[WeatheredFeather]

Hi guys! I'm going on a work trip to Trinidad in the new year. I'm going to take my full rig for when I can actually go birding, but it won't be safe to have it on the work site. It's a bit sketchy there. There are going to be birds EVERYWHERE though, so I am wanting a camera that is small enough to be in a pouch on my belt, but that has the most reach. Mostly for ID, but hopefully that can give me decent quality. Any suggestions?

[revs]

I know you are a Canon person but i have heard great things about the Nikon P900

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/camera ... 602/review

it's not the smallest camera though, but the lens is fixed (ie. not removable).

[zwest]

I'm interested in something like this as well, but I'm not quite in the position to give advice.

This article might help:

https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/348745/th ... ge-cameras

[Garym]

My Brother is getting to an age where he doesn't want to carry his
Tamron 150-600 any great distance, so he bought himself a Canon
SX - 50 for longer walks. It's obviously a compromise from the big Tamron,
But he is quite pleased with it. Maybe, check out some of the
Reviews.
Gary

[WeatheredFeather]

Thanks guys!

[therobwalker]

I have the Canon Sx-50 and my brother has the sx-60 and we are both very happy with them... you obviously you don't get the same quality as a dslr, but awesome for ID and can still get good shots.

[WeatheredFeather]

Thanks! Going shopping today!

[BirderBert]

What kind of "reach" are you looking for [In 35mm terms]?

[WeatheredFeather]

The most I can get! It's going to be rough to be surrounded by birds and not have my 400. LOL. So I want the best I can get that fits in my pocket, so I can at least ID everything. I've forewarned my team that they can't stop me from pausing and taking a quick shot whenever I see something new.