birds - and more birds..

wcchew · 4th November 2007

a little surprised by what i found at botanic garden, thot i have covered the area quite a bit..well , guess there's always more to see there.

duckie

Black Swan (not the 2 usual white ones i normally see )

Children can really talk to birds?

Walking bird

Black knight bird(at least that's what i call it)

BigRooster · 4th November 2007

Good catch at SBG.

And good capture of the white-breasted waterhen (#4), a very deceptive bird and can go into hiding quickly and with ease.

wcchew · 5th November 2007

Originally Posted by BigRooster

Good catch at SBG.

And good capture of the white-breasted waterhen (#4), a very deceptive bird and can go into hiding quickly and with ease.

hi bigrooster, thanks for the tip, now i know it is call a white breasted waterhen..(fitting name too)
yup it is quite tricky to follow it, but hey, i'm begginning to like capturing birds(the posts are my firsts try on birds actually)! any "cheap and good" recommendation for me to double the focal length of my 150mm olympus e500 kit lens?

BigRooster · 5th November 2007

Hi,

As I am not an Oly user, may not be able to suggest much.

However, taking into consideration of the crop factor of your camera, 150mm can serve as the base minimum, say for birding. Nevertheless, you may wish to look at telephoto range of up to 200mm, 300mm, or till 400mm, which shoud serve you well. Apart from Zuiko range of lens, can also do a search for 3rd party lens such as Sigma with Olympus mount.

Your choice would also depends on your interest area, e.g. birding, but who are your main subjects? Bigger ones like ducks, swans, and hens? Or the smaller and more active sunbirds ... etc.

As the camera body does not comes with image stabilizer, unless the lens has it, having a long telephoto range would have some expected risk of camera shake, unless you use in conjunction with a tripod/monopod.

Also, if can afford, maybe go for something more than "good (maybe) and cheap".

Cheers.

4th November 2007	#1
wcchew New Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 23	birds - and more birds.. a little surprised by what i found at botanic garden, thot i have covered the area quite a bit..well , guess there's always more to see there. duckie Black Swan (not the 2 usual white ones i normally see ) Children can really talk to birds? Walking bird Black knight bird(at least that's what i call it)

4th November 2007	#2
BigRooster Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 132	Re: birds - and more birds.. Good catch at SBG. And good capture of the white-breasted waterhen (#4), a very deceptive bird and can go into hiding quickly and with ease. __________________ BigRooster@Flickr

5th November 2007	#4
BigRooster Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 132	Re: birds - and more birds.. Hi, As I am not an Oly user, may not be able to suggest much. However, taking into consideration of the crop factor of your camera, 150mm can serve as the base minimum, say for birding. Nevertheless, you may wish to look at telephoto range of up to 200mm, 300mm, or till 400mm, which shoud serve you well. Apart from Zuiko range of lens, can also do a search for 3rd party lens such as Sigma with Olympus mount. Your choice would also depends on your interest area, e.g. birding, but who are your main subjects? Bigger ones like ducks, swans, and hens? Or the smaller and more active sunbirds ... etc. As the camera body does not comes with image stabilizer, unless the lens has it, having a long telephoto range would have some expected risk of camera shake, unless you use in conjunction with a tripod/monopod. Also, if can afford, maybe go for something more than "good (maybe) and cheap". Cheers. __________________ BigRooster@Flickr