BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 19, 2025
Once upon a time, wildlife photography was the domain of professionals with outrageously expensive gear. Then the world changed. Cameras became affordable. Digital replaced film. Big name manufacturers began an arms race to see who could develop better features faster — more pixels, higher resolution, quicker autofocus. The trend of birding through cameras continues to accelerate. The newest technology — mirrorless cameras — is rapidly replacing digital single lens reflex cameras (DSLRs). Many of these new cameras have autofocus so precise it can lock onto a bird’s eye. Use whatever camera you have — even your smartphone. After all, you probably paid more for it than I did for my old Canon. ~ Bob Duchesne