Chris Hall wrote:
I am looking for a Bridge camera, mainly for bird photography. I've narrowed down the short list to the Fujifilm HS50 EXR, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 and the Canon SX 500. I'll be grateful for any advice on this planned purchase. Maybe there are other options? Many thanks!
Hi there! Now that I've read everything posted and see that you've made your choice (hey, my timing is great!), I wanted to toss out one more idea that I haven't seen mentioned---speed. If you're shooting birds in flight or ones that move around a lot you may want to be sure you choose the bridge camera with a short lag time shot to shot. And one that also takes fast continuous shots (fps). That plus wide open f-stops would give you more "keeper" shots. Just my 2 cents' worth. Happy shooting!