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Photography

MagickMuffin

(15,952 posts) Thu Aug 4, 2016, 10:38 PM Aug 2016

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Suggestions for an affordable telephoto zoom lens for Nikon D3300 [View all]

I don't have a great budget but was hoping someone here might offer me some advice.

There are several chicken hawks in my neighborhood that I'd really love to get some good pics of, currently the lens I'm using is a Nikon DX VR 18-55 mm. The lens isn't strong enough to take good pics of them high up in the trees.

Any suggestions? Hopefully something under the $200 range. That's all I can afford right now.

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Suggestions for an affordable telephoto zoom lens for Nikon D3300 [View all] MagickMuffin Aug 2016 OP

Here's one for a hundred bucks... TreasonousBastard Aug 2016 #1

Thx TreasonousBastard MagickMuffin Aug 2016 #2

That lens is not going to autofocus with your camera Major Nikon Aug 2016 #6

There's a 55-200mm DX-format lens that goes for cheap used. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2016 #7

I got the equivalent of that lens for my Nikon 35mm camera and it is great csziggy Aug 2016 #3

Unfortunately, that "G" lens is the one poor lens that Nikon makes. ManiacJoe Aug 2016 #4

You're right-- I didn't catch that it was a "G" lens and... TreasonousBastard Aug 2016 #5

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