logun 91 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 been looking for a camera and look like the bridge type may suit me.all i need one for is to take close up pics of birds etc ,but aint sure if they be any goood at that sort of thing.any advice would be helpfull Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boysie 12 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Probably not so good if you're zooming in alot, lens zoom is fine but as soon as you go into digital zoom (as you are pressing the zoom + button) them the quality gets worse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MuttleMcTuttle 21 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 As Boysie said, digital zoom on any camera is a bit ropey... Bridge cameras are getting better, but on the whole they are still not as fast as DSLRs so you may find you miss a lot of shots when you're going for a moving target. On the whole they tend to be very good for macro/close-up work, but not so good at more distant subjects, and pants at anything moving fast. So, depends how close the birds etc are and whether or not they decide to fly away To get a really good bridge camera you're probably looking at a similar price to a basic DSLR and lens kit. Might be worth considering that option, although the brige cam will be smaller and you won't have to buy more than one lens. Might be an idea to go and annoy someone in Jessops (or similar shop) by trying out a few cameras as some of the smaller bridge/prosumer types can be a bit fiddly to use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
logun 91 Posted February 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 thanks for the help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 thanks for the help. i have a bridge camera & its got a fixed lens & it weighs a ton it was ok for a bit but i got fed up with lugging it round to be honest & got a dslr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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