TU for the advice on P900 and FZ1000. I'll try to borrow each and compare performance. Another possibility would be to find a fixed length 500mm with a fast lens and mount it on the D3200. Expensive approach and not amenable to gifting my daughter. H.
I am a D3200 owner but need to improve my kit with gear better able to do sports photography. Indoor and out. I have a budget of $500 and would consider a refurb P900 if it is up to the task for HD video and stllls. Post processing maybe, but not preferred. A one item solution is a plus as it will be loaned (given) to my daughter. Comments?
I could cover the Nikon name with black tape and be just as happy. Happier, 'cause thieves would less likely grab it with my back turned. You don't imprint pictures with the camera make and model, so why care about the pedigree?
How about swimming the entire length of the pool with the cellphone in my bathing suit pocket? Turned a nice Samsung phone into a brick. It dried out just a little at a time but after a couple of months booted up with only screen purity damage. I replaced it of course, but now use it to play Pandora and do some other WIFI applications. Now I leave it's successor in the locker whenever going to the YMCA and instead use a dollar store timer.
And don't forget that UFRAW, Darktable, and Gimp are totally FREE programs that are periodically updated by the Linux community. Arguably good enough for the rest of us and a good way to learn RAW photo processing with acceptable results. Oh, did I mention totally free?