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Best Entry Level DSLR and Lens under £800 (1 Viewer)

Louis, If budget constrains you, it might pay to consider a cheaper Canon body and try and get a good 2nd hand 400mm f5.6L lens. Light, sharp as a tack (but without IS) it has been the BIF goto lens of choice of Canon folk forever - great value for money. Canon has just released this body: https://m.dpreview.com/articles/5051107755/what-you-need-to-know-about-canons-eos-rebel-sl3-250d

As Hermann said, a Nikon 1 V2 with a 300mm lens gives you 810mm eq.
I still say the Nikon D7200 is THE gun bang-for-your-buck body, but you would need at least a 400mm lens (Sigma or Tamron 100-400), preferably a Tamron 150-600 G2 or even a Nikon 200-500 (though a bit heavier again).
Otherwise the Canon I linked + 400mm f5.6L

Reach is expensive ! At least one of these will get you in the game ....
Likely the user will have more influence on the results than any real difference in equipment ...... :cat:





Chosun :gh:
 
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