Telephoto Lens upgrade?

[Elizabeth, Bailey & Bruin]

New to the DSLR world in the past couple of months...I want to get a stronger telephoto lens

 

I already have a CanonEFS 55-250mm lens...What should I buy next?

 

Thanks

Elizabeth

[Diane Margetts]

Elizabeth

The best lens for you is based on what type of photos you want to shoot. I'm big on action, birding and wildlife. I need and want the EF 800mm but it's $14,000 so I "settled" for the 100-400 and will scratch and save for an extender . . . you may not need the same reach that I do, so you may be able to get great lenses for less . . . One camera store tried to talk me into getting the Sigma 150-500 because it is cheaper than the Canon 100-400 and they wanted to make a sale; and they almost had me convinced. I talked to many Canon people before I made my decision and almost all told me that the photo quality in the Canonlens is so much better that is well worth trading the 100mm. You are correct to be asking the question before you buy . . .

[F, Calla & Luca]

$14,000. Wow, you could almost get a very small car : )

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

When I am out birding, there are several photographers there with lenses the size of my leg. No joke. 

This must be the lens you are talking about.  I WANT AND NEED  this lens too.  Certainly!

[Sally, Ditzy Mitzi & Sgt. Pepper]

Interesting conversation.  I just last weekend tested my Canon Point and Shoot 120 S (10X zoom which expands to 40 X) to shoot the moon , Supermoon, that is.  It took awesome photos of it, however, my  new camera, an Olympus

 Pen EPL 1,  was unable to capture any thing nearly as good.  I am wondering if there is a reasonably priced zoom lens for the Olympus.  Would a 2 x do anything?  I am really lost here, and am loving my Canon more and more.

[Diane Margetts]

I'm not that familiar with the Olympus Pen line but I do think they have adaptors to accept Olympus 4/3 lenses. Olympus has great lenses. I have the Zuiko 70-300 (which with the 2x crop is equivelent to 600mm). It's a very good (not great but good) lens for under $500.   

[Sally, Ditzy Mitzi & Sgt. Pepper]

Thank you Diane, I was wondering if 2 X would give a better photo. 

[Diane Margetts]

Photographing the moon is as much (or more) about the camera settings vs the actual lens you use (although good lenes ALWAYS help!).

This site is a MUST for Olmpus camera owners. This is the "goto site" for most Olympus settings and questions. I used this info to set up a shot of the moon with my Olympus and it came out fine. Moon shots themselves are a bit underwhelming as there's not that much to look at . . .

http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/moon/index.html

[Sally, Ditzy Mitzi & Sgt. Pepper]

Diane, Thank You!   The site will be bookmarked, it really is good.  Right now, I feel like hanging up my cameras - my pics are so amateurish (sp?) in comparison.   Guess I also have a lot of learning to do.  

[Diane Margetts]

Your photos are very nice!!!! Don't ever feel that way--it's always fun and rewarding to experiment with new settings and techniques. Hopefully, none of us ever finsh learning and growing . . .

[Sally, Ditzy Mitzi & Sgt. Pepper]

Taken with the Olympus PenTaken with Canon 120S  (Point and Shoot)

[Carol and Banjo]

That's amazing!  I'd never imagine you could get this with a point and shoot!

[Sally, Ditzy Mitzi & Sgt. Pepper]

I just added the two photos for comparisons sake.  The Canon 120 took a much better shot of the Supermoon.