> On Apr 3, 2021, at 9:10 AM, Toine <[email protected]> wrote: > > After realizing my next photo buying frenzy probably involves a $2000 > body and if I make that kind of investment also a $2000 LBA 150-450 > for serious birding I think I should consider other options for > birding. Also considering the heavy weight lifting for 3-4 hours while > strolling around in the woods. Breaking both my wallet and my back. > Maybe a Superzoom like the Nikon Coolpix P950? I switched from analog > Pentax to digital on the Coolpix 950. Why not switch again to a 950 :) > > Any list wisdom on superzooms which support RAW format?
I had a Lumix FZ50 which I absolutely loved in many respects. For one, it handled just like an SLR. There are certain advantages to the electronic viewfinder, like being able to see the histogram in real time. There were also certain disadvantages, and one day of shooting I switched between the FZ50 and my SRT-101 and the optical viewfinder was incredibly spacious and easier to see through. EVF technology has improved, and in low light it is easier to manually focus with an EVF than an optical. I went from that to the K100, which by today’s standards had abysmal high ISO performance, but even so compared to the FZ50 it was like night and day. I had considered that replacing my stolen FZ50 might be an economical alternative to a long lens, but then I found an amazing deal on a used bigma. I would suggest getting a bridge camera, initially, as a supplement to your DSLR. There are many cases where they do well, and others where they do not. Sensor performance is roughly the square of the sensor size and lens weight is roughly the cube of sensor size. This leads into some interesting calculus for the optimal sensor size balancing performance and weight, but the bridge cameras tend to be closer to cell phone sensors than DSLR. If you get a bridge camera, you cannot upgrade the sensor without replacing the glass. On the other hand they can optimize everything to work together and you are also much less likely to get dust on the sensor. I was seriously considering looking into micro 4/3 (like John is fond of) as something to carry on my bicycle. The other advantage of u4/3 is that you can get adapters to use pretty much any 35mm system lens ever made, albeit in manual focus. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
