I did the bridge camera route when things got too heavy for me. In my opinion, it's a big waste of money. Why go for a 1"-or-less sensor with limited range of apertures and shutter speeds when you can spend the same money on 4/3 sensors, which are twice-plus as big and gives you a full range of exposures plus the best IBIS and color engines in the business? Even with the Sony Rx10vi (or whatever number they are up to) you are limited to 600 mm efov -- for that money I bought an Oly EM5iii (used) and the new Oly 100-400 with a 1.4 extender and have never looked back.

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Another EM1iii feature is the in-camera ND filter, if you plan to do any landscape/water photos.

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Twice I sold gear to KEH and both times they quoted me a reasonable price but then sent me a check in a lower amount. The gear was in top-notch condition -- no dust, no fungus, no scratches, nothing -- and I sold it only because I was upgrading. One of the camera bodies was less than a year old, but they said on inspection it had "dust on the lens."

Needless to say, I won't do business with them again.

ABSOLUTELY go Olympus rather than a bridge camera. Same price, less weight, and fantastic features without limitations in apertures or shutter speeds. Contrast detection in the EM10 series, but anything higher has phase detection AI, so you won't have to limit your photos to sunny days.

Olympus makes amazing cameras and lenses. Switched from Canon and haven't looked back.

I've been there, done that with bridge cameras. Their tiny sensors are what gives you an *equivalent* focal length while restricting you in aperture range and shutter speeds. That, plus you are also limited by the contrast-point AF. If you go for the best bridge, you will be spending $1.6K+ for the Sony Rx10, but you will be limiting your reach to an *effective* 600 mm.

For me, it was better to spend that money on an Olympus EM1iii. Or, you could go used and spend that amount on a used EM1ii and a Panasonic 100-300. The 4/3 sensor is still smaller than a DSLR, but at 2x you will be getting an equivalent 600mm reach with the Panny lens. Plus you will have a full range of apertures and shutter speeds along with the best IBIS in the business. Shoot jpg or RAW, either way you will have much less postprocessing to do, as the color engine is amazing, and there are settings that allow you to do much of your postprocessing in-camera.

Just my 2 cents, and with 4 pages of replies you may not even get this far. So, good luck in whatever you choose.

Great for purchases large or small, as long as you pay within the 27-day cycle. In NY I am saving 8%.

Mine cost half that (and I live in NYS where things are generally more expensive). Mine are digital and blue-tooth compatible. They use rechargeable batteries so I'm not running to the drugstore each week for replacement batteries. They help a lot.

The company (Oticon) offered a no-interest payment plan, so I was able to buy my Olympus 100-400 as we;; as my hearing aids. ;-)

Maybe you could shop around for a less expensive pair.

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Don't know about Nikon but Canon very conveniently gives their gray-market gear and their USA gear different names. As an example, the American Rebel T3 is called the 1100d in Britain and EOS Kiss X50 in Japan. The Rebel T5i is a 700d in Britain and Kiss X71 in Japan. Easy enough to tell what you've got!

I used to have the complete list, but I think it is buried somewhere on a different computer.

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That's a great idea, about te frying pan. Sturdy and as low as the length of the 3/8" bolt!

Federal regulations regarding barriers for nesting eagles require a 330' if you can see the birds, double that if the birds can see you. So you were about 100 yards away at the minimum, more likely 200 yards.