Advice needed for canon fit zoom/prime lens

[birdy961]

With Christmas fast approaching I am writing to Santa to ask for a new lens.
I would like to get into bird photography so would like a reasonable zoom or a prime lens. The question is what to go for. I tried an old Canon 70-300mm and found it ok but did not really get me close enough.:shrug:
Could anyone suggest a decent zoom or prime for around the £400 mark?

Thanks

[oldgit]

There many offerings around the £400 level. You arnt going to get very "long" as that costs £Xxxx.xx
(primes and zooms).

Without a doubt the sharpest lens in the bag is the 70-200 F4 L which you can get for £418 from warehouse express. (Kerso will be quite a bit cheaper).

Also the: This for the money is a top notch 'sumer lens.
EF70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM for £349 (then there's cashback)

Then there's the new:
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS £219

Dont forget that there's Sigma and Tamron

[birdy961]

Cheers OG
Are these compatible with the canon 1.4x and 2x converters do you know, and are they any good?
Failing that I could always sell the kids :lol:

[Messiah Khan]

A second hand Sigma 50-500mm might be worth a look as well.

Edit; If you do end up selling at least bits of the kids then you might want to keep an eye out for a second hand Sigma 300mm f2.8. Thats what I got for a very reasonable price, and it works superbly with the 2X convter to take me up to a 600mm f5.6 :)

[Wookie]

the 70-200 F/4 L is currently £350 (+£10 p&p) from Kerso and there is £70 cashback from canon at the moment

I don't absolutely need, and I can't justify and I've already got an old 70-300 that I can't use properly . . . but, but, . . . its just such a bargain at £290, I may even convince Herself with that price.

[birdy961]

A second hand Sigma 50-500mm might be worth a look as well.

Edit; If you do end up selling at least bits of the kids then you might want to keep an eye out for a second hand Sigma 300mm f2.8. Thats what I got for a very reasonable price, and it works superbly with the 2X convter to take me up to a 600mm f5.6 :)

Cheers MK, shall have a poke about to see what I can find :thumbs:

the 70-200 F/4 L is currently £350 (+£10 p&p) from Kerso and there is £70 cashback from canon at the moment

I don't absolutely need, and I can't justify and I've already got an old 70-300 that I can't use properly . . . but, but, . . . its just such a bargain at £290, I may even convince Herself with that price.

Hmmmm, bargain :thumbs:

[pingu]

a great lens too

even my ineptness has resulted in some nice shots