Hi everyone! I’ve had my camera for a little over a year now, and it is already 13 years old! It’s served me so well over the time I’ve had it, and as a naturalist, I can say I definitely used it a LOT. A few months ago, the On/Off switch broke off after having been handled too many times. I lost it…

Which camera have you been using? How much do size and weight matter? Do you process RAW photos, or shoot in JPEG only?

Anything recent Micro 4/3 or APS-C. OM-5 + 100–400 mm f4–6.3 G9 + 35–100 mm or 45–150 mm X‑S20 + XF 55–200 mm or 70–300 mm A6700 + 70–350 mm G EOS R7 + RFS tele

I use two cameras, both of which are quite popular on here. Instead of interchangeable lenses, I just switch cameras, which I can do much faster! For macro and underwater photos, I use an OM TG-7. It’s tiny, so I carry it nearly everywhere. It takes fantastic macro shots, especially in the stacked-…

[image] mkanimallover: I would like one with a removable lens; I want a telaphoto lens (for birds, and which I will want first, because I now that I started bird photography, I can’t live without it) and a macro lens (for which I can be patient for, since my current camera has a poor macro setti…

Im a Nikon user, and definitely recommend them as they have a bunch of great options for wildlife lenses. I use a Nikon z6ii with a Nikon 28-400mm lens, its great, but I would go for a Z8 or something with a larger megapixel count so you can retain higher quality images if you don’t have a giant tel…

There are a lot of existing threads about choosing cameras for iNatting/nature photography on the forum that could be helpful to read.

I currently have a Panasonic Lumix, and only cost and quality matter. I’m not sure how to answer the last question.

I have read through them, but found my autistic brain getting confused by the different needs and ideas tossed around. I just decided to start a topic stating my specific needs.

[image] mkanimallover: I’m not sure how to answer the last question. (Heads-up, you can select text you want to reply to, then click “Quote” to include it in a reply. You can then reply to multiple posts in one post of your own). I guess my question is, do you do much post processing of your…

No, I crop some photos on my camera, but generally just upload unedited pictures.

Any Suggestions for a New Camera?

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pratyeka February 25, 2026, 9:33pm 3

Anything recent Micro 4/3 or APS-C.

OM-5 + 100–400 mm f4–6.3
G9 + 35–100 mm or 45–150 mm
X‑S20 + XF 55–200 mm or 70–300 mm
A6700 + 70–350 mm G
EOS R7 + RFS tele

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