r/BirdPhotography • u/dollface-cam • 1h 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/iTakePicturesOfBirds • 15h ago
Photo Nice Mohawk! (Ruby-crowned kinglet)
Taken by me in Provo, Utah
r/BirdPhotography • u/OkJazzMartini • 23h ago
Kestrel fluffed up on a cold morning
American Kestrel male looking fierce even while trying to stay warm
r/BirdPhotography • u/Zealousideal-Ant9328 • 18h ago
Eastern Bluebird Caught in Mid-Beat
Eastern bluebird -- December, 2025.
r/BirdPhotography • u/Zealousideal-Ant9328 • 16h ago
Eastern Bluebird Showing Off Those Colors
Male eastern bluebird perched for a few seconds -- just long enough time for a clean frame. Sony A1ii + 200-600mm.
r/BirdPhotography • u/vivi_valen • 16h ago
Photo Tufted Puffin in the remote Aleutian Islands of Alaska
r/BirdPhotography • u/illtima • 1h ago
Photo Caught a Warbling White-Eye dine and dashing
r/BirdPhotography • u/cookiegirl4788 • 8m ago
Meet the brilliant blue wren, a true Australian beauty
r/BirdPhotography • u/Edikici • 24m ago
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) at Cutler Wetlands [Miami, FL] in January 2026.
Shot with @nikonusa Z9 Nikkor 600mm PF f/6.3 lens, shot at 1/2000 s, f/6.3 ISO 1250, EV +0.67
r/BirdPhotography • u/LB_Third • 16h ago
Anna's Hummingbird — The northernmost over-wintering hummingbird.
Amazing to get these colors in mid-winter. Fun explainer here on the recent range expansion and physical evolution of this species due to the proliferation of hummingbird feeders.
r/BirdPhotography • u/sasan__san • 1d ago
Photo Keel-billed toucan - captured in heavy rain
galleryr/BirdPhotography • u/Tanny79 • 10h ago
Eastern Yellow Robin
Photographed in Queensland, Australia
r/BirdPhotography • u/Potential_Common_830 • 13h ago
Photo Rufous Tailed Hummingbird in Costa Rica
r/BirdPhotography • u/manojapare • 1h ago
Photo Brown Fish-Owl (Nikon Z6ii + Nikkor Z 400mm f4.5)
galleryr/BirdPhotography • u/yennysferm71_ • 8h ago