Hi All, Thanks for your views and suggestions about a mid-range telephoto lens, they were all very interesting and have in fact probably created more questions than they've answered (which is not a bad thing!).
Basically to answer a couple of queries: I'm using an EOS 5 body at the moment but I may well trade it in for an EOS 3 or secondhand EOS 1 (not sure which variety) within the next 12 months. As for publishing I would be looking to submit photos to a library which specialises in nature and wildlife pictures and to approach small-scale magazines and book publishers direct. I currently contribute to a botanical photo library and gardening magazines with my flower and garden photos, and just felt that I'd like to 'branch out' (no pun intended!) to selling wildlife photos and landscapes in similar markets too. I'm not exactly after full-page spreads in BBC Wildlife Magazine or National Geographic on day one!! :-) I did wonder about a prime lens but as I originally wanted a general purpose lens that would replace my standard-issue 75-300 and be good for a variety of subjects (landscapes etc. as well as wildlife), I thought a zoom would probably give me more value for money. However this appears to be an unreachable Holy Grail :-) at least within my budget, so I'm now going to concentrate on the wildlife aspect as it seems this requires a much more specialised lens setup than I'd originally realised! As so many of you have recommended a prime for wildlife I will now look into this route a lot more seriously, with the other option looking to be finding a secondhand 100-400 L IS at a reasonable price. So... here is my second set of questions! ;-) 1) What is the best focal length prime to look at (assuming I can afford it), for wildlife photography in particular? 2) Is IS on the Canon primes worth the extra money? 3) There seems to be a mixed reaction to using teleconvertors but as I can't afford a very long lens currently I will probably have to make do with one initially, so which one is better (optically or in any other way), the 1.4x or the 2x? 4) Are third-party primes any good? I certainly can't afford most of the top level Canon ones new and even secondhand my choice seems limited if I go down the Canon route, so do Sigma, Tokina and the rest have any primes in this range worth looking at for �800 or less (new or secondhand)? Do they have compatible high quality teleconvertors too? Again thanks in advance for any advice! Regards, Caroline * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
