Canon Xt Zoom Lens recomentations

I have a new Canon XT and like to take Nature,Bird & Animal shots and need
help selecting a good lens. I find the Canon lens very expensive in Canada
and most good ones for this are over my price range. I have been told the
TAMRON SP 200-500MM F/5-6.3 DI LD lens would be good for this. does anyone
have experience with this lens or have any advice for other alternative
lens? I am looking for one at lest over 300mm. Thanks for your help.

Renata Sawdon wrote:

I have a new Canon XT and like to take Nature,Bird & Animal shots and need
help selecting a good lens. I find the Canon lens very expensive in Canada
and most good ones for this are over my price range. I have been told the
TAMRON SP 200-500MM F/5-6.3 DI LD lens would be good for this. does anyone
have experience with this lens or have any advice for other alternative
lens? I am looking for one at lest over 300mm. Thanks for your help.


My advice is forget the zoom and get fixed focus lenses, f/4 or faster
(although the canon 400 mm f/5.6 is reportedly very fast at autofocusing).
A good starter lens for wildlife in my opinion is the canon 300mm f/4
L IS. IS is important for hand held action shots. I use the 300
f/4 when I need to travel light.

This image was with the 300 f/4 L IS:
http://www.clarkvision.com/galleries...962.b-700.html

300 + 1.4x TC gives 420mm and f/5.6 which will still autofocus
on your camera (but slower).

Roger

I have the same advice.

Canon lens is not very expensive in Canada the

300 F4 is $1658Can and the
400 F5.6 is $1498Can
The Tamron 200-500 is $1233Can.

at Camera Canada in Ontario (add Gst but no provincial tax)

http://www.cameracanada.com/



Daniel Houx
Quebec

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"Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)"

My advice is forget the zoom and get fixed focus lenses, f/4 or faster
(although the canon 400 mm f/5.6 is reportedly very fast at autofocusing).
A good starter lens for wildlife in my opinion is the canon 300mm f/4
L IS. IS is important for hand held action shots. I use the 300
f/4 when I need to travel light.

This image was with the 300 f/4 L IS:
http://www.clarkvision.com/galleries...962.b-700.html

300 + 1.4x TC gives 420mm and f/5.6 which will still autofocus
on your camera (but slower).

Roger

Thanks very much for information, pictures and advice. I will try to read
and digest....

"Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)" wrote in
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Renata Sawdon wrote:

I have a new Canon XT and like to take Nature,Bird & Animal shots and
need help selecting a good lens. I find the Canon lens very expensive in
Canada and most good ones for this are over my price range. I have been
told the TAMRON SP 200-500MM F/5-6.3 DI LD lens would be good for this.
does anyone have experience with this lens or have any advice for other
alternative lens? I am looking for one at lest over 300mm. Thanks for
your help.
My advice is forget the zoom and get fixed focus lenses, f/4 or faster
(although the canon 400 mm f/5.6 is reportedly very fast at autofocusing).
A good starter lens for wildlife in my opinion is the canon 300mm f/4
L IS. IS is important for hand held action shots. I use the 300
f/4 when I need to travel light.

This image was with the 300 f/4 L IS:
http://www.clarkvision.com/galleries...962.b-700.html

300 + 1.4x TC gives 420mm and f/5.6 which will still autofocus
on your camera (but slower).

Roger