Grey Cheeked Thrush Scillies Oct 2003

[Paul Hackett]

Had this bird all to myself, and it popped up on a post under the canopy of the trees 25 yards in front of me

amazing experience again on a one to one basis !

[Andrew]

Another great Scilly picture!

[IanF]

Lovely shot Paul, was this taken with the CP4500 or is it a video capture?

[Paul Hackett]

Ian

The pic was taken with the coolpix 4500 at around a 1/30 of a second in Aperture mode with some very careful depressing of the cable release !

This prompts me to explain how light fingured you need to be if you are using the cable release, because if you use too much force, or are heavy handed, you create your own shake, but it shows that even in low light, acceptable images can be acheived

My tip is to depress the cable release slightly as to lock the picture, then follow the bird and refocus with the scope every time instantly before depressing the shutter, my hit rate of sharp pics has improved greatly due to following this method

Rgds

Paul

[Andrew]

Doesn't the coolpix 4500 cable release work by sending elctronic pulses to the camera or is it a pin type thingy.

[Paul Hackett]

andrew

I use a manual cable release for my coolpix

spoke to users of the electronic cable release and the hit rate was not a 100% in the 7 people i spoke to, they told me it would lock up on some occasions, so thats why i chose to buy the manual version, maybe some people who own electronic versions have never had any problems ?

plus the manual cable release was a lot cheaper !

ATB

Paul

[Andrew]

When you say manual do you mean the one that pushes a pin to press the shutter button?

[Paul Hackett]

Andrew just to clarify in simple terms -

A manual cable release is a cable with a "pin" on the end, you attach it to the camera and depress the plunger and it forces the "pin" onto the shutter release button to take the picture

ATB

Paul

[Andrew]

Thanks paul.

[sparrowbirder]

Paul,do you find the better reults are obtained with the pin closer to or a bit farther away from the shutter button, i suppose if the pin has to travel further it may increase the chances of camera shake

[rogerscoth]

A very nice picture, Paul.
I, along with many other birders, tried to see this bird - I went to Tresco on Wed.15th. and Sun.19th. October, but was unlucky!
May I ask what 'scope and eye-piece you used?

Roger

[Paul Hackett]

sparrow birder - i think is is best the closer the pin is to the button

rogerscoth - set up - Leica APO, 20X WA lens, eagleeye digimount adapter and manual cable release set up and nikon coolpix 4500