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  1. Grumpy Schnoodle

    Best lens for wildlife and birds

    Hi - I've posted up some pics, I'll be glad of your thoughts!
  2. Grumpy Schnoodle

    Best lens for wildlife and birds

    Thanks Mike - I've posted up some pics, I'll be glad of your thoughts!
  3. Grumpy Schnoodle

    Best lens for wildlife and birds

    Thanks Andrew - I've posted up some pics, I'll be glad of your thoughts!
  4. Grumpy Schnoodle

    Best lens for wildlife and birds

    Thanks for your thoughts everyone. As requested, here are three images I've taken. I was pleased with all of them, but I think there's room for improvement! I'd appreciate your thoughts/tips. The leopard was probably 30 yards away so I had to crop a lot. The colourful bird was quite close, so...
  5. Grumpy Schnoodle

    Best lens for wildlife and birds

    That's really helpful, thanks! I guess you've answered a key question, as to whether the Nikon 70-300 us a step up from my sigma, and it sounds like it is. Also within my price range, which is great! Thanks a lot. Wise too about the computer software, I need to improve on that!
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    Best lens for wildlife and birds

    Thanks for the honesty! Unfortunately I tend not to save photos that I haven't liked, so I can't really give examples. Getting birds in focus is one issue; I have read that my lens is weak in terms of focus at 300mm, so I was wondering if an upgrade in terms of either length or focus speed would...
  7. Grumpy Schnoodle

    Best lens for wildlife and birds

    Thanks! That lens looks like £600-700 used. Is that the price range I need to be looking at?
  8. Grumpy Schnoodle

    Best lens for wildlife and birds

    Hi all, I'm a newby looking for help! I've got a Nikon D5600 and use a Sigma DG 70-300 lens. I'm mainly interested in wildlife and birds, and while I get some decent shots, I wonder if I'd do better with better equipment. (The problem of course might be me!) I've spent hours looking into...
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