Neither of us has owned a SLR since the film days fell from favor. My wife has just recently become interested in "birding" (ID'ing birds, photographing, sharing etc) and has nice bino's but often birds won't sit still enough to take note of all the little minutia needed for proper ID. So far all she has is her cell phone for photos, which when zoomed way out (digitally zoomed) look like crap and are useless for ID as well.
What I think she needs is:
A. Something with a through the lens viewfinder.
B. A telephoto lens, something njot so huge that she leaves it home, maybe variable 80 out to 200mm (based on 35mm film camera)
C, doesn't have to be a large megapixel body, mostly these photos will only be viewed on a computer screen (although cropping may make a higher pixel camera more useful)
D. I don't want a camera with lots of difficult menu's to have to navigate through in the bright sun. More point and capture is what we are after I think.
E. looking to spend no more than say $300 Camera and lens can be a few years old, just want her to try one out and see if she will use a real camera or not. I don't want to spend for a new one if it sits in a drawer.
Any ideas on brands and models to watch out for on Ebay or other sites.
Thanks
What I think she needs is:
A. Something with a through the lens viewfinder.
B. A telephoto lens, something njot so huge that she leaves it home, maybe variable 80 out to 200mm (based on 35mm film camera)
C, doesn't have to be a large megapixel body, mostly these photos will only be viewed on a computer screen (although cropping may make a higher pixel camera more useful)
D. I don't want a camera with lots of difficult menu's to have to navigate through in the bright sun. More point and capture is what we are after I think.
E. looking to spend no more than say $300 Camera and lens can be a few years old, just want her to try one out and see if she will use a real camera or not. I don't want to spend for a new one if it sits in a drawer.
Any ideas on brands and models to watch out for on Ebay or other sites.
Thanks