Re: Here is what my follow up email was following up on...

[bcurrie100 at comcast dot net]

Brian,

 

The answer to your question is really "no."  The absolutely best you can do for both cateogories you want is the Panasonic FZ20.  You need "reach" to get birds, which you found out with your binoculars, and this will cost you a little more.  The point and shoots, which are the price category you are talking about, will never have the reach, though they can produce some very good images. 

 

Brian Currie

 

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>
> > This was the email that my "follow up" was following up on...(this one 
> > didn't make it for some reason) 
> > 
> > "At 6:30 am I and a buddy travelled to the BR Bird Refuge. Here is the 
> > list: 
> > 
> > Red-winged Blackbird [Agelaius phoeniceus] 
> > Western Meadowlark [Sturnella neglecta] 
> > Northern Pintail [Anas acuta] 
> > Mallard [Anas platyrhynchos] 
> > Canada Goose [Branta canadensis] 
> > Northern Harrier [Circus cyaneus] 
> > Great Blue Heron [Ardea herodias] 
> > American Coot [Fulica americana] 
> > Marsh Wren [Cistothorus palustris] 
> > Double-crested Cormorant [Phalacrocorax auritus] 
> > Yellow-headed Blackbird [Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus] 
> > Wild Turkey [Meleagris gallopavo] 
> > Killdeer [Charadrius vociferus] 
> > Tundra Swan [Cygnus columbianus] 
> > Horned Lark [Eremophila alpestris] 
> > American Coot [Fulica americana] 
> > 
> > 
> > Two questions: 
> > 
> > What do you all record each trip? Place, time, birds, number of birds, 
> > weather, etc.? I have been trying to record everything, and I get behind 
> > and then I don't record anything. So, I'm wondering what is working for 
> > keeping useful records for others. 
> > 
> > Also, I've been studying digital cameras for 100 years (it seems like) and 
> > I'm just not settling on anything. I'd love to take pics of birds, but also 
> > need a camera that my wife can carry with her for soccer games, school 
> > plays, etc. We want to spend between 300-400 so we're a little limited. 
> > Are there great cameras out there that we can put in our pockets and take to 
> > a t-ball game and then add a lens for wildlife, etc.? 
> > 
> > Any suggestions will be helpful and appreciated. I know that a few of you 
> > have emailed!
>   me on t
>
> his subject and I have noted your responses and filed 
> > the info. I'm just still trying to figure out the type of camera we need." 
> > 
> > Thanks, 
> > Brian M. 
> > 
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