What Lens would you reccommend?

[vince31]

For taking wildlife and dogs running in the field? I have a Nikon D3000 Camera !!

Take a lot of photo's of my Dogs working in the field and also enjoy trying to take pics of birds in flight

Any advise would be great

 

[philgale]

What budget have you got to play with as that will determine what to recommend.

 

[vince31]

What budget have you got to play with as that will determine what to recommend.

Budget not determined yet to be honest but i'm only a good honest working class boy

 

[Mike Warburton]

I use a Sigma EX 50-500mm and use it for all my Wildlife stuff (including Birds in flight) and also of my Dog.Plenty of examples on my website below.

 

[casts_by_fly]

55-200 vr to start. Great for dogs in the field. Will tell you what you need for the rest. And it is a great lens to have in the bag. It not long enough for serious wildlife, but you can do a lot with it and some skill.

Thanks,
rick

 

[ecniv]

for the sigma (bigma) (50-500mm)

Or if budget is tight, m42 adapter and a tair 300mm lens?
Adapter between 7 and 30ukp and lens between 50 and 150ukp

Slightly cheaper than the 600+ukp for the 50-500mm - but Manual focus where as the sigma is AF.

I have some pics on the flick link in the sig to the Tair lens (cropped and sharpened in most) and am still on the hunt for a decent adapter...

 

[straycat]

i would go for a 70-300mm vr super lens