Best Lens for the Zoo?? ( specifically the Singapore Zoo )

[megaweb]

70-200mm should sufficient unless you want closer view shots. Important is to look up for moment shots.

See some of history shots

 

[heenja]

Fantastic guys. I am looking to rent so the 100-400L it is then!

Love them pictures. hopefully i will be able to take pictures of that quality!

 

[Ivaneo]

Fantastic guys. I am looking to rent so the 100-400L it is then!

Love them pictures. hopefully i will be able to take pictures of that quality!

Erm hi guys I paired up mine using a kenko 2x convertor with 70-200l mk2 is and the result is quite good I took some moon shot tonite and I find that the cropped image is still very sharp even at 100% perhaps can try at the zoo to get more focal range ?

 

[CPhotography]

hey guys, just checking:

the 100-400mm L lens that's recommended by quite a few people - is it recommended with a crop body?

TIA!

 

[Kenneth67C]

hey guys, just checking:

the 100-400mm L lens that's recommended by quite a few people - is it recommended with a crop body?

TIA!

Why not? With a crop body it becomes 160-640mm and still F4.5-5.6.

 

[mengwei11]

After so many visit to the Singapore zoological garden, (Singapore Zoo is a totally different location) I find the 100-400 most versatile. I had used 400 f5.6L which I find lacks the flexibility for zoo animals. Also have used 700-200f2.8IS and 500mm for real closeup shots. Best is still the 100-400L.

Sample of what a 500mm can gives you in the Zoo. Isolate the white rhino from the surrounding to give a more natural feel. Till I have a chance ti go to Africa to get the real wild Rhinos.

V v nice. I don't recall the rhinos being at 500mm range.
I go with a 70-200 f4 1.4x extender. But I just snap and go. So super average shots.

 

[NightZ88]

The 70-200 f/4 IS with a 1.4x TC is sufficient for my needs.

 

[frederickykfoo]

There is a saying...
:devil: " .... If you do not have lenses to shoot birds or object far away , use whatever you have to shoot an elephant, horses and home/farm animals that are near to you...." :bsmilie: :sweatsm: :angel:

 

[adrianyew]

i used a 70-200mm with a 7D for the singapore zoo and it was a little too much as most of the animals are extremely close to you, well except for the tigers and orangutans enclosures, so to me it was a little too much for me. Eventually i went again with family members and this time brought a 15-85mm and it was just nice. If i needed head shots, i can just crop them. I guess eventually we have to decide if the subjects that you are shooting large or small, if its some small bird, then ring the 70-200mm, but if its like elephants and such, it was a little too tight for me as i had to constantly move myself back away from the enclosure just to shoot the animals. Hope it helps.

 

[hobbit6003]

It really depends on what are you shooting and your shooting style really.

I love to capture closeups, so a 400mm lens is almost indispensable.

Here are some of the examples you can capture with a 400mm lens:

 

[giantcanopy]

There is no one best lens but preparing a longer focal length is always nice.

Take with a crop sensor body ( D80 )

200mm

300mm

600mm

More bits of zoo taken a long time ago : http://kaleidoscopy.com/?p=108

Ryan