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First attempt at photographing birds with R, and a question about lenses

Started Jan 29, 2021 | Discussions thread
Trent Severn Regular Member • Posts: 141
RF 800 for a quality "budget" birding lens

I have an R + Tamron 100-400, which ok for general wildlife. But as you pointed out, 400mm is still on the short side for birding. For that reason I would steer you towards the RF 800. Even with telephoto lenses, you still need to move as close to the subject as possible a majority of the time.

Someone else mentioned the Tamron 100-400 focus accuracy is excellent, but focus speed is on the slow side - I would agree with that assessment. This is true in particular when moving between near and distant targets.

Another option would be one of the 150-600 lenses if you're ok with the size/weight.

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