So many to choose from!

[jessi22]

Hi there! I'm looking to purchase a camera for bird and wildlife photography. I don't know much about the high quality cameras and telephoto lenses and stuff, so I might need some help choosing the right one! I don't want to spend a thousand bucks on a camera when it turns out it's not the best for the job.

So far the Canons seem to everyone's camera of choice. I was looking at the Fuji S9000 becausemy smaller digicam is a fuji and I like it a lot. But I don't think the 10.7 X zoom is going to be enough, is it?

So I'll will probably have to go with an SLR which is,to my knowledge, a camera where you can add and remove the telephoto lenses.

A camera with high megapixels, quiet sound, little delay, lighter weight, weatherproof and a big honkin lens is what I'm thinking. What model and what lens would be ideal? I'm looking to spend hopefully less than $1200. But if it'smore, well, throw the idea at me anyway!

Jessi

[whomes]

Many people here use the Canon 350D EOS. I've personally got some pics I'm happy with from this, and think I can develop my skill using this camera.

It's regarded as a 'budget' SLR, but seems a bit more expensive than that suggests costing me £650 duty free including 300mm lens.

[macshark]

A camera with high megapixels, quiet sound, little delay, lighter weight, weatherproof and a big honkin lens is what I'm thinking. What model and what lens would be ideal? I'm looking to spend hopefully less than $1200. But if it'smore, well, throw the idea at me anyway!

Jessi

Canon 350D with a EF 70-300mm IS lens should fit within your budget. However, you will soon be looking for longer reach. Unfortunately, Canon telephoto lenses will cost you more than $1K for 400mm+ reach.

If you are willing to look into third party solutions, you can still get an EOS 350D and a Sigma 170-500mm or a Tamron 200-500mm at slightly above your budget. Note that working with long telephoto lenses (especially ones without image stabilization) requires a lot of practice - and a monopod or a tripod when there isn't enough light to get fast enough shutter speeds.

[christineredgate]

Lots of used 350D's and 20D's are available at the moment .The lens is the prior buy.You can buy a used cam and spend the extra cash on a decent lens.100-400 or 400F5.6.