Most prime lenses are small and compact, and have superior image quality over zoom lens. The results you can get from them are quite beautiful! They also usually have wider apertures to work with too, letting in more light when …
For hiking and backpacking I recommend the smallest and lightest interchangeable lens cameras with the greatest amount of zoom range.
There are a few lenses in the Micro Four Thirds world that are really geared towards wildlife photography. Two of them are the budget Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm II f4-5.6, and the more expensive Panasonic Leica 100-400mm f4-6.3. They have the …