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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 839323" data-attributes="member: 50197"><p>Most of the members here are from the USA, and likely have never been to this park, and won't know things specific to it. </p><p></p><p>Having said that, 600mm is generally a good focal length for most bird photography. An 800mm is helpful when either you cannot get close enough to the birds, or they are very small. Most birders are looking for longer focal lengths, but remember there is a price to be paid for a longer lens. Generally they are more expensive, larger and heavier, smaller maximum aperture, and will require higher shutter speeds when handheld. A compromise might be to get a 600mm and a 1.4x teleconverter. When using it you will lose a stop of light and some image quality, but will have an extra 240mm of reach. I currently use a 200-500 with my full frame Z8 and sometimes wish for longer, but it is definitely adequate to the task. I will likely move up to either the 180-600 or the 600 F6.3 at some time in the future. Mostly that is to take advantage of the better quality Z lenses and not have to fool with an F to Z adapter. Getting an extra 100mm of reach is a bonus. </p><p></p><p>A high resolution sensor helps, as well. At 46 MP, I can substantially crop the image and still have 20+ MP. This is an image I took over the weekend. I was unable to get any closer to the bird without a helicopter. I shot it at 500mm and then cropped it. The first one is the full image, and the second was cropped. I lost approximately half of the image area. This smaller image still has plenty of resolution and is roughly the same as taking the image with a 24 MP sensor without cropping. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]423298[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]423297[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>One thing that can help is to get to know the area and birds where you are shooting. I know sometimes you don't live close enough to do that, but if you can, it is very helpful. There is a park near where I live. I got an annual membership which not only allows me entry for a single annual fee, but also allows me early morning entry, when the light is nice. I have made many, many trips there in the past several years. I still have much to learn, but I now know where in the park certain birds are likely to be, and what they will be doing. This knowledge not only helps with getting more interesting images, but I also know how to get closer to the birds without scaring them off. </p><p></p><p>I look forward to seeing the images you get.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 839323, member: 50197"] Most of the members here are from the USA, and likely have never been to this park, and won't know things specific to it. Having said that, 600mm is generally a good focal length for most bird photography. An 800mm is helpful when either you cannot get close enough to the birds, or they are very small. Most birders are looking for longer focal lengths, but remember there is a price to be paid for a longer lens. Generally they are more expensive, larger and heavier, smaller maximum aperture, and will require higher shutter speeds when handheld. A compromise might be to get a 600mm and a 1.4x teleconverter. When using it you will lose a stop of light and some image quality, but will have an extra 240mm of reach. I currently use a 200-500 with my full frame Z8 and sometimes wish for longer, but it is definitely adequate to the task. I will likely move up to either the 180-600 or the 600 F6.3 at some time in the future. Mostly that is to take advantage of the better quality Z lenses and not have to fool with an F to Z adapter. Getting an extra 100mm of reach is a bonus. A high resolution sensor helps, as well. At 46 MP, I can substantially crop the image and still have 20+ MP. This is an image I took over the weekend. I was unable to get any closer to the bird without a helicopter. I shot it at 500mm and then cropped it. The first one is the full image, and the second was cropped. I lost approximately half of the image area. This smaller image still has plenty of resolution and is roughly the same as taking the image with a 24 MP sensor without cropping. [ATTACH type="full"]423298[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]423297[/ATTACH] One thing that can help is to get to know the area and birds where you are shooting. I know sometimes you don't live close enough to do that, but if you can, it is very helpful. There is a park near where I live. I got an annual membership which not only allows me entry for a single annual fee, but also allows me early morning entry, when the light is nice. I have made many, many trips there in the past several years. I still have much to learn, but I now know where in the park certain birds are likely to be, and what they will be doing. This knowledge not only helps with getting more interesting images, but I also know how to get closer to the birds without scaring them off. I look forward to seeing the images you get. [/QUOTE]
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