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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Mike Harris

Here’s my whistle-stop tour of the top wildlife photography cameras for every budget, from the Nikon D500 to the Canon EOS R1

Two photographers taking photos from a hide against a blue sky with birds in the sky .

When it comes to selecting the best wildlife photography camera, there’s no easy answer. After all, everyone is working with different budgets. So, let me take a deep breath, and I’ll run through Canon, Nikon, and Sony’s biggest cameras and weigh up the pros and cons of each as quickly and simply as possible. Oh, and if you stick around until the end, I'll divulge a bit of a Joker card camera.

Firstly, if you cannot carry large lenses around or you simply don’t have the budget for long and fast glass, I'd consider an APS-C camera like the Canon EOS R7 or Nikon Z50 II. Both of these cameras boast very capable AF systems, and the 1.6/5x crop factor will get you closer to the action with shorter focal lengths.

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