Hello I take animal and plant photos regularly for Inaturalist and so far I have always used my phone. My phone camera is good and it works completely fine for most insect, plant, reptile and fungi photos (basically anything that is small and harmless that I can get up close and take photos of) but …

see: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/bird-photography-with-bridge-cameras/28482 https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-camera-do-you-use-for-nature-photography/28220 https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/good-cameras-for-nature-shots/1064 https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/telescope-lens-for-smartphones/9139 …

I did a decent rundown of my thoughts on the Olympus TG-6 here… https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/olympus-tg-6-for-botanising-and-occasional-insects/32503/33 Mammals and birds can be tricky to photograph without a way to maintain distance between yourself and the subject without the specimen fleeing…

Thank you every one for the replies I will definitely be checking out the Olympus TG models. I have also considered gopros but they seem to be made for filmography rather than photography but I might still check them out.

I will definitely consider buying the Olympus TG models but they seem a little bit out of my price range.

The TG6 does not do distance shots well with only a 4X zoom. But I believe it is worth it for the macros and a variety of other features that seem to fit the avid iNaturalist user. I have only had it for a week and I am impressed. If I wanted more distant shots, I could bring my old barely functi…

Small cameras won’t have good zoom, TG6 is not for anything at the distance, and unless you’re ready to spend on a mirrorless one, you will have bigger camera, check linked topics with suggestions for superzooms that will be smaller, lighter and easier to learn than DSLR, you can buy one later, for …

What camera should I buy?

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animalobserverdeniz321 June 30, 2022, 7:54pm 10

Thank you for your reply

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What camera should I buy?

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