Location to shoot birds

[hAwk]

Hello All,

Besides MOG, is there any other place over here that I can go and shoot birds??

Cheers & Thanks. :)

[ccplim]

SBG will be another good place to start off with. :)

[nickmak]

Hey guys, I'll be back this week for two weeks... Do you guys have any photoshoot outings? I wanna take my 500mm f4L IS USM and Wimberley head for a spin with you guys...

Cheers,
Nick

[joeyao]

You might want to check this out:
http://www.nss.org.sg/wildbirdsingapore/page25.html

[hAwk]

Thank a lot, people :)

Wow!!! 500mm F4L IS USM! My dream lens. Hope to own it someday. 12K? :drool:

[USM]

Hey guys, I'll be back this week for two weeks... Do you guys have any photoshoot outings? I wanna take my 500mm f4L IS USM and Wimberley head for a spin with you guys...

Cheers,
Nick

Hi Nick, do you want to go with me to shoot birdies on this Saturday? :p

[nickmak]

Sure, but i need to know the details too... Is it on CS?

[USM]

Sure, but i need to know the details too... Is it on CS?

No, I did not post it on CS. It's a private session between you and me. How about that? :D

[nickmak]

Haha, sure... As long as you are not a serial killer... haha!!! Lol... Anybody else wanna come along too?

Want me to put up a birding thread?

Cheers,
Nick

[joeyao]

Hey guys, I'll be back this week for two weeks... Do you guys have any photoshoot outings? I wanna take my 500mm f4L IS USM and Wimberley head for a spin with you guys...

Cheers,
NickCheck out this location:
http://www.avianwatchasia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=832

You will definitely be able to give your 500 f4 and the Wimberley head a good workout, subject to Murphy's Law of course :D

[wkcheah76]

Haha, sure... As long as you are not a serial killer... haha!!! Lol... Anybody else wanna come along too?

Want me to put up a birding thread?

Cheers,
Nick

hahhaah USM is as safe as safe can be! I look like a serial killer tho! :D

[hAwk]

You might want to check this out:
http://www.nss.org.sg/wildbirdsingapore/page25.html

Alamak, Joe! :sweat: This link now points to something else. The whole site is under construction *sigh*

[joeyao]

Alamak, Joe! :sweat: This link now points to something else. The whole site is under construction *sigh*Strange :dunno: No problem for me leh.

[USM]

hahhaah USM is as safe as safe can be! I look like a serial killer tho! :D

You indeed to look like a serial killer with your 600mm lens. :lol:

[hAwk]

Hey Nick,

What is the price of the 500mm/f4 u got? Thanks. I need to start saving but I need a ball park number. Heehee... :biggrinlo How much is the Sigma 800/f5.6 too?

Cheers!

[wkcheah76]

Hey Nick,

What is the price of the 500mm/f4 u got? Thanks. I need to start saving but I need a ball park number. Heehee... :biggrinlo How much is the Sigma 800/f5.6 too?

Cheers!

The Sigma prime is discontinued. I personally checked with HK side also. The only one available is liquidstone's 300-800! :)

[Garion]

Hey Nick,

What is the price of the 500mm/f4 u got? Thanks. I need to start saving but I need a ball park number. Heehee... :biggrinlo How much is the Sigma 800/f5.6 too?

Cheers!The 500mm f/4L IS is roughly around 11k sing dollars locally. (comes with one year warranty). But dun forget, the additional costs. New tripod to hold the lens, tripod head (preferably a gimbal mount such as Wimberley), new dry cabinet, new bag, lens plate. Estimated costs of these additional accessories is around 2.3k. (+ or -). So total cost could top out as much as 13k.

Sigma 800/f5.6 had been replaced by the 300-800mm f/5.6 DG zoom as mentioned by wkcheah76.

[hAwk]

Thanks! How much is the 500mm/f4 IS typically?

[Mervin]

anywhere from 10.5-13 K depending where it is aquired, used or new and if it comes with warranty or not.
:drool:

[hAwk]

:faint:

How abt the Bigma 50-500mm?? Is it a cheap alternative? How abt sharpness? Must start to buy 4D or TOTO :wahpiang:

[nickmak]

:faint:

How abt the Bigma 50-500mm?? Is it a cheap alternative? How abt sharpness? Must start to buy 4D or TOTO :wahpiang:
The Bigma is a seriously cheaper alternative and its much lighter too! (Tried it once... its as light as a feather compared to the 500mm f4L...) Of course with a zoom you compromise with the optical quality but I heard its pretty good, just that u need lots o' light to shoot at f6.3 wide open at 500mm.

Don't buy 4D or TOTO, do what bro Garion here does... More chances of losing money with TOTO... hehe..

Cheers,
Nick

[hAwk]

What did bro Garion do? Hehe... :)

[Mervin]

What did bro Garion do? Hehe... :)

save his money for his upcoming 500f4 and 1DMkII !!!!
:lol:

[hAwk]

Wow!!! :thumb:

Hope my day would come soon too...

[Garion]

save his money for his upcoming 500f4 and 1DMkII !!!!
:lol: Wait long long ar... :sweat:


Wow!!! :thumb:

Hope my day would come soon too...hAwk,

I'm sure it will, just be patient, and try to utilize your current gears to the max potential for the time being. Look at the works of Arthur, who is using a P&S digicam, he is a good example of pushing his equipment to the limits, and getting very good results from it. Equipment does matter to a certain extent, but what matters more is the skills of the photog behind it.

Cheers,

[hAwk]

Well said, Garion!! :lol:

Thanks!