I think you'd be quite happy with any of the top of the line superzooms - but try to sample them if you can (camera shop/big box store, anywhere that you can actually hold it, run it thru some shots, etc. If you must handhold, then look for ways to brace and eliminate movement. For trips, a light weight tripod/monopod (or one where one leg comes off to serve as a monopod) would be very important. I'd say after camera choice, tools that eliminate vibration are equally important, maybe more so. The big long lens just magnify that, and it will frustrate. The biggest factor to me (beside any particular bells and whistles you might want) is to do away with vibration and shake/movement. and I've seen (and shot some myself) very good photos from those cameras. I have heard great reports on the Sony, Panasonic, Nikon, Canon, etc. If this is a concern, look for the lens reach that will get you where you want to be, but also look at the sensor size. Some folks don't care for the superzooms as some do not have very large sensors, and they feel that is a limiter. I also want remote capability, so I can operate the camera, zoom/focus/shoot from a distance while watching a view screen (laptop/tablet/back-up LCD monitor, etc.) Some of my superzooms allow for this, and I've also set up several of my DSLRs to do the same. For my efforts I prefer an articulating screen, as I'm often shooting from odd positions (and I'm an old guy, don't care for crawling on my belly, swimming for a shot, sitting in a blind, etc.etc.). From my POV.I several 50X Fuji superzooms beside the others I mentioned and they all do a pretty decent job. Yes, long high quality telephoto (for DSLR) is generally an expensive proposition. I understand your dilemma.I have a trunk load of Sony and Minolta (and while I'm camera rich, I don't spend much money on the gear - prudent shopper).
I do have a tripod, but am thinking of getting a monopod as that is less to carry about, and is still fairly good at stabilising your camera.Īnd I am keen to have sorted something by November, when I am next on holiday. So having done a little research into it, I am mightily tempted now. She recommended the Nikon Coolpix P900, which is her go to camera while out and about. I was recently on a trip to the Biebrza marshes in northern Poland, and we had a guide take us round. So really I need a much larger lens now, and although there are some cheap one on the market, I don't want to risk buying them and being disappointed in the quality, so that leaves the really expensive ones which are also VERY big in terms of physical size and of course weight. I do have a Tamron macro lens too, which I am fairly happy with.
I am very happy with the camera itself, but my biggest lens is 75 - 300mm, and I am finding that for bird photography it is just not getting close enough to make a decent photo. I have a Sony a33 which I use with my old Minolta lenses from my old Dynax SLR. Thank you, Mike, for taking the time to reply. What are you shooting with now that has you frustrated? You may find capabilities in that too, with some research.
Sounds like a lot, but once you know what you need and learn to use it you might have a whole lot of fun with the P900. There are also 3rd party controllers (like Vello, and others) that will do the same. I'm sure Nikon probably has a infra red controller, or radio controller, or even a corded control to enable that operation. The other big helper would be to use "live view" tied in with a tablet (and "app") so you can focus and shoot without touching the camera (remote operation). 200mm tele is hard to hand hold steady, and the P900 takes you out to approx. I do have several superzoom cams (Nikon L840 and P530, bunch of Fuji's), for long tele shots unless you have rock steady hands, vibration is the enemy.a good monopod or tripod will help you greatly. Do some experimentation and research, maybe a add-on macro lens, etc. There are some P900 folks on the hog and they may chime in as the day goes on. I didn't have time to listen to the video but the 6" Dragonfly shot looked pretty good. Hi Kathy, I don't have the P900 but I have read some posts on other forums about using it for that.
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