Thread: Nikon P1000 vs Spotter and digiscope

Originally Posted by LMcNab

The p1000 has 125x optical with a base of 24mm = 3000, the equivalent of a 60x spotter, I believe. The Canon Sx60 has 65x optical which is about a 30x spotter.
The Sx70 which has replaced the Sx60 has 4k video which you can capture stills form and apparently will get better images than the older models.

The P1000 and P950 also have 4k video and better zoom, but at the expense of being heavier. In saying that, neither of them weighs any more than a 65mm spotter.

Im trying to figure out if I'm careful enough with my gear to not wreck a camera though...

Thanks for that. I'm not careful enough and i bought one. Haven't had a real good chance to use it yet,.