Thanks very much Gary. So appreciate all the guidance I have received here.
Don Kimball
On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 2:07 PM, Gary Davidson <> wrote:
> I'm a little surprised that no one has mentioned the Nikon Coolpix series.
> I have a DSLR but wife uses a Nikon Coolpix 510 (they have since produced a
> 610 and most recently a 910). I am amazed at the pictures she gets with
> that camera. It's worth a look if you're in the market for such a camera.
> Gary
>
>
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> *From:* Helen Larson <>
> *To:* Donald G. Kimball <>; birding-aus <
> >
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 6, 2018 5:01 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Birding-Aus] The ultimate bird photographer question faux
> - pas?
>
> As I would rather watch birds than photograph them, but often go to places
> that my photographer husband doesn’t go, I broke down and bought a Leica
> V-Lux bridge camera. Had earlier bought a Canon DSLR but found it had too
> many things to set up before my non-photographic mind could get a decent
> image (gave it to my best friend who was doing wedding photos).
> The Leica got its best workout last year in the Galapagos, where we both
> had time and peace (as we were always way behind the talkative group) to
> get photos and compare. And mine were equal to my dearly beloveds, much to
> our surprise. He was armed with a Canon DSLR and 400 mm lens plus others.
> The Leica has an optical zoom – but I have to remember to lean on a tree or
> such when taking long zoom, even though it is not heavy.
> The Leica has a magic auto function and works great in dull light. And is
> the first camera I have ever had in which its menus make sense to me (well,
> most of them).
> Its only down side is that it is chunky like an SLR, so if I travel with
> laptop and binos in carry-on I also have to travel with large handbag to
> fit the camera in. And its wifi function software has not yet updated to
> work with my iphone so have to use the cable (not much of a down).
> Panasonic makes essentially the same camera but as my microscope is a
> Leica (and my ageing eyes love it) I thought I should get the Leica.
> Helen
>
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> From: Donald G. Kimball<>
> Sent: Tuesday, 6 February 2018 11:52 AM
> To: birding-aus<>
>
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] The ultimate bird photographer question faux - pas?
>
> Okay first off I want to say how much I appreciate and take my hats off to
> so many amazing bird photographers in Aus! I won't list names but there
> are many!
>
> That said even though I normally use video, I am going to go down that
> slippery slope of purchasing a bridge camera rather than a DSLR.
>
> The purpose will be using the pics for social media mostly, plus blogs,
> brochures etc. Does anyone have a favorite that has performed well
> compared to a full DSLR? And yes I realize that the quality is never quite
> there and they are not intended to compete with the Pro type cams with
> large lenses.
> Love to hear if you have one that works really well for you and how it
> compares to the DSLRs.
> Many thanks!
>
> Don K
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