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  1. Hermann

    Advice on best camera/lens combo

    Sure. I'm not really sure if things got really that much better though. The sensors from a few years ago were already up to scratch, and the problem with AF-C seems to be a problem inherent in the focusing system they use. Maybe the new Olympus M1 is a bit better, that remains to be seen...
  2. Hermann

    Advice on best camera/lens combo

    An interesting blog by an Indian photographer who shoots both Nikon and M4/2, including a review of the Panasonic 100-300 (https://mayurbehindthelens.com/2015/08/08/m43-for-bird-and-wildlife-photography-panasonic-100-300-f4-0-5-6-review/) and some general thoughts on M4/3...
  3. Hermann

    Advice on best camera/lens combo

    You turn on a DSLR as soon as you're in the field, and you leave it turned on. You can start shooting right away. No need to wait for the camera to power up at all. Battery drain is negligible, you get on average ~600-1000 shots on one battery (unless you spend a lot of time reviewing the...
  4. Hermann

    Advice on best camera/lens combo

    The thing is AF-S is really good enough with most modern cameras, even with low-end DSLRs. If you just use the central AF point even an entry level DSLR is quick enough. What's more important than a superfast AF-S is quick startup times, and that's where a DSLR still wins. Bridge cameras are...
  5. Hermann

    Advice on best camera/lens combo

    Yep, that makes a lot of sense. Documenting rarities (or "interesting" birds, like hybrids) has been getting more and more important over here over the past few years, and nowadays most records of such birds are supported by at least half-way decent shots. A typical combination used by a lot of...
  6. Hermann

    Advice on best camera/lens combo

    On the subject of what birders use: That seems to depend on where you are. Over here the great majority of birders (not "virtually all", as I wrote in the post you replied to, that was an exaggeration) switched to DSLRs, mainly because the AF-C is faster and more reliable. If you want to get a...
  7. Hermann

    Advice on best camera/lens combo

    A quick thought: Given that M4/3 cameras are still "not there", I'd seriously consider either waiting some more or getting a (reasonably) lightweight DSLR instead. After all, a decent M4/3 body+the Leica/Panasonic 100-400mm is not cheap, and I still hear from users over here that the AF-C...
  8. Hermann

    Advice on best camera/lens combo

    But wasn't Dalat's question about shutter shock rather than rolling shutter? Hermann
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