Hi there! I am not too pleased with the results i am getting from my digiscoping at the moment. While I understand it takes a while to master the technique, i feel as if i will never have good results. I am considering a future purchase of a D-SLR and know zilch on the subject. I am sure there are many specifications to look out for, just as there are with scopes, etc. Please enlighten me on what would be the best for £300-450 ish.
Of course, I understand i need a lens too, and, you guessed it, I know nothing on this either! If you could run me through the specs/brands etc i would be extremely grateful. I dont want to spend loads, and, with camera i am looking to spend 500-700 ish.
I am in no hurry to purchase, and dont mind going 2nd hand.
Thank you very much in advance!
It is the lens which will cost.the Canon 400D is an excellent little cam,not expensive,but the lowest price lens you can use will be the 400F5.6.A great lens,light and produces sharp images.If you could purchase both ,used,you could perhaps fit within your budget.Or ,you could perhaps buy a used 300D ,and spend the rest of your budget on the lens.
[QUOTE=christineredgate;898313]It is the lens which will cost.the Canon 400D is an excellent little cam,not expensive,but the lowest price lens you can use will be the 400F5.6.A great lens,light and produces sharp images.If you could purchase both ,used,you could perhaps fit within your budget.Or ,you could perhaps buy a used 300D ,and spend the rest of your budget on the lens.[/QUOTE]
I'd have to disagree with some of this... yes the 400d is a great camera and given your budget may well be the ideal one, however entry level DSLRs by Nikon and other makes would also be worth considering. I certainly would not recommend going for a secondhand 300D, it is significantly slower in operation than the current models.
As for the lowest price lens you can use being the Canon 400 f5.6, this is simply not true. I'd agree that it is a very good lens and one of the best value birding lenses around, but there are a number of cheaper options. Sigma make a couple of cheapish long zooms (135-400 and 170-500), while neither are quite of the of the quality of the Canon lens they are both more than capable of producing very good results. They both turn up secondhand fairly often, and at good prices the 135-400 should be ~£200 and the 170-500 ~£350. Another very good lens is the Tamron 200-500, however it's a bit more new than the Sigma 170-500 and doesn't turn up as often secondhand.
When working out your budget don't forget to included all the little bits that you'll need, like memory cards, a spare battery and perhaps a bag to carry your new gear in.