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A novice here....can anyone recommend a entry level camera that would be suitable for taking pics of wildlife (primarily whitetails) at distances from 20 yds. to 100+ yds. or so.
Thanks

I would call Camera Land and talk with Joel or Mark. Discuss with them your budget and any other requirements you might have. They have been running some really great specials! Mark is also active here on the Forum as CameralandMark.

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I would highly recommend the Sony A58 with 18-55 lens for a beginner. It can fire at a rate of 10 photos per second making it perfect for shooting both kids and animals. There is also a second zoom lens for shooting at a distance. The second lens(55 to 200zoom) normally an extra $200.00 would only cost 50.00$ because of a rebate for buying the lens with the camera. The camera can be used as simply as full auto and it can be used in full manual as well all in all great bang for your buck. either pm me or call Mark @ 212-753-5128 and mention this post I will add a case and 16gb class 10 memory and include shipping in the price.
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I'll add this 100 yard photos on wild life... 400mm will be the min. lens. You can do it with less but unless you MP's are great your crops will get grainy ( noise )

First let me say that a 400 mm lens would be rather large and hard to hold still. because of the different size sensor on this camera the 55-200 lens looks like a 300mm lens when you shoot it which I think is more than enough to shoot wildlife at 100 yards. This lens is not only adequate but it easy to shoot without a tripod.

If you are just looking for a good point and shoot for around $400.00, you might want to look at the Nikon digital with a 30X optical zoom. It won't do what big cameras will, but it is compact and versatile.

The elk ar over 200 yards, the turkeys are with fill in flash and the shotgun is close up. This camera is capable of more, but I try to keep it simple as possible...

The Panasonic Lumix FZ200 would be my choice.

My vote for a fairly compact and easy to use camera with a super telephoto optical zoom would be the Canon SX50HS or the newer SX60HS.

Another vote for the Canon SX50HS.

Good image quality, super zoom, fairly compact, and best of all... CHEAP!

Thanks all....