I maybe getting new tenants :-)

[Haskell_Hunter]

Thanks

Both. I am using 100-400mm zoom lens but to get the type of detail you see in pic 2 of post #4, on a small bird, you have to be very close, +- 15'

Thanks again

 

That's about $2K worth of glass.  But I am a fan of Canon.  Great glass.

[Lunatic]

That's about $2K worth of glass.  But I am a fan of Canon.  Great glass.

 

"only" about $1600 unless the prices went up - I think for a good set up, camera and lens you will be around $2400 to 2600. Canon lenses have no competition

[BowhunterNJ]

That's about $2K worth of glass.  But I am a fan of Canon.  Great glass.

 

Good glass aint cheap, although there are some exceptions!

When you get into primes, especially 300mm+, the prices skyrocket...a big part of the reason I don't have one

[The Buschman]

Great pics!

[Lunatic]

Good glass aint cheap, although there are some exceptions!

When you get into primes, especially 300mm+, the prices skyrocket...a big part of the reason I don't have one

 

I can't give you the exact reason for the high prices on good lenses but I can tell you its a world of difference between good Canon lens, (that includes all of their white lenses), and an average lens when it comes to performance.

[rocky]

Awesome as usual! 

[BowhunterNJ]

I'm a Nikon shooter, and yes when it comes to telephoto zooms and focus acquisition speed...both Canon and Nikon stand above the rest.

I've seen consistently phenomenal photos come out of both lens/body makers.

Some of the lower focal length lenses such as Rokinon are excellent image quality (on par with Nikon and Canon) but generally manual focus, slower focus acquisition (focus hunting), and/or higher aperture (less low light capabilities).

Off brand super telephotos generally don't perform nearly as well in any category...there is a noticeable difference IMHO.

[Lunatic]

Awesome as usual! 

 

Thanks Rocky!

[Haskell_Hunter]

"only" about $1600 unless the prices went up - I think for a good set up, camera and lens you will be around $2400 to 2600. Canon lenses have no competition

 

It's between $1,200 and $2K at B&H.

 

I just bought a T5i because it was dirt cheap.  Upgraded my original 6 Mpix Digital Rebel from about 15 years ago.  I have an off-brand 70-250 that I occasionally use, and have been playing with the idea of buying more glass.  Not sure if I want to get another zoom or get a fixed 35mm lens, which would be fun to shoot with (heck, any glass is fun to shoot with).

[BenedictGomez]

Bullies usually beating the bluebirds out of their boxes............  Great pics, tho.

 

Both this year and last year I've had to chase tree swallows away from my bluebird box.

[Lunatic]

Both this year and last year I've had to chase tree swallows away from my bluebird box.

 

 

Do you have the same problems with house sparrows and starlings ?

[gillripper]

Nice pics.  I put out a bunch of boxes hoping to get  blue birds.  Mostly what I get is tree swallows being that they nest before bluebirds.

[BenedictGomez]

Do you have the same problems with house sparrows and starlings ?

 

Starlings aren't an issue, because the proper sized bluebird hole is too small for them.

The problem is even worse with house sparrows though, but nothing that the scoped .177 doesn't solve.

[gillripper]

I lost all my blue bird eggs to a house wren but at least they are native.

[BenedictGomez]

I lost all my blue bird eggs to a house wren but at least they are native.

 

Last year that happened to my bluebird's 2nd clutch.