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    Any advice appreciated 🙏

    That's a snip... trouble is, the snip would have to be to the first or last digit! :oops:
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    Any advice appreciated 🙏

    Which is why I couldn't find the Olympus 45-200... it's a Panasonic! If it's not too late, OP, I'd take that one back and buy the Olympus 75-300, or the Panasonic 100-300. The Olympus has a much closer minimum focus distance - good for butterflies and other insects, if that means anything, but...
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    Any advice appreciated 🙏

    Lenses are usually referred to in '35mm equivalent' terms. That's the size of film, back in the old days. Today, 'full frame' cameras have a sensor that is the size of film. This is useful because it means that all the old lenses of bygone years can be made to work with full frame digital...
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    Any advice appreciated 🙏

    Interesting. A 1" sensor has almost four times the capture area of a 2/3" sensor, so I'd expect it to be much better, not least in low light, which would extend your shooting time well into the 'golden hours' at each end of the day. Having checked them out yesterday, I'd be happier to forego the...
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    Any advice appreciated 🙏

    If it's for general use and not a huge zoom, you could buy the Olympus Pen-F (used) or Pen E-P7 body and a 'pancake' lens. Happy to spend your money! :D .
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    Any advice appreciated 🙏

    The Fuji X-T30 is a lightly built, non-weather-resistant camera, similar to my old X-T1. Fuji's are great cameras, with relatively large sensors. The Olympus (I'm guessing OM-D E-M1 mkII) is great all-round camera too, more compact and with a slightly smaller sensor, but you'll find a better...
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    Any advice appreciated 🙏

    No probs. I hope I didn't sound rude in my reply. The thread has prompted me to do something I've been meaning to do for a few years. Since giving up professional work I've been thinking about replacing my now little-used Fuji X gear, or adding a little camera, as I find the Fuji no longer...
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    Any advice appreciated 🙏

    Yes, you missed the point that I made about budget. That you probably shouldn't spend too much money until you know more about cameras, how they function, and what aspects of a camera are most important in relation to your subject matter. Otherwise, your £1,000 budget might be spent on the wrong...
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    Any advice appreciated 🙏

    DON'T buy the Sony you linked to - the focal length of 210mm (although that converts to 315mm for an APSC camera body) is way too short for birding. Like Middleriver says, 400mm is the minimum and preferably 600mm. Panasonic is an alternative to the Nikon P series, this one goes from wide angle...
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