What equipment do you need to shoot birds?

To shoot a bird, first of all, it depends on whether you shoot a still bird or a flying bird.

If you shoot a static bird, then most cameras can do it, including mobile phones with telephoto lenses, such as Huawei P30 series or Glory 20 PRO.

If you are shooting birds, it will be much more difficult. Birds fly at high speed in the air, and their posture is very attractive. If you want to shoot well, you have great requirements for the camera.

The camera that shoots birds is usually a SLR camera. The focusing system should be powerful enough, with strong tracking and focusing ability and high continuous shooting speed, so as to capture the high-speed moment of birds flying. High-speed cameras that meet this requirement are Canon 7D2 and Nikon D3S.

Because the birds are actually far away from us, when shooting clear details, we must have a lens with a long enough focal length, such as 150-600mm, and choose according to our own economic strength.

When birds fly at high speed, the requirements for focusing speed are very high. If their hands shake at this time, the whole picture will be empty. In addition, the camera+telephoto lens itself is heavy and difficult to control by hand. Therefore, a good hydraulic pan-tilt and a stable tripod are needed to stabilize the camera and assist shooting.

Even a professional photographer, shooting birds is not a shot and a fragment, which requires a lot of patience. The first is to wait for the birds to appear in the field of vision; The second is to insist on shooting, and then choose the photos you are satisfied with.

In short, what equipment to shoot birds with depends on your love of photography, your time and energy, and your photography skills.

I have also advised many photographers to stay away from bird eco-photography if they don't particularly like it. To tell the truth, ordinary people still can't afford it.

Yes, bird photography is a kind of photography that consumes a lot of time and money.

Let's talk about the equipment needed to shoot birds first.

We should have a high-speed continuous shooting camera with powerful focus tracking function, because we know that birds can't wait for us to shoot quietly, and sometimes they fly. At this time, we'd better shoot with continuous shooting function and turn on focus tracking. I believe some films will meet our requirements in continuous shooting.

When shooting birds, the 400mm lens should be the starting point, preferably a lens above 600mm, preferably a large aperture fixed focus lens. This kind of lens is expensive, basically tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.

Because we use a telephoto lens, stability is necessary, because telephoto is easier to shake. A tripod or a monopod can be used, depending on our personal shooting habits.

The above is my simple understanding and opinion. Welcome friends to add or comment.

Shooting birds is mainly about assembling equipment, especially telephoto lenses. The price of a good lens is several times that of a camera. The lens should be at least 400mm, preferably fixed focus, with a large aperture above F4, which can automatically aim at anti-shake. Of course, a tripod is indispensable for telephoto lens shooting to improve stability and focusing speed. Generally, telephoto lenses are heavier. Choose the right tripod according to the weight of the lens camera. The tripod is too light and unstable and too heavy to carry. Finally, talk about the camera. Most full-frame cameras on the market are competent. Mainly the difference of sensor pixel, latitude and continuous shooting speed. Pixel height is beneficial to later cropping and reduces the loss of image quality. Large tolerance is beneficial to improve the sensitivity in dark environment, and a good camera still maintains good tolerance within ISO4000, thus improving the shutter speed and helping to capture moving birds. A flying bird has vitality and soul. Continuous shooting is conducive to improving the success rate of shooting. A good camera not only has high pixels, but also has high continuous shooting speed. High-end cameras can reach the speed of 10 frames per second. Bird photography not only needs financial resources to fight for equipment, but also needs time and endurance. I hope my answer is helpful to you. Thank you.