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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HermitIbis" data-source="post: 3666682" data-attributes="member: 128291">Perhaps someone should warn you that photographing birds can get addictive. It could become expensive anyway. |^| I had a Canon 450D, rarely using it. I bought a Canon SX50 when it came out, in 2012. That moment made me a birder. In 2012-2016 I shot tons of photos with that camera, going through two shutter breaks and three bodies. Total costs about Euro 1000. Then I bought a Nikon V2 + CX70-300, clearly a better camera, costs about Euro 800. Was my investment in the SX50 wasted? I don't think so, although I prefer the V2 today, hoping for birds in flight. For quite a few bird species I have better SX50 photos than with the V2. The SX50 has a burst mode of ~10 photos in a second. Useful for moments when you really want to nail a new bird. There are so many variables that it's hard to give advice. The latest models can do HDR, WiFi, and whatnot. However, the Sx50 isn't terribly expensive and delivers "good enough" photos to identify birds. Weight 570g, small, solid (in my first birding year I fell twice, on icy streets - no damage to the SX50). However, the temptation to get the latest model is always strong. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />There was <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=327296" target="_blank">a similar thread </a>a while ago, someone with a budget of Euro 250 asking for advice.</blockquote>

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