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Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: El Campo, tx
Hunt In: Back yard, stand, or my dreams
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I'm just fishing around for ideas on a decent camera for getting pics of birds and other wildlife at feeders. I figure it'd be a fun way to pass time in the stand or even at home. Budget would be $300 or below. I would like a good enough zoom to get decent detail at 20 yards. What camera/lens combo would y'all recommend?
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Associate Sponsor
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Mansfield, TX
Hunt In: Gouldbusk, TX
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Got my wife a Nikon D3300 she's very happy with it. Basic model is about $350 but used you can get well under $300
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Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bryan, Texas
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DSLR doesn't sound like a fit for your goals. The Panasonic Lumix line is top notch and has been for some time. Here are a couple of links to a couple of different models. Honestly though I use DSLR equipment, I'd have one for kicking around if they shot RAW. I don't know that they don't shoot RAW but normally these types of cameras don't.
https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC...=lumix+cameras https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...=REG&A=details |
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Eight Point
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: in a cave with bee's
Hunt In: Menard
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Bill, I don't know about their newer cameras, but my FZ-50 shoots raw. It's also virtually silent since it has a manual zoom ring. Some of the new bridge cameras even have a 1" sensor for high ISO performance but cost as much as a high end APSC DSLR body. |
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Red Oak, Tx
Hunt In: Texas & Arkansas
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#6 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Panasonic Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ70 16.1 MP Digital Camera with 60x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3-Inch LCD (Black) This looks like a good camera for my use I think. I want decent quality pictures, point and shoot and some ability to zoom. Will this fill the bill? |
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Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Humble, TX
Hunt In: Jewitt, TX or any where else I can find to go
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I bought a Canon SX60HS last spring and like it a lot. I use it more than my DSLR now. A little more than your budget though.
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#8 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Apr 2012
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I can fit that in my budget, looks like a quality camera.
I will be watching black Friday deals. Great photo you took. |
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Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bryan, Texas
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I've been looking hard at the SX60HS to keep in the vehicle all the time. Have you shot any RAW files with it yet or will you? From another thread Neuse. ..."The Canon (SX60HS) mentioned is one that just came on my radar along with the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400 which was mentioned in another thread. I have known of the Nikon P900 for sometime and have held it out in the field. Super zoom on it. These are three good high end P&S choices..." |
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#10 | |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Humble, TX
Hunt In: Jewitt, TX or any where else I can find to go
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#11 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bryan, Texas
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Thanks, good to know. I shoot manual exclusively so that wouldn't matter to me. Being a Canon DSLR shooter this would be great for what I want to use it for. Have you shot the zoom at max to check it out?
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#12 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Humble, TX
Hunt In: Jewitt, TX or any where else I can find to go
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I have, but not with a tripod, so hard to judge the clarity of the image at full zoom. I have not used the digital zoom at all.
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#13 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bryan, Texas
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I would imagine high shutter speed would be required for reaching out and definitely a tripod wouldn't hurt. Personally I never bothered with digital zoom on any of the cams I ever had with it.
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#14 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Frisco TX
Hunt In: Sterling City/Mason TX
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I just bought a Canon G7X Mk2 for vlogging/videos with my son
I like it a lot and got it for under $700. I hear the G5X is better for stills |
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Six Point
![]() Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: NW Harris County
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Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Humble, TX
Hunt In: Jewitt, TX or any where else I can find to go
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#17 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Apr 2012
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What is RAW?
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Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bryan, Texas
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It allows more latitude when post processing photos. It's the RAW data of the image.
From wiki A camera raw image file contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of a digital camera. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format |
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Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Humble, TX
Hunt In: Jewitt, TX or any where else I can find to go
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RAW files let you adjust the color tones and intensity. Tones being the actually colors that you see in the finished image. Intensity being the amount of color, anything from no color, just gray tones to coloration that in unreal. Without working with a RAW file, it is hard to explain. If you want try it before you decide, PM me your email and I could send you a file and the link to the Canon software. File size is very large, around 25 meg.
I bought the SX60 because it will record in RAW. |
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#20 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Ok, I understand RAW well enough for now, learn more later.
Opinions please: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XSJFTRS...detail_0?psc=1 |
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#21 | |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bryan, Texas
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Good luck. |
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Six Point
![]() Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: NW Harris County
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I don't know much about Panasonic cameras, but it does have some good reviews on BH
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...al_camera.html |
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#23 |
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2018
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i really like my t6i
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