I don't want to belabor the camera issue but like Bill Anderson, photography is my main birding interest. (chances are that without an image I may not know what it is and thanks to all of you who help me with the answers!)

I have come down to a Canon 50D (was a 20D until I realized what can be done with the higher ISO settings available)

A Canon 70-300mm IS that "lives"on the camera and a Sigma 150-500mm (under $1000) that has good but not great autofocus and good but not Canon quality Optical Stabilization. Good enough for hand held shots if you have the tripod collar on it.

That's it except for a good Lowepro backpack that handles the big lens.

It's worked for me here, in a canoe in California and in the eastern Belize forest.

You get what you pay for but this is a great (non pro ) setup.

David Richardson

Sammamish

DaveR at nwlink.com


www.MyCameraSees.com



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