Always shot Nikon, but ...

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My primary interest in digital photography is outdoor, nature, leaning heavily toward animals, birds, creepy crawlies, etc. A very brief stint with a Canon early on showed the on/off switch to be unhandy, for me. The window of opportunity for some of my wildlife shots can drop well under a second to locate in the viewer, frame the shot, and trigger. I missed shots with the Canon. Nikon works much better for me. Recently, I started looking for something lighter to hike with. Looked at a Canon T7i. Read the specs, it seemed heavy on video since the T6i. I don't do video. Found a T6i from a private owner. She'd only taken 450 photos with the camera. Purchased it and started looking for a lens. The EF 55-250 STM seemed very highly rated. I bought that used as well. I wanted to stay cheap because I wasn't sure I could get to like the Canon outfit. I did think of one work a round. I bought more batteries and leave the camera on while in the field. I absolutely love this smaller, lighter rig. Just the lens had a little more on the low end. Not a knock to any manufacturer or endorsement of any either. I'd love to try a Sony. I have a Panasonic, Lumix, FZ80 bridge camera. I just like cameras, but thought I'd share my experience with the little canon and lens. I've shot around 1500 photos with it. I don't toss many out.