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Telephoto lens recommendations for nature photography

Xee — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:25:17 GMT

whats the best lense for my eos 2000d

Hi, so i have my camera and i got a 2.2x telephoto lense on my kit lense but i get a ring around the image when i zoom in to much. whats the best lense to shoot nature on that camera, ive tried trying to find a new telephote and wide angle lense but im very lost. also anyone got tips to shoot better animal and nature pictures. i know a better lense would help and i just have no clue what to get.

Re: Telephoto lens recommendations for nature photography

March411 — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:17:50 GMT

Xee, hiws it going? Welcome to the community.

You mention two different genres of photography animal (wildlife) and nature. Nature is a fairly wide open description so I will assume landscape since you are looking for something wide.

For wildlife you'll need some reach and something like a 150-600mm would be a good purchase for animal/wildlife. Sigma has the affordable C and Tamron has the G2, both will treat you well.

Having a APS-C sensor you may want to take a look @ BH Photo, KEH or MPB to see what is available. Currently BH photo has a very good condition Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM Lens for Canon EF-S that is a decent lens.

Other will most likely drop in to offer further assistance.

Good luck with your research.

Re: Telephoto lens recommendations for nature photography

kvbarkley — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:01:55 GMT

What is your budget?

Re: Telephoto lens recommendations for nature photography

shadowsports — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:25:05 GMT

The recommendations my colleagues have made are spot on.

The only thing I can add is this dump the 2.2x lens, converter, adapter, whatever it is, it's low quality.... To put it nicely.

I understand you're working with an 8 yr old camera, but in order for it to give you consistent results, you need to pair it with a higher quality lens. Sometimes the lenses in these less expensive "cheaper" optics are plastic. Other times they are glass which is better, but they still won't perform as well as a quality lens would. I promise you will see the difference immediately. Your camera will thank you too!

Re: Telephoto lens recommendations for nature photography

Xee — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:06:12 GMT

okay thankyou!! the thing is when i shoot with my current telephoto lense if i zoom out to much i get a black riung around my photo. and im wondering what lense i should have for shooting sunsets. also how do i get my pictures to be less overexposed, cause whenever i shoot a sunset the sky is always stupid bright or the foreground is black.

Re: Telephoto lens recommendations for nature photography

Xee — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:06:31 GMT

max of 3 to 400

Re: Telephoto lens recommendations for nature photography

Xee — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:07:46 GMT

so what adapter or whateve should i get?

Re: Telephoto lens recommendations for nature photography

kvbarkley — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:10:26 GMT

This is a camera problem. not a lens problem. Your camera may have a special sunset setting, or you can reduce the exposure (make the picture darker) a few stops.

Re: Telephoto lens recommendations for nature photography

Xee — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:55:27 GMT

ok, thankyou. whats the best mirrorless camera under 600? or what camera should i get i want to shoot higher res pics and better quality and i know my cameras not made for that.

Re: Telephoto lens recommendations for nature photography

kvbarkley — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:21:01 GMT

600 whats? In any case, your camera 200D/T7 should be perfectly fine, I shouldn't have said that it is a camera "problem" more like a camera "setting" It is very easy to add exposure compensation on the T7:

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Note the * at the top? That means this does not work in A+ mode, but it does in P.

Re: Telephoto lens recommendations for nature photography

ebiggs1 — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:38:30 GMT

"... i got a 2.2x telephoto lense ..."

I also guess this is a add on 'lens' that you screw on the front of a real lens? Sorry but they are and it is pure junk. No better way to state it pure junk.

For wildlife, the answer is simple and basically has no other better option for a Rebel. One of the super zooms in the 150-600mm category. Right now the Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 is the best one by a small margin.

For landscapes and everything else the Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM is the best buy.

I believe both of these lenses have been discontinued but you can still find new and there is the used market.

Re: Telephoto lens recommendations for nature photography

shadowsports — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:49:35 GMT

@Xee ,

It's important that you understand that there is no "do it all" wonder lens. Your threads title states nature, but you also mentioned sunsets. These are different. A lens with a shorter focal length is going to be better for sunsets. A lens with a longer focal length is better for nature and wildlife. Your budget is a limiting factor.

Then you started asking about mirrorless and increased your budget. Which is it?

Your T7 is a capable camera, and can take nice photos. My colleague @kvbarkley mentioned the ability to adjust exposure which can help a great deal with your photos. Canon also offers free post processing editing software (Digital Photo Professional). It sounds like you need to do a little research and familiarize yourself with all of the tools available to you. Hardware, camera operation and software. That's ok. Start slowly, ask questions. We're here to help.

With that said, lenses are the real investment in photography. The lenses that @ebiggs1 recommended are excellent. Together they would give you a great deal of flexibility, and performance in a multitude of shooting scenarios. However, even used they will be above your budget.

If you don't have adequate budget, buying a mirrorless body and lenses represents a considerable capital expense. Even if you adapt older lenses, there can still be considerable expense buying a new body. You already have a camera and as I stated early on coupling it with some better glass would help to improve your outcomes. This also includes understanding your camera's controls and some post-process editing techniques. These things take time and practice.

Unless you're prepared to make a larger financial commitment, I think you should keep your existing camera and choose one lens for now.

It doesn't necessarily have to be one of the lenses that my colleague referenced. What lens or lenses do you own now? If you're not sure, you can look at the front of them around the front objective and it'll have the model listed. We don't need to know about your 2.2x optic Just actual lenses. Then provide your actual budget so we can make some meaningful suggestions within your budget.

Re: Telephoto lens recommendations for nature photography

Xee — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:34:46 GMT

under 600 dollars and i have a eos 2000d

Re: Telephoto lens recommendations for nature photography

shadowsports — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:43:34 GMT

So no actual lenses, just the camera and a budget of $600.

Lenses which you can consider:

EF-S 17-55 F2.8

EF-S 16-135

EF-S 55-250

SIGMA or TAMRON 150-600 (above your budget)

Of course there are others. The lenses with the shorter focal lengths will provide the most versatility giving you the ability to take wide angle photos of landscapes and architecture, sunsets, street and people. One of these might be a good lens to start out with.

The longer focal length lenses our best suited for wildlife. One of these lenses might be something you can strive for as your budget and experience increases. They will perform exceptionally well for distant nature and wildlife photos, as well as aviation, If you wanted to take pictures of planes for example.

Canon sells refurbished lenses. These lenses come with the same one year warranty is brand new gear. For used, you can check out MPB, KEH or the used depts. at B&H or Adorama. All of these sellers offer a warranty and right to return.