need immediate decision
Aug 4, 2017 12:49:54 #
Aug 4, 2017 13:09:23 #
seagull5 wrote:
Ok without a discussion...I am going to spring for... (show quote)
Can't tell you what tool to use until I know what you want to do with it. Are you hammering a nail or drilling a hole?
Aug 4, 2017 14:03:47 #
Patrick9
Loc: Muncie, IN
Had an SX 60. Got better results with my older SX 50. Gave the 60 away and have been very happy with a P500. I have not been tempted by the added reach of the 900.
Aug 4, 2017 14:04:43 #
Aug 4, 2017 15:23:17 #
rhadams824
Loc: Arkansas
seagull5 wrote:
Ok without a discussion...I am going to spring for... (show quote)
Since you have a camera (FZ300) that reaches to 600mm and has the same size sensor as the SX60 and P900 I would go with the P900. You don't have to use the 2000mm but it is there if you want to use it. I have this camera and a Sony RX10III.
Aug 4, 2017 16:20:43 #
dsmeltz wrote:
Can't tell you what tool to use until I know what you want to do with it. Are you hammering a nail or drilling a hole?
I am guessing he wants to use it for general photography as probably 99% of us do.
Dennis
Aug 4, 2017 17:39:48 #
sirlensalot
Loc: Arizona
Neither - would be looking at a Sony. Less zoom better IQ. For handheld shots consider max zoom around 600mm
Aug 5, 2017 22:40:25 #
I absolutely don't claim to be an expert in anything, let alone cameras, but when I travel, I take an FZ1000 and the P900. I think I can quickly take any picture I want. I sold an SX60 to get the P900. When the SX60 came out, many on this and other sites claimed the SX50 was a better camera. I still have one and it lives in the counsel of a Buick Enclave. I think the FZ 1000 is my best camera, but on travels, the P900 will zoom onto any subject I want to capture.
Aug 6, 2017 06:38:19 #
dennis2146 wrote:
I am guessing he wants to use it for general photography as probably 99% of us do.
Dennis
Dennis
Yeah, I would think common sense would lead at least in this forum, to think that.
Aug 7, 2017 08:04:55 #
dennis2146 wrote:
I am guessing he wants to use it for general photography as probably 99% of us do.
Dennis
Dennis
OK. I'll bite. What exactly is "general photography"?
Aug 28, 2017 17:45:49 #
I took a P900 on safari before I knew I should be shooting in raw. I had a lot of fun with it and could zoom out beyond what our photographer could reach with his 400. I could photograph elephants ten feet away and then zoom out to an eagle on a far tree. I did not use a tripod but just propped it against my knee or side of the vehicle. It was much lighter than my other cameras with the limited weight.
Aug 28, 2017 18:58:15 #
Patrick9 wrote:
Had an SX 60. Got better results with my older SX 50. Gave the 60 away and have been very happy with a P500. I have not been tempted by the added reach of the 900.
From what I've read elsewhere, the usually great Canon lens engineers seem to have had a problem dealing with the compromises inherent in zoom required for the SX-60. That alone should not doom bridge cameras, but I am leery of their tiny sensors.
Aug 29, 2017 15:37:13 #
HarryB
Loc: New Orleans, LA
seagull5 wrote:
Why is the S1 failing to satisfy my needs....I did read the question...The SI IMHO build is excellent and it makes a very good outside camera...Lo light especially in videos is its downside. The weather proofing is excellent and my camera has been through some wet wet areas with no damage...I would say that it is extremely solid feeling....maybe better than a G15...BTW...it sold very quickly and having a FZ300 which is awesome as a back up is great.....thank you
I would recommend the P900 - you are looking for more reach - the P900 has it. It should also do a little better in low light situations due to its slightly faster lens wide-open (only available at or near minimum zoom, BTW). NO super zoom will give you great low-light results due to the fact they all have tiny sensors. I wouldn't have a super-zoom myself, or any camera with that size sensor - the image IQ is simply too compromised for my needs.
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