J-Day 🐦

Finally finished and sent off the transcription and interview for the magazine! And I got a picture of a Jay! Always remember to celebrate the small things! Life is too damn short and also too damn long. ✨

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Well done!! They're rather shy, aren't they?
Thank you! What are you going to celebrate today? β™₯️ Yes! This pretty big crop and I also used a 250mm zoom. They really wanted to be left alone! πŸ˜‚βœ¨
250mm, wow, that's impressive! Can you manage the camera with such a large lens? I imagine it's much heavier and more cumbersome than a "standard" setup? I still haven't looked into other lenses. πŸ™ˆ
Today's win for me is that I finally managed to score an appointment at a new rheumatology practice after weeks of trying to get through πŸ˜‚πŸ’ͺ
Yes! Actually the 250 is really light! I know you have a Canon like me - so if you're interested it's a 55-250mm USM IS EF-S lens with an EF to RF adapter. It's also a macro lens at 0.85m. I got mine second hand. (If you do want to get one, make sure it's IS USM - best version in my opinion!) It's really quiet and really light. I promise I have no stocks in this lens. πŸ˜‚
YAAAY! I'm so happy for you!! πŸ«‚ It can be so difficult to get specialist appointments so this is really good news!! β™₯️✨
Thanks so much on both accounts! That sounds really really good. πŸ₯Ή I've made a note of the model and also found an interesting RF alternative. Will look into it a bit more and hem and haw over it until my birthday πŸ˜‚
If I remember correctly you have a R10, right? So, it's a APSC camera. If you find a RF lens, multiply the numbers by 1.6 . Because it's meant for full frame (but can be used on RF-S for sure!) ✨
Hm, yes, I think you mention that a while ago ... πŸ‘€
I'm wording this terribly and you don't need all this info πŸ˜‚. Don't listen to me. Here's a chart that might help you make a decision on lenses. The prices are in dollars but the names of the lenses are there!
That's gold, thank you!! 😍
I better start saving up πŸ₯²
You do not need all of the lenses! πŸ˜‚ You just need to figure out what's important to you! ✨ Don't forget getting them second hand too - they'll cost less!
But I wanna do bugs AND birds! πŸ₯ΊπŸ˜…
Extension tubes! The poor man's macro! And a long lens! ✨
I looked into a few second-hand options, but I didn't find many and they weren't actually that much cheaper. πŸ˜• (This was only a first half-arsed attempt though)
Try kamerastore or ebay! I got both my EF-S lenses off ebay! ✨