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Capturing Wildlife with a 60D

Started May 6, 2016 | Discussions thread
inevitablyissie
OP inevitablyissie Junior Member • Posts: 48
Re: Capturing Wildlife with a 60D

photonius wrote:

well, larger aperture would also be expensive, e.g. 300mm f4

tamron 150-600 or sigma 150-600 c are the cheapest long reach teles with good quality.

tele converters/extenders you will loose f-stops 1.4x = 1 stop, 2x 2 stops.

then AF on rebels is not supported anymore (limited to f5.6). it may work erratically with the 1.4x. Contrast detect AF may work.

But for a 55-250 you probably will not gain much IQ anyway with a 1.4x converter, 2x usually too much compromise.

Ok, thank you for the explanations!

While on my trip last year I took this photo of a Muntjac deer:

https://500px.com/photo/116337877/munch-jac-by-issie-c

I'm really proud of it and am impressed by the quality of the 55-250mm, however I wasn't able to get much closer with the lens and I personally feel like the deer kind of blends in with the background, making it less...intense.

I'd love to know what anyone thinks of the image, any tips for better angles etc. are welcome!

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Canon EOS 77D Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S 10-18mm F4.5–5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S 24mm F2.8 STM Canon EF 50mm F1.8 STM
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