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

Started Jan 29, 2021 | Discussions thread
Dlee13
Dlee13 Contributing Member • Posts: 716
Re: First attempt at photographing birds with R, and a question about lenses

Although not on the R, I got the Tamron 100-400mm for my R6 a few weeks ago and REALLY like it. I got mine for a bit of wildlife and mostly cityscapes but it does well for both.

In terms of birds I’ve only managed to capture these two so far, this is with the M5 which the lens performed very averagely on

On the R6 it’s like a completely different lens though. The only bird photo I’ve taken is this at the zoo

Although it may not be as useful for birds, one of the main reasons I went for the Tamron over the Sigma is it has a (expensive but great quality) tripod collar but the Sigma isn’t designed to support one. I also personally prefer Tamron zooms over Sigma’s.

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