Reviews by Richard189

I had this camera about 3 years ago before i upgraded to DSLRs and i now have a Canon EOS 50D with 400mm F5.6 L lens which i use most of the time. Recently i have been browsing through some old pictures and iv'e noticed a huge improvement in the quality of the images although it is'nt a bad camera i was very happy with the images i got before i upgraded to DSLRs but i would always reccomend a DSLR for birding.

I had this lens for about 1 year before i changed to a canon 400 F5.6 prime and i think the canon 400 F5.6 prime is a better lens. I use it for wildlife photography mainly birds and i think it is better because i find the images i get are sharper , the AF is noticebly faster and its a tad lighter. Although the 100-400 has IS i think the prime is better as i never used the IS so if you are thinking about getting one of the two lenes for wildlife photography i would go for the 400mm F5.6.

Bought these a few years back and have not once been dissapointed with them they are one of the best brinoculars around and i will never need another pair.

Bought this camera about 1 month ago to upgrade from my 400D which i had for 2 years and it was great.
But the 50D is even better and is the the best DSLRs i have ever used.
I upgraded from the 400D mainly because of the speed the 6.3fps of the 50D is alot better for catching action shots especially of birds.
I have used this camera in many bird reserves in lancashire and it is brilliant (in my opinion even better than the canon 1d seris) and i would reccomend this camera to anyone looking to upgrade from somthing like a 400D.
Although it may not be sutible as a begginers DSLR

Hi

I have this camera and a 400D and i took some pics of birds with both bodies and a canon 600mm f4 and saw not the slightest difference sooo why is the 40d a bit more than the 400d????????:eat:

This was the first DSLR i bought and was quite dissapinted so i gave it to a freind of mine who takes landscapes.After that i moved to a Eos 400d and liked it a lot more.

great bins for birding very brigt and sharp and do reccomend the product i use the 7x42|=)|

I have this lens along with many others and i love using it great lens for birding and is certanly better than the tamron or Bigma.

I had this lens for only 1 week and then immediaty sold it and then bought a sigma 170-500mm and was much more happy with the results of the sigma.

Also the sigma makes less of a dent in the wallet and is optically a better lens by far.

And the sigma is also noticbly lighter so if you want a long birding lens i reccomend you look at the sigma before you make your final decission

Richard

This is one of the slrs i use and its exellent for birding being a cropped frame i love going out and using this kit its fab i reccomend it to anyone who wants to do bird/wildlife photography.

Very nice lens very sharp but heavy but it is a superb lens for birding i sold mine 2 months ago for a canon 600mm and was much more impressed with the 600's results.

Although it doesnt match the focal lenth it is a bit sharper.

I am currently using The canon EOS 1DS MK3 wich i purchesd last week and im very impressed by its 21 mega pixel resolution.

I use the canon 400 and the sigma 170-500 the canon is a lot sharper and opticaly is a better lens.

iT is an absolute pleasure to use and if you purches this lens for birding you wont be dissapointed it is great,and i reccomend it to anyone wanting a good birding lens.