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Been spending some time watching the birds in the garden lately and thought I'd try and capture a few shots. Using the 28-300 Sigma, which gave better results on my 7d than I expected - this is a crop as the 300mm just wasn't long enough (uploaded the original as a version), so was pleased with the IQ on what isn't a particularly great lens.
It's certainly captured my interest in snapping birds (not literally 
) so two things: 1, what do you think of the shot, and 2, any tips/techniques/advice on improvements to the shot, and ideas on suitable lenses I could upgrade to without having to re-mortgage the house!
Cheers,
Chris
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 7D |
| Lens: | 28-300mm |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 7 Jun 2011 - 3:46 PM |
| Focal Length: | 300mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/6.2 |
| Aperture: | f/6.3 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/1250sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 1600 |
| Exposure Mode: | Manual |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Title: | Feeding time... |
| Username: | 
mcgannc |
| Uploaded: | 12 Jun 2011 - 7:50 PM |
| Tags: | General, Wildlife / nature |
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this is a good beginning and you have a high quality camera. I have found a canon 400mm f5.6 L is about the cheapest excellent long prime lens here and they are available under £900 second hand. The Sigma 150- 500mm zoom is also producing some excellent results and is also on the market (used) at reasonable prices - it also has optical stabilization which makes hand held shots a possibility. Both of these are capable autofocus lenses. If you want cheaper you will have to look at older prime lenses which work manually - even here some of the better ones are still costly. Cost is the price of improvement! Keep clicking with the one you have in the meantime. A
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