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Camera and lens recos for wildlife and nature photos

midkon — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:33:20 GMT

Good day everyone. I have a passion for taking wildlife photos. I bought myself a EOS90D kit a long time ago. I took alot of great photos but i would like to upgrade to a more professional camera and set of lenses that can really bring out the detail. Normally the photos that i take can be up to 300-600 yards away. Depends on the animal. There is so many options to choose from, any advise?

Re: Wildlife and nature photos

zakslm — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:15:34 GMT

midcon,

I'm not going to recommend a camera upgrade because that would most likely entail moving to a Canon R series mirrorless camera. I will leave that recommendation to others who are more familar with R series cameras. FYI - I use a 90D DSLR.

However, if you have EF or EF-S lenses that you have used in the past and enjoy using, you could adapt them with a Canon EF- EOS R adapter. Per the experts on this forum, those lenses would work as well or better than they do on the 90D. So it might be helpful if you would list the EF/EF-S lenses that you currently own and the experts may recommend keeping and adapting some of those lenses rather than purchasing a similar R version.

It also would be helpful if you provide an estimate or budget of how much you'd like to spend to upgrade your camera and lenses. That way any recommendations would be more or less tailored to that budget.

Good luck!

Re: Wildlife and nature photos

midkon — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 22:02:52 GMT

thank you so much.

i have a efs 18-55mm lens and a efs 70-300mm lens.

i would not mind spending $4000-$4500. I really like taking pictures of wildlife and the northen stars, the more detail the better.

kind regards

Andre

Re: Camera and lens recos for wildlife and nature photos

March411 — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:25:22 GMT

Andre, those are some nice images taken with the 90D!

There are several R bodies that would serve you well and you have a nice budget. I think you need to drill down and decide exactly what you want from your new MILC before making the purchase.

The R5 or R5 MkII (45 MP) would be nice if you are looking for a full frame camera. These are both great bodies and the only real cons I have read in reviews is that it doesn't manage noise as well as other bodies in the R series. Personally I believe this is accurate as my R6 MkII and R3 (24 MP) both perform better in low light and manage high ISO much better than my R5. The con, you have to really look at your composition with both as your latitude to crop isn't as great as with the R5 or R5MkII.

This is a recent image from a hike on the Swiss Alps with an R5 and the RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM. The lens is great for hiking, isn't the sharpest but the weight is perfect for making the R5 and all day carry. I would say I the image had a 30% crop and resolution was reduced to post on the site. And yes the lake is really that color, stunning blue and crystal clear.