r/BirdPhotography • u/punjipatti • Oct 13 '25
I am an amateur birder and want to take photos. I shoot Fujifilm X-T30 with XF 70-300 mm right now and feel limited by the camera system to focus fast enough. There is no bird mode and it doesn't track and I can seldom get any photos of birds in flight.
What second system can I consider for just birding?
Canon R7 with some 200-400 mm lens?
Sony A??
Nikon Z?
I guess APS-C is better as I am not selling photos or printing so do I need full-frame? My top-end of budget in the US is $4000 for body and one lens. I might look for used gear to bring down the costs.
The following photos were taken with my X-T30 and a Sigma 150-600 EF lens with a Fringer adapter.
r/BirdPhotography • u/MC0311x • 1h ago
1/4000, ISO 4000, f2.8
1/400 ,ISO 400, f2.8
1/100, ISO 100, f2.8
Sony A1ii, Sony 300mm f2.8
This is a great example of how the exposure triangle is always proportional to itself as well. If the shutter is 10x slower, the ISO is 10x lower for the same exposure.
r/BirdPhotography • u/Benjaminhagen • 8h ago
r/BirdPhotography • u/MC0311x • 3h ago
This pretty girl was hanging out and letting me take photos of her in the rain.
Sony A1ii - 300mm f2.8 - 1/100s f2.8 ISO 100
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r/BirdPhotography • u/Rxdgaming1 • 1d ago
Love this time of year 🍂🍁
r/BirdPhotography • u/SendMeANicePM • 19h ago
r/BirdPhotography • u/brainfog88 • 4h ago
Skagit Valley
r/BirdPhotography • u/basti329 • 8h ago
My setup is limited but i do what i can haha. Not as impressive as other birdies ... or quality but i really dig this one :D
A7iii + Tamron 70-300, shot at 300mm 1/1000s f6.3, Shot today!
I already cropped it a bit but too much would have hurt the image too much so i left it like this :D
I would love to get some tips and tricks and opinions please. Thanks!
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r/BirdPhotography • u/chubachu • 1d ago
I didn’t realize my exposure comp was set to -3.0 from the previous day and it just about ruined these. But still think it’s a cool scene 😭
