Hi all,just joined this forum from Kingston, Ontario Canada. I have been birding now aobut 15 years and have finally decided :) to start photographing birds. As I am about to embark on buying my first camera, I don't believe there is any point in spending a ton of money until I give it a whirl and understand exposure etc. Would a digital or manual slr be the way to start, also any specific models etc would be great. Thanks and happy birding.
Hi and welcome to the Forum! Nice to see another Canadian on here.
My 'beginner' camera for birds was a (digital) Fuji FinePix 6800Z and a few other people on here have various types of that same camera. It was wonderful to learn with because it was very user friendly. I find nothing beats digital when it comes to bird photography because you usually end up deleting many more than you actually keep! No wasted film this way.
Hope this helps. Enjoy your time here. I'm sure you'll get more helpful replies shortly.
Welcome to BF, JTF and good luck with the photography - I'm sure you'll get lots of help here.