What kind of digital camera do I need to get good close up shots of wildlife?

Question

I won a $400 gift certificate at onecall.com and I am planning on buying a digital camera. I would like one that has good zoom capacity to get wildlife shots of birds and larger animals and also good landscape shots. I am wondering how much optical zoom I need and what type of accessory lenses are good for nature shots. Thanks a lot.

Answer 1

Since you got 400 free money, go for the L-series Canon lens :)  Best lens around.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Photography is fun and very addicted hobby, but it's also a very costly one. The more you are into it the more money you Will spend.

For wildlife photography, basically any DSLR would do the job if you want digital camera. The answer is not the camera but the lens. You will need a long focal lens, from 200mm to 600mm since your subjects is either too small or too far away. if you decide to buy a 200mm lens you should also buy an extender 1.5x or 2.0x, best is a fixed 400mm af lens. You can also buy  tele zoom lenses for the job, it will give you the flexibility of getting close to the subjects without interrupting it during the shoots. You will also need a good tripod since big lenses are heavy, you won't get good results with handheld shooting on long tele lens.

And these big guns are not cheap, Sigma lenses are vary from $700.00 to $2500.00, Canon L series lenses are even more.

Landscape photo is in difference category, it requires difference lens types and lots of filters. Go to www.betterphoto.com you will find a wide range of photography in difference fields. Hope this will help you.