[Leica] Lightweight birder compact options

[Douglas Barry]

Spoke to the cuz and it turns out he's going to Inishbofin - an island 
off the west coast of Ireland where there is a lot of birdlife. I've 
never visited it myself, but must do as it's only a 10k ferry ride from 
Cleggan in Connemara. It also seems to have other photo opportunities....
https://www.onefabday.com/inishbofin-wedding-by-lucy-nuzum/

Douglas


On 30/05/2018 21:35, Douglas Barry wrote:
> 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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