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19 December 2017
great camera for nature enthusiasts
10 of 10 found this helpful So i am a fan of bridge cameras. While there are trade-off's (namely the small sensor and lack of lens flexibility), I find that for taking out into the field when you already are carrying binoculars and beverages and sometimes camping gear and such, having a lightweight multi-purpose camera that can capture all the action is ideal. I had been using a Canon Sx-50hs for several years now. I enjoyed that camera a lot. The lens had amazing reach and the image quality was largely quite good. (Full confession - i rarely print my photos and am not really a pixel peeper. But I have a critical eye and know when a good photo is captured. I have entered and won local photo competitions with bridge camera photos. I am also an iPhone photography enthusiast so I know how to make the most out of a small sensor). Over time, the shortcomings of the Canon began to wear on me. When the telephoto was fully or nearly fully extended the lens was so slow it rarely captured the shot. When it did photos were just usable for bird ID's but not much else. More troublesome was that except in full bright sun, photos taken relatively close-up (notably birds in shaded trees or shrubs) also suffered from the lens' limitations. I kept missing shot after shot until finally I decided (after reading exhaustively) to try the Lumix. So far I am very pleased. Yes I miss the reach of the Canon at times. But it is more than countered by the amazing flexibility of the Leica glass. It is just very very capable in many more scenarios than the Canon. As an added bonus the video is a LOT better as well. Now if you are just going to be shooting in full sun and often shoot stationary targets and need as much telephoto as possible then the Canon (or a similar camera) would be great. But for me (avid birder and nature photographer) the Lumix is a more ideal compromise (and all these bridge cameras are a compromise.)