No direct experience with this camera, but have used a number of super
zoom cameras and they seem to have these characteristics in common.
All are capable of taking good shots in good light, the last 10-25% of
the zoom range tends to be a bit softer and the AF can hunt around
quite a bit at the long end, unless the light is perfect. AF is
really the only practical way to focus this type of camera, even if MF
is an option it is rarely easy to use. But if you find a co-operative
bird in good light you can get good results,
An alternative might be one of the new mirrorless camera systems. The
Nikon V1 will allow you to use your nikon lenses with an adapter and
maintain AF. It has a 2.7x crop factor so a 200mm is equivalent to
540mm. The reviews seem to indicate that it autofocuses quite well.
The advantage is that it is much lighter than the SLR and you can use
smaller lenses both of which reduce the overall weight.
regards,
Chris Ross
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