10 Best Camera Lenses for Wildlife
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Out of thousands of reviews for 201 products, over 1,000 people recommended Camera Lenses specifically for Wildlife. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Canon EF 70-200mm 1:4L USM Lens
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$979 - $1,361
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28 People Recommend
"summary: i received this wonderful lens for christmas and have been taking animal and aquarium pictures with it this past week.…" - Buydig.com User "the best canon zoom lens...f2.8 very sharp....just heavy…" - "mikep" at Adorama.com "summary: if you like the zoom range then don't hesitate to get this lens.…" - Buydig.com User |
Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Lens
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$365 - $764
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28 People Recommend
"it has well controled amount of vignetting, barrel distortion, chromatic aberration at the edge of lens or zooms, but at this price range, those are well expected.…" - Buydig.com User "amazing for a sub $1000 zoom.…" - Bhphotovideo.com User "this lens features a good zoom range, that gives us nice wide-angle scenics and groups, mid-range couple shoots, and acceptable head-and-shoulder shots.…" - Amazon.com User |
Tamron 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical IF
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$419 - $899
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20 People Recommend
"this lens lets you take amazingly crisp picture, it is compact & light for a 14x zoom, and affordable.…" - Buydig.com User "tamron got it right this time, with quick silent autofocus and minimal distortion considering the 14x zoom range.…" - Buydig.com User "whole extension of the zoom).…" - Bhphotovideo.com User |
Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom Lens
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$896 - $1,530
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18 People Recommend
"it a lot for buildings, urban scenes, have to correct it in photoshop) and a little color at wide apertures, this lens seems optically almost perfect, tells me why people pay the price for pro zooms.…" - Adorama.com User "the constant aperture, modest speed and zoom range keep it in the go bag.…" - Adorama.com User "i never thought that a zoom could be this good but it really is.…" - Adorama.com User |
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC
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$339 - $399
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16 People Recommend
"the zoom is a little tighter than i am used to but that means it won't slip from one focal length to anothe when i don't want it to.my advice buy this lens.…" - Adorama.com User "that lens give you superb picture quality even with low light condition.highly recommended small notes: zooming is manual.…" - Buydig.com User "i do not find a product that matches the lens, because in the price range with the zoom range and with the optical characteristics, it is not fare to compare it with any existing lens.…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon Telephoto EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Autofocus Lens
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13 People Recommend
"if you currently have a zoom lens that goes to 85mm i’d suggest practicing framing your subject with the lens set at 85mm all the time.…" - Pricegrabber.com User "so much so that it will blow away your 18-55 kit lens (if you have one) and all other zoom lenses.…" - Amazon.com User "i thought i owed this lens review an update after shooting with it for almost a couple of years and having the pleasure of shooting with a variety of l lenses: 70-200l, 16-35l, fisheye, 50mm and the…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Lens
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$1,995 - $2,000
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13 People Recommend
"standard zoom lenses are versatile, using a fixed focus lens again is no…" - Bhphotovideo.com User "i swicth out if i need zooming capabilities but this is my number 1 lens.…" - Adorama.com User "i use this lens for y=my macro shots of flowers and butterflys.…" - Adorama.com User |
Olympus 18-180mm f/3.5-6.3 Zuiko Digital Lens
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$359 - $500
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11 People Recommend
"zoom from a compact lens (35 mm equivalent 36 360).…" - Bhphotovideo.com User "with the 2x crop factor, this has the equivalent zoom…" - Bhphotovideo.com User "i also purchased a zuiko 14-54 mm zoom for this camera in order to have a sharper and faster lens when needed, but i find myself more often than not, mounting the 18-180 super zoom.…" - Amazon.com User |
Tokina 12-24mm f/4 Pro DX
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$449 - $500
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8 People Recommend
"but the zoom range is to small for a walk-around lens.…" - Bhphotovideo.com User "extra cash buy and play with the fish eye(fun but definitely…" - Bhphotovideo.com User "less than the nikon, and is gone by the middle of the zoom range.…" - Bhphotovideo.com User |
Pentax DA 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 ED
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$370 - $504
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7 People Recommend
"i love the 14x optical zoom and it brings in things very close; the downside at full zoom is even with shake reduction on, you have to be rock steady holding the camera to get a blur free picture.…" - Amazon.com User "it is both wide enough and long enough when zoomed for way over 95% of what most people will ever shoot.…" - Amazon.com User "combined with the k10d it becomes heavy after awhile, and i recommend a tripod, especially if you anticipate zooming all the way in.…" - Amazon.com User |
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