50-500mm lens

[cannon_14595]

I guys. Just wanted to know how much a Canon 50-500mm lens would cost. If you guys have one, and are willing to sell it, please notice me too. Thanks!

[Simon]

There is no 50-500, but 55-200mm, The 50-500mm belongs to Sigma

whatever it is, refer to this list for canon prices
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=518391

[cannon_14595]

Oh... but can sigma lens work for Canon?

[trident]

Shawn.
Sigma do make lenses for many brands of cameras.
The 50-500 is also known as the Bigma.
And yes there is a canon mount available, price for a new set cost ard $1800.

[Andreas Werth]

Hi Richard,

The 50-500 is also known as the Bigma.

lol
Haven´t heard that one before. Thanks :-)

[Fuzzy]

I would advise to try Clubsnap for lenses, there is usually a lot of buying and selling going on there.

Also, check out the Sigmonster 300-800mm f5.6 eheheheh
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/re...-300-800.shtml

[cannon_14595]

Lol... 50-500 is too big and expensive for me. And lol! Omg, fuzzy, the 300-800 i checked on the net, is like so freaking huge!! It would be so inconvenient to move it around... and shud be very costly too...

I was thinking abt 100-300mm lens. $69 for a 2nd hand is cheap... But the qns is, will it be good enought o shoot birds (for a newbie)?

[hwchoy]

let me put it very simply, if you want to shoot birds, you need to prepare to spend the $$. nevermind that you think you will be satisfied with whatever you can get within your budget etc etc the truth is you will find that you will NOT be satisfied with the results and start to find that you could improve a little more by upgrading certain things here there and everywhere.

for proper bird photography, you will need 600-800mm lens plus extender, and also flash systems (hot shoe flash with extender).

[Fuzzy]

Also be sure to budget at least $300 - $500 for a study tripod.

Gitzo on Manfrotto are probably the only two brands you want to look at. If you skimp on this, all the optics in the world aren't going to be enough to help you take a decent shot.

[Simon]

the former is twice or more than the latter in price, excluding the ballhead.

[hwchoy]

also you normally do not find the words "bird photography" and "convenience" mixed up in the same sentence

[Fuzzy]

I tried to dabble in something even more expensive and inconvenient than bird photography...

Astrophotography. Needless to say it didn't take long for me to hit the brakes and put that ambition on hold for the time being.

[cannon_14595]

You know what guys? Instead of spending sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much
money for your DSLR, tripod, lens, flash, blah blah blah etc, if I just go for an Ultra
Zoom Digital Camera, I would be satisfied myself. I wanted help as a starter, as a
newbie. I'm only 14 Years Old!!!!!!!!!! You guys are old enough and professionals,
so you are able to spend a lot. That's because you have a job and can afford it
easily. I'm a starter so I need something less costly and obviously not that good. If
this is the case then I don't think I can find any help in these forums .

[cannon_14595]

For me, abt $1k, I could but an ultra zoom cam and a tripod. That's good enough for
me.

[budak]

If you keep thinking equipment is the key I doubt you will get very far. No reason why you shouldn't get your 70-300 (or a cheap 400mm if you can find a good bargain) and start with that, work on your fieldcraft (i.e. finding birds and learning how to approach them without disturbing them or other things) and learn how to make the most of your gear.

Go borrow "A Passion for Birds" (http://besgroup.talfrynature.com/200...ion-for-birds/) to see the results of a fairly minimal setup.

My own photos started using a Sigma 70-300 and later a Canon 400mm. All handheld. http://www.flickr.com/photos/budak/s...7594526517202/

[cannon_14595]

Thanks budak. This what was what I wanted to hear. I asked info for a begginer. Thanks for your help budak.

[luenny]

Yeah, well my lens is even shorter!

Anyway, for beginners, you might want to go with 300mm or 400mm prime - not those f2.8 type. They are fairly mobile and you might not need tripod a lot of the times. By the way, all lens are good enough to shoot birds - depending on what picture you want to take and what birds you are shooting.

[trident]

Shawn,
Actually there is a guy who uses the Panasonic Lumix Fz-18 with a 2xTC.
He was recently voted BEST PnS birder in a China bird forum.
You can see one of his post in this link.
http://www.naturepixels.org/phpBB3/v...php?f=5&t=9140

[cannon_14595]

Thanks Luenny and Richard. Well I wanted to shoot birds once I go overseas to india again this dec. There, there are a lot of beautiful birds that come cloe to you- a 300mm lens would be good enough. Not only that, this time I was going trekking in the forest looking for- Cats. Big Wild Cats. And that include tigers, lions, leopards, all kind of them. So I wanted something affordable, good enough, and most importantly, light.

But for now I'm thinking between the SP-590 UZ and the Coolpix P90... Both seem equally good to me... but cant buy both so I dono which one to choose...

[Mr.Oink]

Can always try scoping with with a point and shoot camera