LF: Any lens that could take bird photos for D50

[Edward Legaspi]

Hi,

I'm currently in the stage of switching from nikon to canon. I'll be buying a new camera model Canon 50D and is also looking for a compatible lens that could take sharp photos of birds (something my nikon d5k + 55-300mm couldn't do).

My budget is max 40K, I don't mind second hand as long as it's still functional :-).

Thanks,
Edward

[Mark Itol]

Hi Edward,

For a decent birding lens from Canon, your options are the following:

400 f/5.6 L
100-400 L IS
300 f/4 L IS (+ 1.4x TC)

However none of these fall within the 40K price range. Below are some posts in PiPho. I am not in any way connected to the sellers/posters.

300 f/4 L IS - www.pinoyphotography.org/forum/index.php?topic=95769.0
100-400 L IS - www.pinoyphotography.org/forum/index.php?topic=97340.0

Another alternative is the Sigma 150-500 OS (not sure if it falls within 40K), but most of the bird photographers I know who bought that lens eventually switched to Canon. I believe some still have their copies.

Hope that helps.

[Edward Legaspi]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the info, I might try to stick with canon's 300mm as much as possible if I can find a good deal.

Thanks,
Edward