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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HermitIbis" data-source="post: 3528033" data-attributes="member: 128291">Shutter noise may be a minor factor when you photograph from a hide, not so when you walk around. Comparing my experiences with a noisy Canon DSLR to my four years with the silent Canon SX50, the latter clearly allowed a more relaxed kind of bird photography, less stress for the birds. Spending seven minutes with a Kingfisher just 10m away, or even more time with a very cooperative Firecrest - none of that is possible with a DSLR. Someone showed me how silent his 5D Mk iii in "silent mode" was, and I thought by myself: wow, that is loud. Shooting a Dipper in a distance of 7m with a DSLR was fun and I really loved the results - but that was under the deafening noise of a waterfall, a rare exception. For me, noise is a major factor, but perhaps I am rather a birder than a photographer. I gave up the SX50 only because it wasn't good at BIF. Presently I love my Nikon V2 with the CX 70-300 lens, a very capable combination for BIF. Costs: about Euro 800, used.</blockquote>