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Hi all, Ive been birding for 4 or 5 years now and a year ago
enthusiastically began my new passion of bird photography. First off i
would like to briefly defend my current primary bird photography lens,
the canon fd 500mm f/8 mirror lens. If you know what you are getting
(i.e a slow lens with ring shaped out of focus highlights from the
central obstruction) this lens is also capable of taking some stunning
photos as the optics of this particular lens are quite good. I believe
this to be an excellent first lens. That being said I am now in the
market for a faster refractor lens. im looking to spend around 500
dollars. I recently purchased arthur morris' the art of bird
photography (which i enjoyed thoroughly) and learned that he began
with the canon 400mm f4.5 lens and produced some excellent shots, some
of which are included in the book. Other research however (i.e.
http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/tutorials/ratings.html) has led
me to believe this is perhaps not the best lens to purchase. Of the
many lenses reviewed at this link, the 400 f/4.5 has got the worst
rating in the optics category. I would appreciate any advise on not
only whether this would be a good investment for around 500 dollars
for use in photographing birds, but suggestions on lenses that may be
better in this price range. The 400 f/5.6 APO seems to come up often
but the loss of just under one stop of light (more when using a TC
which i plan on using) is one deterent in my mind. I would appreciate
any input on this matter, thanks for your time,
James Hutchison
canon fd 400mm f/4.5 ?
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