Dave Hawkins
Dear diary, what a day it's been...
Looking for some advice please!
First and foremost, I am a birder who likes to get record shots of birds and wildlife. I almost never print, content just to look at images on my monitor. A lot of my shots tend to be on wetlands at the long end of the zoom.
Current camera for last 4 years Lumix FZ150. I have been very happy with this camera but now want to upgrade and increase the quality of my images a notch.
G80 - I’ve liked what I’ve read about the camera and the new Power OIS lens. There's also the chance to upgrade the lens to the 100/400 at a later date if I do some weight training! I believe I could also digiscope with this body but am unsure on lenses or adaptors. I have a Kowa 883 and zoom.
RX10Mk3 - impressed with the quality feel and EVF (cf the FZ150) The images I saw on the back of the camera looked great. It fitted in my hands very nicely indeed. I saw images hand held at 600mm that looked absolutely fine.
P900 - I know a couple of folk with it … one loves it and the other is not at all keen except for the reach.
Finally my FZ150 has on the whole been ultra-reliable despite some roughish handling and i am tempted simply to upgrade to the FZ330.
My requirements are in no particular order.
Minimum 600mm reach and a bit more would be nice.
Good under dull UK skies.
Good image stabilisation as most shots will be hand held.
Fast accurate autofocus, I like to (try) and get birds in flight or doing something.
Thanks for any advice!
First and foremost, I am a birder who likes to get record shots of birds and wildlife. I almost never print, content just to look at images on my monitor. A lot of my shots tend to be on wetlands at the long end of the zoom.
Current camera for last 4 years Lumix FZ150. I have been very happy with this camera but now want to upgrade and increase the quality of my images a notch.
G80 - I’ve liked what I’ve read about the camera and the new Power OIS lens. There's also the chance to upgrade the lens to the 100/400 at a later date if I do some weight training! I believe I could also digiscope with this body but am unsure on lenses or adaptors. I have a Kowa 883 and zoom.
RX10Mk3 - impressed with the quality feel and EVF (cf the FZ150) The images I saw on the back of the camera looked great. It fitted in my hands very nicely indeed. I saw images hand held at 600mm that looked absolutely fine.
P900 - I know a couple of folk with it … one loves it and the other is not at all keen except for the reach.
Finally my FZ150 has on the whole been ultra-reliable despite some roughish handling and i am tempted simply to upgrade to the FZ330.
My requirements are in no particular order.
Minimum 600mm reach and a bit more would be nice.
Good under dull UK skies.
Good image stabilisation as most shots will be hand held.
Fast accurate autofocus, I like to (try) and get birds in flight or doing something.
Thanks for any advice!