Chosun Juan
Given to Fly
Congratulations. I hope it works out well for you.Thank you very much everyone for the information. Yesterday after returning the FZ1000 I tried out the FZ82 bridge camera which has 1200mm zoom. I was impressed by what it could do in the shop car park especially considering it was half the price of the FZ1000 and it seemed to suit my needs perfectly. I’ve used it today on a few birds so distant I couldn’t ID them by eye, and ended up easily able to ID them, and even some decent photos (by my standards!). So it looks like my sigma lens will be packed away in th loft for the foreseeable future, and no longer will I have a stiff neck and back after lugging it around all day!
Many thanks,
Tom
Looks like you've opted for a big downsize. Let us know how your setup goes for the purpose.
Keep in mind that Nikon will shortly launch a P1000 bridge camera (successor to the P900) with the same size sensor as your new kit, and it is rumoured to have a 125x zoom ! (24-3000mm) !! :king:
Also bear in mind that Sony development cycles are very short and we could expect an upgraded Sony RX-10 MkV (1" sensor - so handily bigger and better quality than what you have) in say ~12~24 months .......
This is currently the bees knees sensor on the market.
I'd sell whatever other gear you have (while it still retains some value) , and start saving pennies for one of these two. The Sony will be far superior for catching birds in motion or BIF, and the Nikon whilst not as good at BIF as the Sony will negate those drawbacks somewhat with 3000mm reach. Both should be better than your new rig (just saying as a helpful suggestion in case limitations and frustrations set in with your new acquisition :t:
Practice will make perfect - all the best !
Chosun :gh: