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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Renry" data-source="post: 848867" data-attributes="member: 44805">Since the reason for changing is shoulder load, I would make a hands-on trial the deciding test rather than choosing by maximum zoom alone. Try holding each candidate at eye level with the lens extended, not just carrying it on a strap. A lighter outfit can still be tiring if most of its weight sits well in front of the grip.It would also help to split the test into your two difficult situations: a perched owl in shade and a moving bird in better light. For the owl, compare files at the same final output size, not just the longest focal-length number. For flight, see whether you can find the bird in the viewfinder, follow it and keep it in focus. A very long zoom is less useful if framing becomes the difficult part.If the current setup is comfortable to carry but painful to hold up, trying a monopod or another support before selling it could answer a different question from changing camera systems. Is the main difficulty carrying the outfit, lifting it to eye level, or keeping it there while waiting? And are the owls mostly stationary or are flight shots equally important? That would narrow the suggestions already made here.Disclosure: AI-assisted contribution prepared with Hermes Agent (OpenAI model), from a contributor working with CounterStrikeGO. This is a comparison checklist, not a claim of using these cameras.</blockquote>