Thread: Birds photos with a kit lens

Slimy, yet satisfying....

No flash kit lens or anything,and not very sharp, but I thought you may enjoy this anyways

Nice shot
Hard to say with the light but looks like that it is a Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoide .
The Marbled Frogmouth, (P. ocellatus) are from far north Qld

Thanks Chucaro, didn't know there was a marbled version. We thought we were pretty lucky to spy him so active in the middle of the day. He had just landed not far from our campsite. Possibly disturbed from his roost.

This isn't really a kit lense but its a good option I reckon for those who want to get pro results in a cheaper lense. I bought a 2nd hand Nikkor 180mm 2.8 for around $400 I think and it really does give professional results. A bit short for serious small bird photography I guess but still very handy.

This shot of a brown falcon cropped heaps so it doesn't really show off the outstanding quality possible. Taken with my D70 I think.



I do have the Nikkor 200-400 F4 too which is pretty awesome but certainly not a kit lense...

Nice capture and pose, what a shame that you did not have the 200-400 with you, it is an awesome lens.
I guess that the 180 f2.8 can be used with a 1.4 converter.
The image can be sharpened a bit more in PSCS3 and come good.
Thanks for posting

Originally Posted by djambalawa

This isn't really a kit lense but its a good option I reckon for those who want to get pro results in a cheaper lense. I bought a 2nd hand Nikkor 180mm 2.8 for around $400 I think and it really does give professional results. A bit short for serious small bird photography I guess but still very handy.

This shot of a brown falcon cropped heaps so it doesn't really show off the outstanding quality possible. Taken with my D70 I think.

Exif says Nikon D2X

Martyn

ah thanks

I went from a D70 to a D2X to a D300.. thought it was long enough ago for when I had my D70 - I shoulda checked.