Thread: Spotting scope or camera?

Once you start getting really high mag then everything must be perfect for a good photo. Often it is the air quality/mirage that wrecks the high mag photo quality. I'd be looking at the make/quality of the lens and the maximum aperture size. The Sx 60 has a max aperture range of 3.4-6.5 while the P900 has 2.8-6.5. All things being equal the wider aperture range will be better at low light levels for the P900 (from my limited photographic memory/knowledge)

Originally Posted by stug

Once you start getting really high mag then everything must be perfect for a good photo. Often it is the air quality/mirage that wrecks the high mag photo quality. I'd be looking at the make/quality of the lens and the maximum aperture size. The Sx 60 has a max aperture range of 3.4-6.5 while the P900 has 2.8-6.5. All things being equal the wider aperture range will be better at low light levels for the P900 (from my limited photographic memory/knowledge)

I asked that question and the reply was something like" difference would be minor" but everything is a compromise.