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Canon body and lens for birding

Started Mar 11, 2021 | Questions thread
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Re: Canon body and lens for birding

Both the Canon 90D and the Canon T7i (800D) cameras have a crop factor of 1.6 which helps with wildlife photography. Rocket13 (you can find him on the Show Your Snaps thread) has used both the Tamron 150-600mm and the Canon 100-400mm ii lenses. You could ask him about the differences. I believe the Canon 100-400mm ii lens will show better image quality. But with the Tamron 150-600mm lens I find if I'm careful with the depth of field and control the camera/lens shake that the photos look excellent. He likes that the Canon 100-400mm ii lens is lighter and easier to use. You can read more about the lens comparison here.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4088485

I was thinking about getting the 32.5mp Canon 90D (and I still may in the future), but the 24mp Canon T7i (800D) camera was more than half the cost. I got it on Ebay for $505 (USD), including shipping.  But that was last year.  The prices have gone up since then to about a hundred dollars more.

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