Telephoto lens for HV40?
 

I am planning on buying an HV40 to shoot some nature and documentary footage. What is a good telephoto lens to capture wildlife? And are there any techniques for using telephoto lenses on a camera like this?
Thanks!

If your on a very tight budget I would suggest a Zeiko, Zeikos Inc.. For the kit and price we got it for, I can say the lenses are actually very decent. You could look into that maybe, but other than that I'm not too sure

HV 40 Telephoto
 

I used the a Canon 1.7 teleconverter TL-H43 with my HV20 and HV40. A Great lens. Due to health problems, I'm getting out of video and willing to sell the Canon TL-H43 for only $150. I used the lens to shoot this video:
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Pretty nice David. In the same vein as one of mine: YouTube - Elm Grove Park

Rick

Thanks for the info, guys. Great videos! It looks like the quality will hold up with these lenses, which was my main concern. Anyone else have some footage using a telephoto lens on HV20 30 40? And does anyone know about Raynox lenses? Are they any good?

Some great film David and rick,PLEASE tell me how you get such steady footage with an HV cam and teleconverter, i used to get some fair and steady close ups when i had an FX7 even with a HC1 and SR12, but since i have had my HV30 any zoomed in film even without my converter looks shaky in even a slight breeze, i turn the anti shake off when using my velbon 600 which has been fine with my previous cams,the HV is not the sturdiest of cams and i have put my shaky footage down to that but if you can take film like that with your HV i must be doing something wrong.

Heh heh - you should see some of my long stuff. Even on a tripod, if there's a good wind, that thing vibrates and wiggles. Granted, the tripod and mount aren't industrial strength. Still, a tripod is an absolute must. For long shots, OIS will not hack it.

I must also say since I shoot lakes quite a bit, I have found that OIS is annoyed at certain patterns of ripples and waves. So, since I have it on a tripod, I turn OIS off, even though many have said it doesn't make a difference whether on or off (when on a tripod).

Also, don't forget about motion blur - increase the shutter speed.

Rick