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Thank you for this - you have given my a alot more to explore Thus far I have 2 cameras on my list: - Panasonic G9 with a 100-300mm f4-5.6 Power OIS II lens (a lighter smaller option). The fellow ...

Great shots! The quality / detail is great. I will need to look further into some of these cameras.

I have started to compile a list - I realize that great photos are often created by the photographer - but I need to at least be in the right ballpark as far as the camera I am looking at All good ...

Thank you everyone for your thoughts / opinions / and sharing of your experiences and expertise. I must say when I originally asked my question - I never imagined it would generate so much ...

The bridge camera was a great jumping off point for me to determine if the photography bug was going to stick - namely bird photography. I'm happy to say it has!

Thank you - I will head over to that forumand check it out.

Wow! Great shot! Thanks for your thoughts on this.

Hi Morris: I belong to an FZ300 group on another site, so I can also look at teleconverter recommendations there - many thanks!

At present my son has "taken over"  both my Olympus ( E520 ) and the lenses - I don't anticipate seeing them again anytime soon! I too am concerned that the RX10 will become another stop gap ...

Thank you for these recommendations- There’s a good variety there for me to research.

Agreed. I'm glad to hear she is happy with her Sony after having the same camera as I do. I think I will still explore these options, at least knowing if I do get the Sony I have made an informed ...

Thank you for your thoughts on this. I have had quite a few people continue to recommend the RX10 IV and I think I really need to revisit that idea. I am kicking myself right now as this camera ...

Thank you for your thoughts on this. I know that the RX10 IV comes highly recommended and I did originally consider this camera except I wasn't certain I was prepared to spend this amount of money ...

I can see there are alot of factor's to consider and given my "newness" to all this I will need to take some time to digest all this information.

I think the best I can do in this situation is to stay within my current budget and grown from there. Thank you for your thoughts on this - I have a tendency to shoot a load of photos and spend a ...

Coming from smaller cameras historically (old film cameras / smart phone) they FZ300 was the smallest of the bridge cameras I considered. It was also the least expensive and I was unsure that bird ...

Thank you for clarifying this.  I sometimes get overwhelmed with the details. I need to remind myself to learn this all in little bits.

My local store (where I have been going to for quite some time) has a used equipment section so I will be sure to check out the possibilities there.

Thank you for your thoughts on this. It's helpful when someone has the same camera as I do. I like the options that mirrorless cameras offer (namely the smaller size). Being as I currently use a ...

Thank you for the links to these refurbished cameras websites - it's good to know I am on the right track. I will investigate them further.