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Outrageous bargain for a Canon EFS telephoto

Started May 8, 2017 | User reviews thread
BlueRay2 Forum Pro • Posts: 14,816
Re: Outrageous bargain for a Canon EFS telephoto

Humansvillian wrote:

This lens cost $65 delivered, from Ebay, in May 2017. I screwed it on my ancient 20D and went outside and started taking these photos with it.

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I guess it might do better, if I used a newer camera, or tried taking a picture of something standing still.

I'm learning all this photography hobby as I go along, and I'm starting to believe that the cost of the camera and the lens has very little to do with the quality of the photographs.

your camera is fine, don't need it for a while when you are learning! the lens is fine, also, but for small birds, the 400mm focal length is the minimum!!! if i were you, i'd view 100s and 1000s of bird photos and see which one you like and why, and then, compare your shots with them. photographing small birds is very challenging but very rewarding once you get a hang of it. as for the lens, it is a nice mid tele for photographing soccer, basketball games and shooting some large animals at rather close distance. good luck and have fun with your new lens

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