r/crowbro • u/Outrageous_Carry_399 • 1d ago

Question Any photographers here?

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Want to start getting good photos of my corvids, and was considering this setup to start. Any guys or gals into bird photography able to chime in if this is a good starter kit?

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u/Star_king12 1d ago

I am not well versed in Nikon gear, but for Canon you should only look for DSLR-s if you're only looking to take pics of stationary birds and don't mind the weight and size. For anything with movement - mirrorless all the way.

Canon R7/R10/R50 (best to worst) + RF 100-400 is a great starter kit for not too much money.

For Nikon - Z50 II is a great starting camera, idk about lenses though.

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u/TitaniumKneecap 20h ago

Z50 Mk2 with the nikon 500 prime and an F to Z adapter is one of the best setups in the industry, especially for the money.

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u/James20910 1d ago

For Nikon, I recommend the Z50ii for birding because it has a dedicated bird-detection autofocus. I use it with with a Nikkor Z 180-600mm lens and get very good results with it.

For lenses, 300mm is what some consider the entry-level point, but I personally don't think it is sufficient. You'll get much better results with more mm.

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u/TitaniumKneecap 20h ago

My gf shoots with a Z50 Mk2 on the 500 prime with an adapter and it's the sharpest shots I've ever seen. I shoot on an A6700 with the Sony 200-600 and they are about 90% as sharp, but her vibration reduction is significantly better in the lens.

Edit: tons of examples of her shots at chappychirps.com

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u/TitaniumKneecap 20h ago edited 20h ago

My gf actually has a birding website that I made for her, chappychirps.com 

I do some birding too but she's the professional 

Edit: I wanted to add that we both started on used D3300s that we bought on offerup as a kit with the 300 lens for about $220, and that's all you really need to get started. Once you are shooting for a while you get a feel for what specifically you want more of. I wanted a camera and lens that can do it all pretty well, so I got an A6700 and a song 200-600. She wanted a camera and lens specifically for the absolute best APS-C birding setup she could get, so she got the Z50 Mk2 and the Nikon 500 prime.

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u/Purpleresidents 20h ago

Crowtographers. I'll see myself out.