Nikon SLR Cameras

Wildlife camera/set up?

quesitonafterquestion
quesitonafterquestion

Would this make a good camera for wildlife photgrapthy?

http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-cameras-camcorders-Nikon-D3100-DSLR-SLR-camera-mint-condition-complete-box-W0QQAdIdZ396269073

Also, is this a good price? And what it comes with, does it make a good wildlife camera if not, which lens would suggest getting with it?

Thanks

Added (1). Or this one?

http://www.bestbuy.ca/...7019faen02

kitcatvirus
kitcatvirus

With wildlife Photography, I'd say it would more important to get a good Telephoto lens. I've never used the camera, but there's a fairly comprehensive review here http://www.dpreview.com/...nikond3100. I live in the UK so I'm unsure on the price, looks good though!

Matt
Matt

Any Canon or Nikon dSLR will be fine. An older used one that does not have any issues will work well. Newer ones add bells and whistles, but you can survive with anything at 8MP or more.

What you can't do is cheat on the lens if you really want to shoot wildlife. At an absolute minimum, you are going to want a 70-200 mm lens, and that will most likely be too short to shoot any skittish wildlife. This would be the absolute minimum lens I would buy for wildlife:

http://www.ebay.com/...0704079314

In reality, you should probably be buying something like this:
http://www.ebay.com/...0922750822

or this:
http://www.ebay.com/...1064904842

Though both are slower than I would like. Unfortunately, getting a faster lens would be quite a bit more money. I just searched for Canon lenses, but there are similar lenses available for Nikons.

Picture Taker
Picture Taker

I think the Nikon D3100 (or D3200) would be a nice choice for wildlife. I doesn't have a BLAZING burst rate, but it's adequate. The 70-200 lens is a great lens, but it would cost 5 times as much as the camera. Since you are looking at a used camera, I will assume that your budget is limited. If you get the 70-200, you will also need a 1.4X teleconverter to maximize the lens for wildlife. Or, you could just go for the 28-300 in the first place. I've been using this lens for almost two years now and it's great for the money. I think it's around $1, 000 now, so that's about 1/3 the price of a new 70-200 plus teleconverter.

Here are some samples shot with the 28-300 lens on a Nikon with a DX sensor - same as the D3100:

Here are some from the 18-200 lens