My Inat milestones
5.1.2017 first observation added
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4898707
25.9.2001 18355 observations, 4000 species, 3227 RG species, 91 first inat observations
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96017953
5.1.2017 first observation added
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4898707
25.9.2001 18355 observations, 4000 species, 3227 RG species, 91 first inat observations
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96017953
I am a big fan of INaturalist. As a former photographer with less and less time I found myself using more and more my smaprtphone Samsung Galaxy S9, sometimes my Canon EOS80D with either 100/2,8 macro or 400/5,6L lens, sometimes Canon SX40HS but I am thinking about something else. I will try to summarize pros and cons of each of my considerations:
SMARTPHONE (e.g. Samsung Galaxy S9)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15587243
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15587290
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18303445
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17492844
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17254192
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16262996
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15586824
HYPERZOOM COMPACT (e.g. Nikon P900 or canon SX40HS)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4919921
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4914364
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4919854
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4919836
SLR with hyperzoom (e.g. EOS 80D + TAMRON 18-400)
SLR with telephoto zoom (e.g. EOS 80D + Canon EF 100-400 L lens)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18659517
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18659249
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10545454
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10545313
I am not looking at money, of course, the latest option is the most expensive, I am really looking here at the best and most effective option. Sometimes I think about Nikon P900, than about Tamron 18-400, now my prefered choice is Canon 100-400, especially now when I am linking examples. What would you choose?