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<blockquote data-quote="editorial_use_only" data-source="post: 723983" data-attributes="member: 40895">Sorry to hear about your tendonitis.&nbsp; I don't really have a suggestion better than what you are doing now, but maybe just two thoughts.There is a superzoom body, like the Nikon Coolpix P1000.&nbsp; It's like a 500mm on a small sensor, so the crop factor is what gets you to 3000mm equivalent.&nbsp; By reputation the image quality is not going to compete with your DSLR.&nbsp; But possibly that is a smaller lighter kit with a longer focal length.And, my recollection of hand and wrist injuries is that a rotation changed some activities from problematic to tolerable.&nbsp; Like, there was a difference between holding a dumbbell flat versus vertical.&nbsp; You might find that you could carry a lens on a monopod over your shoulder for example.&nbsp; That's a chore to hike with but when you are ready to shoot you just set the monopod and let it take the weight.&nbsp; Not sure if that's what you already tried but that's typically how we roll.&nbsp; A 500 or 400 on a monopod, slung over your shoulder, hike into position.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="editorial_use_only, post: 723983, member: 40895"] Sorry to hear about your tendonitis. I don't really have a suggestion better than what you are doing now, but maybe just two thoughts. There is a superzoom body, like the Nikon Coolpix P1000. It's like a 500mm on a small sensor, so the crop factor is what gets you to 3000mm equivalent. By reputation the image quality is not going to compete with your DSLR. But possibly that is a smaller lighter kit with a longer focal length. And, my recollection of hand and wrist injuries is that a rotation changed some activities from problematic to tolerable. Like, there was a difference between holding a dumbbell flat versus vertical. You might find that you could carry a lens on a monopod over your shoulder for example. That's a chore to hike with but when you are ready to shoot you just set the monopod and let it take the weight. Not sure if that's what you already tried but that's typically how we roll. A 500 or 400 on a monopod, slung over your shoulder, hike into position. [/QUOTE]

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