Good cameras for photos of trees/fungi

[Kveldssanger]

I must upgrade my camera, as currently it's 14 megapixel camera with a serious inability to zoom without fogging up more than a Chinese city on a still day.

 

My question is: with a budget of £250-£400, what really good camera can I get with my money, that can take pictures of minute beefsteak fungi way up in the crown of a large oak, zoom in brilliantly to a small Coprinus at the base of a tree, and tolerate changes in illumination (going from open to closed canopy).

 

Also want to take photos of trees, of course!

 

I don't mind buying additional lenses separately.

 

Thanks.

[derek robinson]

Panasonic, I use FZ 38.

[Island Lescure]

I am not a photo connoisseur of any sort but I have an old Canon Powershot that takes great macros. I imagine this would be great and it is cheap: Buy Canon Powershot SX420 20MP 42x Zoom Bridge Camera - Red at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Bridge digital cameras.

[Graham]

You might just squeeze a secondhand Panasonic FZ1000 into the top of your budget. Bigger sensor which counts for a lot.

[richardwale]

I took this with my old iPhone 4s. Not bad I thought.