Mav
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The Panasonic you're talking about is $300 and you claim that you have to spend "seven" times as much to get the equivalent setup in a DSLR. That's $2100 (US) and is complete nonsense. A D40 with the 18-55 lens and a 70-300VR can be had for $862 from Adorama which is about one-third as much as you claim. Or skip the 70-300mm zoom and get a 300mm f/4 prime for about the same price which will offer superior quality at 300mm vs the zoom. Once again, there will be no comparison in terms of quality vs the P&S and at nowhere even remotely approaching the price you're claiming.
None of this gear is all that heavy. Just get a half decent bag. And yes, you will need to crank up the ISO when the light fades because the last time I checked animals don't tend to hold perfectly still. They tend to move around, and if there's even the slightest breeze which has foliage moving you'll need to freeze that too. There's no guarantee that VR or even a tripod will help you. Lenses stay current for decades, people are swapping out their gear all the time, and so there's really no reason to not buy used stuff. Plenty of DSLRs newbs do just that. Again, buying new is merely a luxury. And my point on nobody really using 500mm equivalent zooms applied more to wildlife shooters specifically, which is what the OP was specifically asking about.
None of this gear is all that heavy. Just get a half decent bag. And yes, you will need to crank up the ISO when the light fades because the last time I checked animals don't tend to hold perfectly still. They tend to move around, and if there's even the slightest breeze which has foliage moving you'll need to freeze that too. There's no guarantee that VR or even a tripod will help you. Lenses stay current for decades, people are swapping out their gear all the time, and so there's really no reason to not buy used stuff. Plenty of DSLRs newbs do just that. Again, buying new is merely a luxury. And my point on nobody really using 500mm equivalent zooms applied more to wildlife shooters specifically, which is what the OP was specifically asking about.