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im thnking about buying a nikon 500 mirror lense for birding photos any advice please
I haven’t used one but I was doing some research on lenses last year and the mirror lens got a very poor rating in general. Hope this helps
Not an ideal lens for birding / wildlife, even though it would get you close to your subjects. Mirror lenses tend to be very slow & pretty much useless in low light conditions. They also produce doughnut shaped highlights in the brighter parts of the image. While I haven’t used this particular lens, I would be more inclined to get a normal “non-mirror” type lens.
I had a mirror lens for a while, and got some nice shots from it too, it does have its downside
though and I am not talking about the “doughnut” highlights which I didnt mind at all (love hate thing)!
But you do need good light as it is fixed at f8, so not ideal for Ireland and our fantastic weather :lol:I would save your money and buy something quicker, might take you longer but in the long run you will
be glad you did. I would aim for a 70-200 2.8 and use a converter to extend your focal length, you dont
say what camera you are using but if it is a crop sensor you would already benefit from the 1.6 extra
length that the crop sensor gives.i use a nikon d60 i have a sigma 300mm lense not very good not close enough
You can never get close enough in my experience. If your pocket can stretch to it , a Sigma 50-500 mm (non OS) or 150-500 mm OS, new or second hand can yield great results.
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