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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CalvinFold" data-source="post: 3336862" data-attributes="member: 119570">I'd say using a bridge camera for BiF isn't easy, but it's not impossible and it's not rare either. Just not spectacularly reliable. But then again, even using a DSLR takes some practice to catch and track a moving bird at distance or at short range. Frustrates my GF with her D700 as much as does me with the SX60. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />So I'd say easier with DSLR, but both take skill and practice.Fastest bird I've ever gotten a BiF photo of (SX60):<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/527843/ppuser/119570" target="_blank">American Cliff Swallow</a>: And I gotta say, you have to be clever to catch these speed demons.</li> </ul>Probably my most impressive "distance" BiF that aren't some sort of soaring bird (SX60):<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/520511/ppuser/119570" target="_blank">Mallards</a>: These are not slow-flapping or slow flying ducks</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/520124/ppuser/119570" target="_blank">Northern Pintails</a>: Also not slow flappers or slow flyers.</li> </ul>I don't post my ID-quality photos, only the ones I actually like and find of decent quality. If we included my ID-quality photos, my success rate it quite a bit higher.</blockquote>

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