[Leica] Lightweight birder compact options

[Douglas Barry]

Thanks to everyone who weighed in on this, and I'll take more advice 
too! I'll head in to a few of the camera stores in Dublin on Friday and 
see how the suggestions feel to me before giving him two options.

Douglas


On 30/05/2018 18:35, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote:
> It is a good packet, with ED elements in the lens as well. The only problem
> is the tiny sensor, which, like all fingernail sized (1/2.3" or 6.2mm x 4.6
> mm) sensors, without exception, does not handle High ISO noise particularly
> well. As I said, it is a good single lens option for decent light, as
> generally the shutter speed will be high for birding.. It is the usual
> trade off between convenience and portability vis a vis quality.
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
>
> On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 10:30 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
>
>> That's a lot for the money, Jayanand.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>> On 5/30/2018 11:42 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote:
>>
>>> Nikon P900 with a 83x zoom (24mm-2000mm). A friend here uses this and the
>>> results are perfectly acceptable in decent light: If you look around, you
>>> will get attractive discounts, it is due for an upgrade!
>>>
>>> https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/compact-
>>> digital-cameras/coolpix-p900.html
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 8:17 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>>>
>>> One of my cousins rang me to ask whether I knew of any compact camera with
>>>> a good built in zoom suitable for bird photography. He's not as nimble as
>>>> he used to be and is going on a holiday with a couple of trips to see the
>>>> bird life, so he would like something as light as possible. Not being a
>>>> birding expert, I'm asking opinions here.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Douglas
>>>>
>>>>
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