Aperture and Focal length are important specifications to look for when you are buying a DSLR lens for Wildlife Photography.

1. LENSES FOR WILDLIFE
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2. When you can’t get close to the animal
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Go with a long Focal Length:
If you have an APS-C Sensor DSLR - 70-300mm, 80-400mm, 100-400mm, 120-
400mm, 150-500mm, 200-500mm
If you have a Full-Frame Sensor DSLR- 80-400mm, 100-400mm, 120-400mm,
150-500mm, 200-500mm
The lower-priced Zoom
lenses don’t have the AF
performance necessary for
wildlife action. But they do
work well with nonmoving
subjects.

3. Animal in Focus; Background Blurry
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Go with a large Aperture (low f-stop #)
The fastest possible shutter speed (lowest f-stop #) allows you to stop action and
to throw the background completely out of focus to place emphasis on the
subject.
For example: 300mm ƒ/2.8, 400mm ƒ/2.8, 500mm ƒ/4, 600mm ƒ/4 and 800mm
ƒ/5.6.

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