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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pdh" data-source="post: 1756665" data-attributes="member: 83256">As I get going birding again, I'm starting to think I might want to take some better photographs, both as record shots and for "pleasure". At the moment I carry a Canon IXUS750 compact, which has mostly lovely image quality but of course is pretty hopeless for distance work.However photography per se is not, and is unlikely to become, a consuming passion for me, although I am a competent photographer. I also don't have the patience for much image manipulation.This, along with my preference for carrying as little as I can when walking/birding, rules out a dSLR with a decent zoom or big prime. The chances are that combination would become an extremely expensive shelf-ornament much of the time. (On the other hand, I do like a "nice bit of kit" ...)Back in the day, I used a Pentax MC + 300mm CAT which I recall being about the right size and weight to carry casually.So sniffing around the photography forums here and dpreview.com, I think what might suit me best would be either a "superzoom" or one of the new Micro 4/3 format. The Micro 4/3 appeals because of the size/weight and general foxiness. However I am aware it's early days, there are fewer lenses available and that it may never "take off". The superzoom route really only appeals on cost grounds as they seem to be gettable relatively inexpensively.So I'd be interested to hear what the more experienced and knowledgeable members of the community have to say ...</blockquote>

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