Lilka

Hi Folks,
Would appreciate input on Best bridge camera for wildlife photography??
Will be taking Sony 6000 with kit lens. Looked into sigma 150-600 & tamaron lens but too heavy for me to hand hold. No tripod, etc can be used. Hope to print 20x16 or little bigger.
Anyone have knowledge of Sony RX 10III? Or similar camera? No real camera stores near me.
Thank u in advance.

Doddy Loc: Barnard Castle-England

Nikons P 900 has good reviews, and it has a whopping 83 zoom. The smaller Canon SX60 has good reports as well. The Sony has a bigger sensor for better quality shots but lacks the zoom of said Nikon and Canon.

aellman Loc: Boston MA

If you call B&H in New York, they will give you all the free (and expert) advice you can handle, even if you don't purchase at that time. >Alan

insman1132 Loc: Southwest Florida

Doddy's suggestions are excellent for this once-in-a-lifetime trip. I have both cameras. You are going to be glad you took along some major zoom reach!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I look forward to your decision on a camera and also to your pictures.

cthahn

There is no such thing as a Safari camera. It is what you use and are comfortable with. Taking a new camera on a Safari that you never used before is not too smart.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

I've been viewing fantastic safari photos from Benno Ibold taken with Canon crop sensor cameras and mainly a Sigma 50-500mm lens and his photos are outstanding. Is it possible that that lens would weigh less? Be sure to take a sand bag.

Benno's photos have been posted in the fb group Nature Lovers, if you can pull it up and view them. You may have to do do some scrolling to see them all. He's been posting them since July.

Ricker Loc: Salt Lake City, Utah

Many UHH people have commented on the attributes of the Sony RX 10 lll and the consensus of opinion is that this camera, with the exceptionally crisp and excellent Zeiss lens, is a professional quality bridge camera that is a really outstanding alternative to heavy full frame cameras and heavy lenses. It's not light, at slightly over 2 lbs, but because it incorporates the great zoom lens, no additional lenses are required and it is pretty waterproof and dust proof. Excellent video is achieved in several formats. It's about $1500 and I have used one for about 6 months and recently took it to Alaska. It's really a wonderful travel camera. You will NOT be disappointed with this camera/lens.
I took many shots of bald eagles, bears, whales, calving glaciers etc that were quite distant and I was impressed at the terrific quality of the photos. Landscape photos were equally outstanding. I attribute the quality primarily to the Zeiss lens. The lens is exceptionally sharp and the color saturation is super. I have sort of "abandoned" my full frame Nikon and my expensive, heavy lenses. I'll be on a world tour in January and you can guess which camera I'll be taking with me.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

http://www.kenrockwell.com/sony/rx10-iii.htm


You could also look at the new Sigma 100-400 in Canon mount with the Sigma/Canon to E-mount adapter ........

Personally, I would take the 6000 with something like a shorter zoom and get the RX10 for longer range stuff.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

To add to Architect1776's comments, the Nikon P900 shoots only JPEG, The Canon SX-60 shoots both RAW and JPEG.

terpfan Loc: central coast, California

I went to South Africa last year. 70-300 on my Canon 7D II was my go to lens. Whatever you decide, get it several months before you go so you are totally familiar with it on your trip Have a great time, the photo opportunities are absolutely amazing.

Lilka

Many thanks to all of you for your advice & suggestions. I will contact B&H & hope to have about a month to learn about which ever camera I choose.
Definitely will let you all know my choice & how I fare.

insman1132 Loc: Southwest Florida

Hey, Lilka, do you shoot RAW, or is that a non issue with you.

Lilka

I have not but would like to. Don't know how raw works with photoshop elements.