tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966329187699506484.post4205694875780507661..comments2024-03-02T17:28:24.061-05:00Comments on Shorebirder: SLR all the wayNick Bonomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07036401219361026741noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966329187699506484.post-78955344773015032912011-01-10T19:55:48.743-05:002011-01-10T19:55:48.743-05:00Thank you both for the comments, very useful.Thank you both for the comments, very useful.Nick Bonomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07036401219361026741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966329187699506484.post-71556658228371764002011-01-10T13:10:32.251-05:002011-01-10T13:10:32.251-05:00Superzoom is very much second rate, maybe good for...Superzoom is very much second rate, maybe good for sports photography etc, but the sensor is too small for the lens to be able to pick up birds on a busy leafy background for example. If you can, borrow one first before spending your money on it. If you get a BlackRapid Strap (which leaves your hands free) for the DSLR you'll have no trouble carrying it all day.Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966329187699506484.post-22796051879501748052011-01-10T08:21:47.517-05:002011-01-10T08:21:47.517-05:00That's so funny -- My mom got an SLR for Chris...That's so funny -- My mom got an SLR for Christmas too, and I spent a good portion of winter break experimenting with it. (I'd never used one before either). They are incredible cameras, but I think there's also something to be said for the portability and adaptability of P&S's too. Not that I wouldn't get a DSLR if I could afford it, but P&S is the next best thing I guess. :-)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743669826652279noreply@blogger.com