Canon Nature Photography Lens?

The one you listed, the 70-200 f/4 is an amazingly sharp lens. Many people say it is the sharpest zoom lens in Canon's lineup. Good luck with your lens hunt!

Hmmm, 200mm may be a bit short for wildlife. I would go one of two routes -

1. Get a 55-250, sell the 75-300 and save for a bit longer. The 55-250 is quite a bit better than the 75-300 and is great quality for the price. It'll tide you over while you save up for a good wildlife lens (i.e., the 100-400 or similar).

2. Get a second-hand Sigma 120-400 lens. It's got the length you really need for wildlife. It's got image stabilisation. It's got HSM for fast focussing. And it's just within your budget.

hollis_f wrote in post #14213238
Hmmm, 200mm may be a bit short for wildlife. I would go one of two routes -

1. Get a 55-250, sell the 75-300 and save for a bit longer. The 55-250 is quite a bit better than the 75-300 and is great quality for the price. It'll tide you over while you save up for a good wildlife lens (i.e., the 100-400 or similar).

2. Get a second-hand Sigma 120-400 lens. It's got the length you really need for wildlife. It's got image stabilisation. It's got HSM for fast focussing. And it's just within your budget.

Yeah, I agree with Frank on both points. The 100-400L is the best "budget" wildlife lens, but out of your price range at the moment. I would, personally, go with the second of those two options, if the right lens became available. The 55-250 is said to be a good lens, but longer is better with wildlife.

Unfortunately the terms "wildlife lens" and "budget" don't really go together well.

hollis_f wrote in post #14213238
Hmmm, 200mm may be a bit short for wildlife. I would go one of two routes -

1. Get a 55-250, sell the 75-300 and save for a bit longer. The 55-250 is quite a bit better than the 75-300 and is great quality for the price. It'll tide you over while you save up for a good wildlife lens (i.e., the 100-400 or similar).
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I'll agree, you are going to need longer focal lengths for most wildlife. The 55-250IS can get nice shots but eventually you're going to want 400mm

If you're OK with the focal length of your 75-300, take a look at tamron's 70-300 VC USD. It has what you want; faster focus, and is in your budget.

The 70-200 might be a bit short, yes. You can add a 1.4x TC to it though, and you'll be at 280mm, so again, if you're happy with 300mm, that would be a good option.

Also, this isn't Yahoo answers, there is no awarding "best answer"...

I am confused, is there a post missing from this thread?

Billginthekeys wrote in post #14213684
I am confused, is there a post missing from this thread?

There seems to be....It looks like the original post is gone.

Yes, the OP was deleted for some reason.