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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vespobuteo" data-source="post: 3638130" data-attributes="member: 120830">TS writes "- It should still be a good camera with telephoto lenses, able to take high quality pictures (not just documents). "FZ1000 is an interesting suggestion, good value for money considering that the IQ seem to be quite close to a D300s (and 350D) with good IQ up to ISO800. The weak point would be the lens (could be sharper at 400mm) and durability (not weather sealed). The definition of "high quality pictures" is of course subjective but for publishing pics on the web and print smaller sizes, the FZ1000 would be fine. If the budget is larger, I would probably go for a more conventional DSLR, but the cost could easily triple.<a href="https://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Compare/Side-by-side/Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-FZ1000-versus-Nikon-D300s-versus-Canon-EOS-350D___958_614_183" target="_blank">https://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Compare/Side-by-side/Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-FZ1000-versus-Nikon-D300s-versus-Canon-EOS-350D___958_614_183</a></blockquote>