Reply To: Which Bridge Camera

Reply To: Which Bridge Camera

20 November 2016 at 16:14 #267557

Nick_G

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They 'bridge' the gap between a compact and an SLR.

Personally I don't see the point of them as they are very nearly the size of some of the smaller SLR cameras.

They do however usually have quite a long zoom on them as standard so you don't have to carry a bag of lenses with you. – However. The lens on them is usually quite slow (high f stop) and so at longer focal lengths will require the use of a tripod for best results. You cannot have it all.! Image stabilisation on them will help a bit I suppose but IMHO they are a marketing ploy that works well for them in sales.

Nick

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