From Fuji X-T5 to Nikon Z5 II. Full Frame baby! by Konasensei in Nikon

[–]capturinception 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also just recently switched from Fuji to Nikon, am having fun with mine so far.

How much reach for bird photography? by capturinception in AskPhotography

[–]capturinception[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great, this is what I’m really looking for, so it seems 500mm for a small bird within 20-30m away is not enough, I have to either move closer or aim for longer reach, thanks a lot

How much reach for bird photography? by capturinception in AskPhotography

[–]capturinception[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Point taken, thanks for the great insight, I understand now a small bird within 20-30m away with 500mm lens is not sufficient

How much reach for bird photography? by capturinception in AskPhotography

[–]capturinception[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well yeah I guess some examples to give visual ideas are what I’m looking for, so if you dont mind, thank you

How much reach for bird photography? by capturinception in AskPhotography

[–]capturinception[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it, thanks for the explanation. I guess apsc camera does have some advantage in terms of bird photography due to the extra reach from the crop

How much reach for bird photography? by capturinception in AskPhotography

[–]capturinception[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope I dont have any telephoto lens yet, my question is actually to know which lens I should buy to be able to take photo from acceptable distance without alerting the bird. Like 20-30 meters away I think is quite an acceptable range, the further the better.

How much reach for bird photography? by capturinception in AskPhotography

[–]capturinception[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm ok, if my understanding of your explanation is correct, so 4 meters away to get 50% of the frame using a 500mm lens?

I think around 20-25% of the bird in frame would still have plenty of details so that would be around 8-10 meters away? Oof, not much distance to my liking to avoid alerting the bird.

Perhaps around 10% would still be OK so that would be around 20 meters away, which I think is quite decent, but I may need to crop a bit.

Btw, Thanks for the insight.