[RE Birder]

Originally Posted by Neil

Following on from my previous thread , I had the sx40hs around my neck all day yesterday out on the mudflats. It was a hot and very hazy day which resulted in AF problems at distance at the long end of the zoom ( around 800 mm ).
I was happy to see the rare Oriental Stork at a reasonable distance (50 meters).
Here are a few photos grabbed at the long end of the zoom during the day.
Neil

Canon SX40HS
Mai Po Nature Reserve,
Hong Kong,China.
August 2012

Great photos! Was there much work done on these re processing?

[Neil]

Originally Posted by BobCesme

Some great shots there Neil,thanks for posting,you have just convinced me it's worth buying the SX40.
At what distance was the plover shot taken???

Bob,
The plover was the closest bird I had all day at about 12 meters from the hide.
I also shot a short, handheld video of the plover with thw sx40hs
https://vimeo.com/47092152
I wish I had only taken the sx40hs yesterday as the heat got to me by mid day and I didn't take enough water.
Neil

[Neil]

Originally Posted by RE Birder

Great photos! Was there much work done on these re processing?

These photos needed a little work as the light was poor yesterday. I cropped them too.
This is the original of the Sandplover. You can see the window ledge in the bottom of the frame as I didn't want to get to high in case I spooked the bird, so I cropped it out.
Neil

[O.Reville1989]

I would never class a superzoom/bridge camera a waste of money, far from it.
I started my photography on Superzooms (Pana FZ45) and moved up to a Fuji HS30, which I didn't get on with that well (although having the manual focus wheel was very useful.
I have heard great things of the SX40 from Canon, backed up by some of the images posted here.
Once funds allow I definitely intend to purchase a superzoom again, the ability to have several types of photography equipment in one body is very appealing.
Saying that I do love my Canon 50D and lenses (bit of an optics addict), although my favorite is the 50mm f1.8 which cost me just £60! Great for low light work.
Ultimately its use and how much stuff you want to carry. Certainly if I were going travelling i'd go for a superzoom again without question, for week or 2 week holidays I would feel happy taking either the DSLR or superzoom.

Regardless of choice, pick good equipment and you will enjoy using it.

[BobCesme]

Originally Posted by Neil

Bob,
The plover was the closest bird I had all day at about 12 meters from the hide.
I also shot a short, handheld video of the plover with thw sx40hs
https://vimeo.com/47092152
I wish I had only taken the sx40hs yesterday as the heat got to me by mid day and I didn't take enough water.
Neil

Great video,thanks for sharing.
I know what you mean with the heat, 100f plus here.

[Ben Markham]

Here are some shots taken during my two-week holiday.

[peter hill]

Taken with my fz150 this afternoon ,waste of money you make your own mind up but i like them