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  1. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    I can't think of any compact that comes with facility for a cable release but you can buy a small bracket that connects to the cameras' tripod thread to take one (or you can make your own quite easily). Have a look in the Digiscoping accessories forum for some ideas. Regards John
  2. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Thanks Mike, there's no doubt about it the F30 is brilliant in this type of situation, especially hand-held shooting. Regards John
  3. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Some nice pics there Mike, if they were taken in "anti-shake mode" the ISO must have been cranked right up, can you let us know, from your EXIF data, what the ISO was etc. It's amazing how little noise there is. Regards John
  4. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    That's a very interesting link Norm, thank you very much. I've bookmarked it for a long look later. Regards John
  5. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Hi Terry, Very nicely done, obviously there are many ways to achieve the same end but it's a case of using what you've got, in my case Photoshop7, which unfortunately doesn't have shadow/highlights. Do you know if there is a plug-in of this for PS7? Many thanks John
  6. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Yes, you're absolutely right Steve, I keep forgetting it's spot metering and centre focus, old age creeping in! Regards John
  7. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Managed to get out and take a few pics in sunshine on Monday (7th), been very few chances with the weather lately. We all know how good the F30 is in poor light, but what about in good sunshine? Well, the main problem noticed was how quick the whites were blown, not having spot metering doesn't...
  8. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Malc, if you've got a tripod where the legs will swing out freely (or at several positions with locking stops) you can usually rig it up on the passenger side OK, one leg in the footwell, one against the door or just to the right of it and one either between the seats or around the handbrake...
  9. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    No problem Allen, the images do come out of the camera with lots of sharpening applied although they can be tweaked just a little at a low radius. Regarding an adapter the SRB-Griturn seems to be the one to go for, they're tailored to your scope eyepiece and will take virtually all compact...
  10. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Hi Allen, I can't really see any pics that are over-sharpened, ie. no halo or jaggies, why you think they are? regards John
  11. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    You will David, it just takes time and lots of practice. Regards John
  12. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    That's a really beautiful garden you've got there Malc, must keep you and your wife busy all year round. Opening it for charity funds is a great idea too. Between this and your work I should think you are a very busy man indeed. Enjoy your holiday in Extremadura, it looks a fantastic area to be...
  13. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Hi BR Ian, Thanks for your kind comments, I was using ISO100 as the light was good, for a change, this gave 1/450th and 1/640th respectively for the two shots at f4.5 with -2/3EV. Scope on 20x and camera zoom 16.1mm (2/3 zoom). The spot metering helps as by moving it a little around the bird you...
  14. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Hi David, I use Standard colours, I think the colours look more natural for birds. Normal autofocus, Centre. 6Mpix and F (fine) - might as well get the best quality you can out of it and cards are reasonable these days. Aperture Priority to help give the best shutter speed for available...
  15. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    As David says there is only autofocus on the F30, I find this works very well, focusing quickly and accurately. I do wish it had spot focus as well as centre focus but so far no problems with it picking out the right subject. I had a Swarovski AT80HD for 2-3 years and it is a great scope. I...
  16. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Hi Ernie, and a belated New Year to you. Hope all is going well with your new setup. Best wishes John
  17. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Thanks Jerry, Hope you will post some of yours as you go along, give us all a look at some of the American birds for a change. Regards John
  18. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Hi Malc, I think the DOF was more because of the distance than anything, they were over 100 yards away so it's bound to be pretty deep. I'm just planning a trip to Extremadura in early May so would be interested in hearing from you when you get back in March, you'll have a great time it's a...
  19. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Some sunshine today, at last, so thought I'd have a trip to Drift Reservoir to try for some pics of the Barnacle Goose and a Pink-foot that's been around for a while. It might have been sunny but on arriving I found it was blowing a gale straight down the reservoir, Oh heck - or words to that...
  20. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Sean, I use a homemade swing-out bracket I made a year or two ago. it's full of holes now from using various cameras on it but still works well, if I didn't have this I would probably buy the SRB-Griturn swing-out adapter which seems ideal. regards John
  21. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Yes Jerry all taken with Zeiss 85 and 20-60x zoom, vignetting is no problem, a couple of steps of camera zoom and vignetting is gone at 20x, with the scope on 30x another step and that's clear as well. I must say the more I'm using the F30 the more impressed with it I am, especially for this...
  22. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Been out today for another play with the F30, weather a mix of sun and grey skies and quite windy. The more I'm using the camera the more impressed I'm getting with its high ISO performance, tried a few shots at ISO800 today, a Rook in good light and a Squirrel in poor light, not a sign of any...
  23. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Hi Steve, I wonder what these reviewers photograph to make such statements, it's certainly not birds or anything else with fine detail. In very poor light at 400 ISO you can see the detail just starting to degrade, see the Robin pic above, and in good light I can't think why anyone would want to...
  24. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    I printed a couple off at 7" x 5" today and I must admit they looked pretty good, clear, sharp, full of detail and of course no noise, for 400 ISO I am really impressed with its print quality. Have a good new year Robert. John
  25. J

    Fuji F30 - mixed thoughts.

    Reducing the in-camera sharpening and NR would be a good start Neil, and a custom mode for favourite settings, but we shall see in the new year - talking of which I wish you a very happy and productive 2007. Best wishes John
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