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I made a choice to make birdwatching an interest I immerse myself with while there. Basically meaning, I prefer to watch birds through binocculars, in the momen
by mongol 3y ago
I made a choice to make birdwatching an interest I immerse myself with while there. Basically meaning, I prefer to watch birds through binocculars, in the moment, and keep them in memory, more than capturing the moment for later. I am not against the idea of photographing birds as such, I just realized that in most cases, they will remain small even with very expensive lenses, and the effort to capture really great birding images is going to be significant.
- haswell 3y agoPart of the reason I started photography is because I have Aphantasia, and when I learned that other people had visual memories, it cemented photography as an important hobby for me. Without the photos, I only take home a sense of knowing what I saw. Nothing visual. I don’t think I would have invested in a birding lens if I wasn’t already deep into photography, but it’s possible to get a reasonable starter kit for $2K or less if the goal isn’t to make 30” prints. It’s still nothing to sneeze at, but those $10K lenses aren’t necessary to get some really great results for hobby purposes. The challenge of getting the shots is part of what makes the process enjoyable and the resulting photos extremely rewarding. It also lets me explore in far more detail once I get home. I brought home a 40MP photo of a cardinal fully filling the frame today, and it’s pretty incredible zooming up on the plumage, seeing the intricacies of their talons, etc. With that said, I completely respect the non-photography approach and do think that the gear gets distracting at times.
- ecolonsmak 3y agoAre there not binoculars available that will take pictures?
- ianburrell 3y agoThere are binoculars with cameras but they aren't good cameras cause small sensor and not good binoculars cause cheap.