hi every one iv just bort my first dslr(sony alpha a200) and i *** like to take sum wildlife shots (manely birds) i was wundering what sort of lens *** b best for the job as the sigma zoom af-apo 70~210mm i bort with the camera duse not seem up to the job.im greatful of any advice as i am very very new to the world of camera's.cheers
im new what lens do u think i need
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Depends on budget!
Something like a 70-300 will do an ok job and you can get a teleconverter to make the zoom longer, but that with a 2x zoom wouldn't be as good as if you bought a 600mm prime lens! But the latter is more expensive.
Don't know what lenses are made for the Sony but if you can get them 2nd hand you may only pay half or so of the new price for something just as good, keep an eye on the classifieds here, ebay, there's a list somewhere of used suppliers who may have 2nd hand lenses and bits.
Looking on the sony site I can see there's a 75-300 at £219 new which would probably do an ok job, there's a 70-300 stabilised lens at £850 which will do a better job, but budget is the tie breaker.
Something like a 70-300 will do an ok job and you can get a teleconverter to make the zoom longer, but that with a 2x zoom wouldn't be as good as if you bought a 600mm prime lens! But the latter is more expensive.
Don't know what lenses are made for the Sony but if you can get them 2nd hand you may only pay half or so of the new price for something just as good, keep an eye on the classifieds here, ebay, there's a list somewhere of used suppliers who may have 2nd hand lenses and bits.
Looking on the sony site I can see there's a 75-300 at £219 new which would probably do an ok job, there's a 70-300 stabilised lens at £850 which will do a better job, but budget is the tie breaker.
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Look at minolta lenses................ at least i think thats what you're asking 
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Specsavers do some stunning stuff, at buy one get one free or did I read that wrongly?
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Hi Andrew, welcome to the forums!
If you are hoping to do some wildlife photography, then you need to be looking at 300mm lenses (although longer would be better!). Something like a Tamron 70-300mm or Sigma 70-300mm would get you started fairly cheaply. The next step up would be the Sony 70-400mm http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-sony-70-400mm-f4-5-6-g-ssm-lens/p1518772 but as you'll see if you click that link, it isn't a cheap lens! :shake:
Oh, and you really need to watch your text speak and bad spelling.....people aren't so keen about it on here!
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There you go miserable gits, now be as helpful as you have been mean, it's the least you can do
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It was gone midnight and my sleeping tablet had kicked in, you're lucky it was legible at all
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What a load of old ******.
What a load of old ******.
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yeah sorry I'm just a git with a very low tolerance threshold.........
Me too. If it wasn't for the fact that littlemonster has very kindly translated the OP I'd just have closed this.
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And now, to answer the kind translation from littlemonster...
take a look at the Sigma 300mm f2.8 - bit expensive mind, but wildlife/bird shooting is hard on lenses... and its a lot cheaper than the Sony own brand 300mm 2.8
take a look at the Sigma 300mm f2.8 - bit expensive mind, but wildlife/bird shooting is hard on lenses... and its a lot cheaper than the Sony own brand 300mm 2.8
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Blimey!
I never knew people with dyslexia were allergic to spell checkers......you learn something new everyday! 
Seriously, that first post didn't deserve the reception it got, but those spelling mistakes aren't the result of dyslexia (and yes I know that for a fact!
), it's text, and that's laziness.....:shake:
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either youre dyslexic or like text speak, but im assuming your dyslexic.
anyway, i would buy a second hand minolta 70-210mm f4 beercan of ebay for around £150, these are quite good for budget wildlife photography however autofocus is pretty slow.
anyway, i would buy a second hand minolta 70-210mm f4 beercan of ebay for around £150, these are quite good for budget wildlife photography however autofocus is pretty slow.
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I'm sorry but I can't see dyslexia being an excuse here. "I'm new here what lens do you think I need" is perfect English and a good question, but, and it's a big but...
What followed made my head hurt. I usually never comment on anyones spelling, grammar, or punctuation, mines far from perfect! But what followed was painful to read...
I wish I could speak proper english, like *** u duz!
What followed made my head hurt. I usually never comment on anyones spelling, grammar, or punctuation, mines far from perfect! But what followed was painful to read...
I wish I could speak proper english, like *** u duz!