lens recommendation..need some advices

dennisthetiger · 3rd April 2008

hi i am looking or a nikon mount zoom lens of range up to 300mm with a fast auto focus. As I am into wildlife photography, I need a lens with a considerable zoom and a fast focus to capture the motion of animals. Currently i have a nikkor 70-300mm G lens, but the focus is not fast enough to shoot animals in motion like flying or running. Of cos i could not afford the very expensive ones as I am only a NS man. Would appreciate any advice from u guys thx

jacob · 3rd April 2008

speed N accuracy = more $$$.
try pre-focus then.

i suggest you save a lot of money first.

zac08 · 3rd April 2008

When you use the camera to drive the focus mechanism on the lens, the deciding factor on the focusing speed is the camera body.

With better camera bodies, they will AF faster. Next best option is to look at AF-S lenses which is controlled on the lens itself and the speed will be improved over the AF and AF-D models. But the AF module will still play a part in getting accurate readings and good results.

Plan accordingly... Your best bet at the moment is probably a 80-200 AF-S or lower budget would be the 70-300 AF-S

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dennisthetiger Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: jurong west Posts: 413	lens recommendation..need some advices hi i am looking or a nikon mount zoom lens of range up to 300mm with a fast auto focus. As I am into wildlife photography, I need a lens with a considerable zoom and a fast focus to capture the motion of animals. Currently i have a nikkor 70-300mm G lens, but the focus is not fast enough to shoot animals in motion like flying or running. Of cos i could not afford the very expensive ones as I am only a NS man. Would appreciate any advice from u guys thx __________________ turn the ordinary to extraordinary, Nikon D90, D50, F75

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jacob Deregistered Join Date: May 2005 Location: Former CS Senior Member Posts: 3,067	Re: lens recommendation..need some advices speed N accuracy = more $$$. try pre-focus then. i suggest you save a lot of money first.

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zac08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: East Posts: 10,953	Re: lens recommendation..need some advices When you use the camera to drive the focus mechanism on the lens, the deciding factor on the focusing speed is the camera body. With better camera bodies, they will AF faster. Next best option is to look at AF-S lenses which is controlled on the lens itself and the speed will be improved over the AF and AF-D models. But the AF module will still play a part in getting accurate readings and good results. Plan accordingly... Your best bet at the moment is probably a 80-200 AF-S or lower budget would be the 70-300 AF-S __________________ Michael Lim My Flickr Site APAD 2009