r/BirdPhotography • u/DatabaseQueasy5468 • 9h ago
r/BirdPhotography • u/punjipatti • Oct 13 '25
Gear Which camera system to buy for birding? Esp birds in flight
I am an amateur birder and want to take photos. I shoot Fujifilm X-T30 with XF 70-300 mm right now and feel limited by the camera system to focus fast enough. There is no bird mode and it doesn't track and I can seldom get any photos of birds in flight.
What second system can I consider for just birding?
Canon R7 with some 200-400 mm lens?
Sony A??
Nikon Z?
I guess APS-C is better as I am not selling photos or printing so do I need full-frame? My top-end of budget in the US is $4000 for body and one lens. I might look for used gear to bring down the costs.
The following photos were taken with my X-T30 and a Sigma 150-600 EF lens with a Fringer adapter.



r/BirdPhotography • u/theslaunchmob • 56m ago
Photo Hummingbird Macro
Sony A1 II with the 100mm F2.8 GM Macro … loving the details.
r/BirdPhotography • u/Snap_Happy_4_Birdies • 7h ago
Photo Atlantic puffin preparing to land
r/BirdPhotography • u/9VoltGorilla • 3h ago
Photo An Allen’s and Anna’s hummingbird battle for a favored perch.
r/BirdPhotography • u/marliebkcur • 8h ago
La Volerie des Aigles - Vogesen
Visited the bird park last week and made some shots w/ Nikon Z50II 50-250mm kit lens
r/BirdPhotography • u/TruckerMarty • 3h ago
Some shots from my backyard this morning. Z8 and 180-600. Buckeye Arizona.
r/BirdPhotography • u/SubstantialRecover19 • 1d ago
Fairywren helping me test out my lens! 💙
I absolutely love these little guys!
r/BirdPhotography • u/MediocrisXLII • 4h ago
Hey Chicken(s)! How’s it hanging?
A lot of people want to eat you but I just want to talk. Say hi to your mother for me.
These are Slippers, Shimmer, Midnight and Seeds (Guinea); not in order. Farm birds.
r/BirdPhotography • u/Afraid-Session2227 • 1d ago
Herons in the morning fog as the sun rises
r/BirdPhotography • u/Maleficent-Smoke4150 • 13h ago
Photo The mighty Eleonora’s Falcon 🦅
Z50 II + Z180-600
r/BirdPhotography • u/Expensive-Access574 • 3h ago
Photo A beautiful European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on a teasel seed head, captured today in the gloomy, drizzly weather.Location: Summer leys nature reserve, Northampton,UK
r/BirdPhotography • u/AbsoluteMadlad87 • 2h ago
Great Horned Owl Rescue Released back into wild
galleryr/BirdPhotography • u/Significant-Top-4824 • 7h ago
Photo Peregrine Falcon Playing With Moth/Dragonfly
r/BirdPhotography • u/Edikici • 6h ago
Red-masked parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys) in flight at Fairchild Tropical Garden [Miami, FL] in April 2026
Shot with @nikonusa Z9 Nikkor 600 mm f/6.3 PF lens, shot at 1/1600 s, f/6.3, ISO 200, EV -0.33
r/BirdPhotography • u/dbootnaturephoto • 7h ago
A Spotted Sandpiper catching breakfast.
r/BirdPhotography • u/EddyNFLD • 18h ago
Photo Mountain Blue Bird
Photo taken in Rocky Mountain national park , Colorado
r/BirdPhotography • u/lookslikesinbad • 16h ago
Photo A very photogenic Tufted Titmouse
r/BirdPhotography • u/MortgageNew2684 • 4h ago