The bird will be very small even with a 800 mm lens. If this particular bird is not familiar, it is about 4-5 inches long from beak to tail. Chickadees, warblers and other backyard songbirds are in the same size category. Less than 10 meters distance and 600 mm would be fine, but even the low-end 600 mm lenses are at least $1000 in the second-hand market and the good ones go beyond $5000. Best is, if you could borrow or try a friend's 200 mm or 300 mm lens before making any further decisions... just to avoid buying something disappointing. [ATTACH=CONFIG]284816._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]284817._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]284818._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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