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Which lens is best paired with Canon 5Ds for bird photography

limvo05
Rising Star

Hello,

 

Can anyone here give me some advice on which lens is best paired with my Canon 5Ds for bird photography?

 

I have with me a 70-200 F2.8 II and a 2X Extender Mark III. While it is manageable in terms of sizes, that combination is somewhat heavy to carry for any extended period of time. I was thinking of a CANON EF 400mm F5.6 L USM prime, however, I don't know if 400mm is ideal for birds photography? If I was to pair it with my 2x extender, the aperture would be doubled, rendering the combination useless. Lastly, I would like to keep the budget below $2000.

 

Thank you,

LV

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@limvo05 wrote:

Thank you. I don't think I'll be rushing out to get the R anytime soon. In fact, I thought I heard there are the R5 and RP. Not sure why so many flavors. 


The RP is to the R as the 6D was to the 5D (sort of). The R5 is to the R as the 5D Mk IV is to, say, the 5D Mk II. Get the picture?

Bob
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA


@RobertTheFat wrote:

@limvo05 wrote:

Thank you. I don't think I'll be rushing out to get the R anytime soon. In fact, I thought I heard there are the R5 and RP. Not sure why so many flavors. 


The RP is to the R as the 6D was to the 5D (sort of). The R5 is to the R as the 5D Mk IV is to, say, the 5D Mk II. Get the picture?


I am not sure where either the R or RP might fall in the current DSLR lines.  I think the semi-official word is that the R5 will be reflection of the 5 Series.  There is also talk of an R6 that is supposed to reflect the 6 Series of DSLRs.

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