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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dalat" data-source="post: 3481304" data-attributes="member: 65207">Thanks Jim, Niels and Mike, that helps a lot!As I'm coming from a cheap bridge camera and am not yet used to the hefty prices of better photo gear, of course budget is an issue and therefore makes me look at the panasonic kit first. However, if I'd then feel soon the need to further upgrade to the Oly 300, going for the cheaper pana kit would be a waste of money then as well. However, from what you say, the risk seems not to be that big.I'm mainly a birder not a photographer, but have come to like the record shots and occasional nice pics from my FZ200, which however has it's obviously limits in speed and IQ. So I think about something better, but don't want to give up too much on the portability of the bridge. I don't feel much need for a zoom, as I see myself taking pics almost always at the long end of the bridge...So what I take from your comments is that the 100-400 is very usuable, including in low light situations. Also it would be worthwhile to wait for the new bodies to be out and used, to know what they can do (fine, I'm not in a hurry anyway).Thanks again!Florian</blockquote>