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Sep 26, 2004 10:48 |  #1

I live in the keys and I want to buy the best lens for taking action fish pictures. And bird shots. I bought the 75-300 IS lens and it does a good job :D But i want better with out going broke anyone have any imput for me i want to be able to get great details. My camera is the digital rebel THANKS TIM


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Sep 26, 2004 10:52 |  #2

I'd look VERY closley at the Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM

I'd bet it would solve 95% of your wildest lens desires. :wink:


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Sep 26, 2004 10:54 |  #3

THANK YOU WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE 300 2.8


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Sep 26, 2004 11:14 |  #4

Please don't shout :) (use of all caps is "harsh" on the eyes...

The 300mm f/2.8 is the best sports lens around! A fabulous lens witlh amazing image quality and the fastest AF available when combined with the right camera.

It may be a better lens for osme of your intended application. But for the fishing part.. I would be concerned about working distances? You may need the flexibility of a zoom at times when the 300mm focal lenght is just too long. This is why the 100-400mm came to mind. But your needs may not be what I understood them to be.

Will you be in a boat for the action fish pictures? (I assumed this meant sportfishing?)

Anyway.. how you use it is something that you will know better than any of us.


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Sep 26, 2004 11:16 |  #5

Yes I will be in a boat and i really appreciate you imput.


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Sep 26, 2004 11:18 |  #6

In a boat.. you may end up being very close to the subject matter at times.

So a Zoom may be a requirement.. and or multiple cameras with different lenses. For sportfisjhing I'd think a good zoom with IS.. and a wide lens (preferably on a second camera so you have acces to both at all times) would be just about perfect.


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Sep 26, 2004 11:21 |  #7

One camera on the boat is usually enough will the l series lens make a very big difference. If i could figure out how to put a photo here i would show you a sample thanks again. tim


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