Prime Lens - auto or manual

[angy]

Hi,

I like to venture into nature photography after seeing all the impressive pictures by fellow clubsnapers.

If i would to get a used say 400m or 500m lens is it ok to get a manual one, or an auto one is better?

comments appreciated.

 

[Spectrum]

1stly, ask yourself as much as possible what are the things you want to capture most of the time in what kind of situations/places etc; etc.

 

[angy]

thanks for the reply

I think birds and maybe nature. Like to go to New Zealand and spent time there shooting..

 

[Spectrum]

How heavy can you carry for equipment wise? Long lenses with a large f-stop (esp f/4) is not light you know? That doesn't include other equipment added in too.:think:

PS: Btw, are you a guy or a girl?

 

[angy]

How heavy can you carry for equipment wise? Long lenses with a large f-stop (esp f/4) is not light you know? That doesn't include other equipment added in too.:think:

PS: Btw, are you a guy or a girl?

aiyah, guy lah

I was thinking maybe the old 400/3.5 AIS lens

 

[kcuf2]

er..firstly which camera are u using?? this is a very important question..

 

[angy]

er..firstly which camera are u using?? this is a very important question..

f90x or f3.

Maybe i should change to digicam

 

[satay16]

if you are on a very very very very very tight budget, can get a russian MF 500mm. or if you want super zooms, the bigma or tamron equilivant would do. i believe all the other teleprimes are beyond budget, in my case