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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    Well after all the wonderful advice forthcoming from this thread I thought it would be nice report back. I had the D7100 plus Sigma 150-600 contemporary over a year now and been out with it over sixty times : A lot of the photos are a lot better also one can take quicker pics than with the...
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    Thank you. I don't know if that happened, but I guess it might well be the case. I shall bear this in mind next time I am out with the lens and care not to let it drop downwards.
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    Thank you for that information. When I go birding with this lens on the Nikon D7100, should I put the camera in Auto on the dial or is some other setting best? Also, I took some photos yesterday with the lens and camera, and the ones in the distance didnt look very sharp. Admittedly it was very...
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    Further to the above I have been looking round for a lens to go with the D7100, and, bearing in mind (a) the budget and (b) the kind advice given in the thread, eg about the Tamron G2, I saw a lens at a good price second hand but in good condition : This is the Sigma C contemporary 150-600 I...
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    It will be exciting I am sure getting to grips with this no doubt wonderful piece of equipment.
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    Thank you I shall keep my eyes open!
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    Thank you I am thinking now to save up for the G2. I have been doing a bit of reading up on this photograghic equipment business. Please can advise on whether a teleconverter lens would be a useful addition to the kit. For example what if, instead of getting a 600mm lens, I were to get a...
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    Dear Chosun & Mike. Thank you I may try the G1 as , going off ebay, prices for this model seem a good bit lower than the g1 (bearing in mind it is just a start) I see from ebay the Sigma C seems to be only a little behind the G2 in price. In view of possible issues you both mentioned I would...
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    You are most welcome - thank you By the way, it is helpful to read of your shared experience. I have seen the G2 on ebay, and it seems a bit dear to buy. I have noticed other Tamron 150-600mm models such as for example Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD Telephoto Zoom Lens A011N Nikon...
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    Dear Sir Thank you for your helpful comments. I am not really a serious photographer. I have not got a serious goal to clinch fantastic shots of birds. I have kind of been using my bridge camera as a telescope in a sort of way. What I mean is, that I havent got an actual telescope at all. Ive...
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    Dear all who have contributed. Thank you for generously sharing your undoubted expertise, which is most helpful indeed. I have taken the plunge and purchased a second-hand Nikon D7100 camera with only 4300 shutter actuations. I was a good price. Now I just need a lens. I have realised that a...
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    Thank you for the kind reply and helpful info. If I did get a D7100, would a telephoto lens be ok ? I saw one about £90 on ebay similar to this one...
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    Dear marcsantacurz Thank you for those helpful pieces of information. I find my superzoom bridge camera does take a while t autofocus when you are holding the button half way down after which it doesnt always seem to focus on the bird. I am veering now away from D3400 perhaps to D7100 Please...
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    (quote) The d7100 and d3400 would use the same lenses. The step up is that the d7xxxx series puts more controls on physical dials, has a better auto-focus system, and shoots more frames per second. The d7200 vs the d7100 has a newer AF system and can shoot at 7fps in a 1.3x crop (total 2x crop...
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    Thank you again. I have also been advised the Nikon D7100 would be decent step up from bridge if one could find a decent second hand one at a good price. The guy said it is better than a D3400 but I see it is a large beast. I dont know what lens I could go for with that model
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    Dear all who have so kindly taken the trouble to share their expertise with me: many thanks There is a lot of information for me to digest, and it will take some time. In terms of "going up a notch" without breaking the bank I have given the matter some further consideration. I have seen a...
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    Please can anyone advise a non-photographer but keen birder. Thus far, I have been using a Fujifilm Finepix S8500 bridge camera for my birding. The optical zoom is 46x. I just use the camera for record shots and identification purposes. Readers will immediately be aware that although the camera...
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