Okay, I've been saving my pennies and "think" I can justify paying up to $1K for a long lens.
Going on a Canon 50D
This ain't my first rodeo, so I've considered all of the obvious ones I can think of but was wanting to hear if any of you have discovered something that works well for you.
I've owned, in the past, Nikon 300 4.5 ED and 400 5.6 ED (liked both of those very much), Canon 300 L f4 AF, and a Tokina 400 5.6 SD AF
Of all those, I really enjoyed using the Tokina 400 5.6 because of it's small size and light weight, and the 400 5.6 ED Nikon manual focus because of the image quality.
What I'm considering now is something like the Sigma 150-500 or 50-500 OS. They get good reviews, are pretty affordable, and have Optical Stabilization, which I've discovered I really like.
Other lenses I'm considering are a Nikon 400 3.5 (with an adapter) or an old Tamron 300 2.8 with the adaptall mount. Of course, neither of those would have image stabilization OR autofocus, but I learned that autofocus with a long lens is not something I just have to have, as I learned photography before auto focus anyway.
Thoughts?
Am I missing anything obvious?
Going on a Canon 50D
This ain't my first rodeo, so I've considered all of the obvious ones I can think of but was wanting to hear if any of you have discovered something that works well for you.
I've owned, in the past, Nikon 300 4.5 ED and 400 5.6 ED (liked both of those very much), Canon 300 L f4 AF, and a Tokina 400 5.6 SD AF
Of all those, I really enjoyed using the Tokina 400 5.6 because of it's small size and light weight, and the 400 5.6 ED Nikon manual focus because of the image quality.
What I'm considering now is something like the Sigma 150-500 or 50-500 OS. They get good reviews, are pretty affordable, and have Optical Stabilization, which I've discovered I really like.
Other lenses I'm considering are a Nikon 400 3.5 (with an adapter) or an old Tamron 300 2.8 with the adaptall mount. Of course, neither of those would have image stabilization OR autofocus, but I learned that autofocus with a long lens is not something I just have to have, as I learned photography before auto focus anyway.
Thoughts?
Am I missing anything obvious?
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