Jack Speer
Well-known member
Hi Photography Subforum,
I am interested in getting into bird photography, though I do not wish to carry something too big or heavy. Just playing around with a measuring tape, I am thinking I would not want anything longer than 8 inches (lens collapsed), and probably no heavier than 3 or 4 pounds. Would I be able to get fairly decent image quality with these restrictions? I am not interested in selling my photos, but I would like something that can capture the feather barbs of birds as I like seeing that in other people's photos.
I think I'd like to spend around $1500, definitely no more than $2000. Are my parameters realistic? Should I be looking for a DSLR and lens? Or a mirrorless system? A fixed lens camera? I should note that I am not too interested in other types of photography so the ability to change the lens to something wider is not a big priority.
Thank you in advance.
I am interested in getting into bird photography, though I do not wish to carry something too big or heavy. Just playing around with a measuring tape, I am thinking I would not want anything longer than 8 inches (lens collapsed), and probably no heavier than 3 or 4 pounds. Would I be able to get fairly decent image quality with these restrictions? I am not interested in selling my photos, but I would like something that can capture the feather barbs of birds as I like seeing that in other people's photos.
I think I'd like to spend around $1500, definitely no more than $2000. Are my parameters realistic? Should I be looking for a DSLR and lens? Or a mirrorless system? A fixed lens camera? I should note that I am not too interested in other types of photography so the ability to change the lens to something wider is not a big priority.
Thank you in advance.