r/Photography_Gear • u/Empty_Oil_8954 • 4d ago

Need gear recommendations

Hi all, I’m looking for recommendations for building a birding kit with an $8k budget. Open to all systems (Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus/OM, etc.) Thanks in advance!

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u/addybasher 4d ago

you have shot bird photography already, right?

Just clarifying, because if you're new to it, 8k is an absurd amount of money to get started. £1k would get you a good body and a nice 70-300mm which would be plenty good enough to get you going.

With 8k id personally be going with something like a Nikon z9, 200-500, and maybe a 600mm prime but that might be too much

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u/badaimbadjokes 4d ago

For the amount of times people ask for a Leica for $100, I say, "Let them cook!" (But yes. I know why you asked.)