I tried the Nikon and ended up sending it back. All focus lengths were soft.
I use a Fuji HS 50 and love it. For a bridge camera, it gives very good image
quality.
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From: obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Donald
Burns <burnsdacey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 5:02:36 PM
To: fhkolwicz1@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: bird groups; OBOL
Subject: [obol] Re: Birder's camera
Dpreview.com<http://Dpreview.com> is a site where there is information and test
results on most all cameras.
On Jan 15, 2019, at 4:54 PM, Frank Kolwicz
<fhkolwicz1@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:fhkolwicz1@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
My favorite website for camera-related tech info,
lensrentals.com<http://lensrentals.com>, just tested what looks like the
closest thing I've seen to an ideal camera for bird documentation, a Nikon
Coolpix P1000. The article should have enough information for anyone with a
question to figure out if this is for them and, if not, offers a rental option
for a good hands-on evaluation in the field (and great service). The article is
at
https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2019/01/the-nikon-p1000-is-the-most-fun-ive-had-with-a-new-camera-in-years/.
A couple of years ago I tried out a similar Canon model SX70 (?) and found it
to be essentially useless in terms of image quality for my purposes as a
photographer, this Nikon looks much better, but please heed the warnings about
image stability and atmospheric disturbance effects at the long end of the
focal range - anything above about 600mm, more or less, depending on a lot of
things, your own steadiness not the least. But, if you're already walking with
one or two poles, you probably have the makings of a camera steady rest
available or easy to adapt to supporting the camera.
Good luck and good birding,
Frank
in Monmouth
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