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600mm f/11 or 800mm f/11 - which one would you buy?

Started Jun 21, 2020 | Polls thread
BirdShooter7 Veteran Member • Posts: 9,134
Re: 600mm f/11 or 800mm f/11 - which one would you buy?

As John skillfully explained, this isn’t about f number.  In those very nice examples the birds were coming to a staged setup.  Perches were placed carefully so that the subjects are well separated from the background.  In situations like that you can get great results from pretty much any lens.

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