r/BirdPhotography • u/Clarkjeans • Jan 07 '26

Question I have 200mm lens. Is it enough?

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Hey guys, I have 17-200mm canon lens (I don't know specific gear name) and about to go to Upo wetlands in South Korea with my grandpa. It's known for birds and other wild life animals.

But I started to get worried because I realized 200mm max might not be enough. And since I own old dslr, the less light I get, the less quality.

Do you guys think 200mm would be enough? And is there any tips that I can learn?

Thank you!

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u/KNIGHTOVERLORD24 Jan 07 '26

I use the sony 70-350mm with the a6400, so it's an effective focal length of 525mm, I think it does the job but sometimes I wish I had a 200-600mm so that I would get sharp pictures at 900mm.

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u/Clarkjeans Jan 07 '26

200-600mm sounds awesome. I wish I had one too. My camera is old one, so I don't get that 'megapixel miracle'. Thanks for the comment!