Best Nikon wildlife lenses
February 18, 2009 by Norman · 16 Comments
If you are interested in Canon wildlife lenses, read the best wildlife lenses for Canon digital SLRs
With the introduction Nikon D40, D80 and D90, more and more people buy Nikon digital SLRs. But there is a major short coming with Nikon digital SLRs: the high end lenses are extremely expensive. For example: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/4G ED VR Lens ($7000 at amazon) is much more expensive than the corresponding Canon lens: Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM $5800.
Normally wildlife is most active in the early morning and late evening-when the light is dim. Plus you have to stay far away so that the wild life will not be disturbed. As a result, you have to use long and fast telephone lenses, as long as 500-600mm to shoot for flying birds. Sometimes, a tripod can help when the animals stay still.
For beginners who just get into it, the best bet is to get a Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM ($860).
This lens has a Sigma original optical stabilizer function (OS) and has fast AF. The addition of the (optional) 1.4x EX DG APO Converter can produce a 210-700mm F7-9 MF ultra-telephoto zoom lens. Before this lens was introduced, many people use Sigma 50-500mm. But this lens does not have an optical stabilizer. Both lenses will be long enough to shoot birds.
With some more money, you might want to invest on Nikon 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR $5600 and Nikon TC-14E II (1.4x) Teleconverter AF-S. This lens comes with VR and, with 1.4 x converter, you can get 560mm, which is long enough to shoot birds.
Another more affordable option is Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX DG IF HSM APO ($2900). you will need 1.4 x or 2 x teleconverters.
A good and light tripod is a good investment for wild life photography. Read here for the best tripod for traveling.
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