Hello Everyone,
We used to carry a DSLR + a Tamron 150-600 G2 for wildlife photography; some photos here: www.500px.com/mskumar . Now we carry binoculars more often, and we are looking for (a) very compact, (b) relatively fast-focusing P&S camera. OK/sub-par image quality is fine if that means more compactness. Our goal is only to have sufficient information in the image as (a) a record of the bird observation and (b) to ID birds at a reasonable distance, which might not be covered by our 8x binoculars, even if that means zooming in a bit digitally after the fact. Any thoughts ? Also, I see that smaller zoom cameras can be more compact, so in general, what zoom range would you suggest for birding?
Thanks,
Kumar
We used to carry a DSLR + a Tamron 150-600 G2 for wildlife photography; some photos here: www.500px.com/mskumar . Now we carry binoculars more often, and we are looking for (a) very compact, (b) relatively fast-focusing P&S camera. OK/sub-par image quality is fine if that means more compactness. Our goal is only to have sufficient information in the image as (a) a record of the bird observation and (b) to ID birds at a reasonable distance, which might not be covered by our 8x binoculars, even if that means zooming in a bit digitally after the fact. Any thoughts ? Also, I see that smaller zoom cameras can be more compact, so in general, what zoom range would you suggest for birding?
Thanks,
Kumar
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