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being fairly new to this, 3-4 months I am still full of enthusiam and grand ideas, and always looking at my next bit of kit..... the wife wants me to take some wildlife pics, to which i say i need a longer lens (400mm minimum) and that'll cost me from £500 (sigma) to £1000 (Canon which I'd really like)

so her query is..........(oh by the way i am a sadistic QVC watcher on a sunday morning, particular favourites are DIY Hour and Hi Tech Toys)

"how come QVC sell these bridge cameras for £200 odd pound that can zoom into some guys nose 100 miles away and you can still see the nose hair, yet you need £xxx lens to do anything like that"

:thinking:

so my answers are

a) the quality of a DSLR and a Bridge are like night and day
b) the bridge camera pic is heavily cropped and probably lacks any true clarity.
c) an expensive DSLR zoom will bring the focus right to that point without having to lose quality zooming/cropping in

... i am sure there are more eloquent answers, so hoping that people can provide me more ammunition to shoot with:p
 
To be honest, you don't need a minimum of 400mm for wildlife...a 70-300mm does most people, so don't fret too much about spending that much, you would be better off with a good 300mm than an average 400mm!

I know I got flamed for saying 200mm is more than enough...which may have been a little over the top...but I did just get barn owl shots at 200mm! :p Length isn't everything it's the way you use it.
 
Mans logic....

trade in the lady :lol:

get a new lens :naughty:
 
purpleclouds said:
To be honest, you don't need a minimum of 400mm for wildlife...a 70-300mm does most people, so don't fret too much about spending that much, you would be better off with a good 300mm than an average 400mm!
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good to know, my maximum reach so far is my 55-250mm and as much as enthusiasm tells me i want a £1000 400mm lens i want to improve many other areas before i can warrant something like that!
 
I'm going to get so much grief for this... :bat:
 
In fact I've just done a tally of all the lenses used in the Wild Photographer of the Year book...

Ultra wide - 21
Wide - 7
Telephoto (upto 300mm) - 22
Super telephoto (above 400mm) - 11
Macro - 6

A small number used longer lenses, most of which were the 500mm f4.....but most were ultra wides (10-20mm, 12-24mm etc). I didn't count the plant shots either for fairness!
 
rabaroo said:
"how come QVC sell these bridge cameras for £200 odd pound that can zoom into some guys nose 100 miles away and you can still see the nose hair, yet you need £xxx lens to do anything like that"
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A man's logic:

"Because I do!"
 
rabaroo said:
good to know, my maximum reach so far is my 55-250mm and as much as enthusiasm tells me i want a £1000 400mm lens i want to improve many other areas before i can warrant something like that!
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You don't have to spend £1000 to get your hands on a £1000 lens. ;)
 
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