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Canon SX50 Specs (1 Viewer)

Toirealach said:
I think I'm improving with the Flexizone, but I also had the AF-Point Zoom enabled, which I didn't like...do other SX50 users use this function?
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I quit using the AF-Point Zoom setting a while ago. Mainly I just found it distracting.

Anyway, more often than not I end up with the 1.5x or 2x teleconverter on to fit even smaller between the twigs and branches and the point zoom is not on when using the teleconverter anyway.

I switched Point zoom off.
 
Rather inspired by the quality of images popping out of the SX50 at the moment. I agree that as yet, I personally see no reason to make the move to the SX60 (though I may have said that just before I moved from the 40 to the 50). |:$|

So, a few more taken yesterday..
 

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AndyM said:
Rather inspired by the quality of images popping out of the SX50 at the moment. I agree that as yet, I personally see no reason to make the move to the SX60 (though I may have said that just before I moved from the 40 to the 50). |:$|

So, a few more taken yesterday..
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More great shots, love the Dunlin
 
Tried the 1.5x teleconverter today, can certainly get close to small birds.

Male and Female Bullfinch, both uncropped.
 

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Just some recent images i've taken.
 

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I always use the EVF for shooting.

Avoid glare of outside light
Save battery power
More steady at long zoom

The only time I use the LCD screen is when I'm inside fooling around with the settings menu.
 
Having just recently decided not to buy an SX60 and I instead got myself a second SX50 as backup, I have to justify the decision to myself :)

Anyway, I thought this would be fun to post. Taken this evening.

Same photo. One cropped and one not. Optical out to 101mm. 2xteleconverter on.

The thing about it is, the sun had already set, it was becoming dusk, and these are ISO800 and 1/25 shutter speed and F/5.6. Without the amazing IS, I don't think it would have worked.
 

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To add, in low light I always use the 2x teleconverter because I can get close without as much optical zoom which, I believe, allows more light in. In any case in low light with just optical zoom sometimes I can't get a focus or it wants to use a shutter speed of 1/6 sec! Backing off on optical zoom and flipping on the teleconverter I can often get the focus to lock and get shutter speed up to 1/20 or 1/25. The IS makes an OK photo possible.
 
By the way guys - when you are next out with this camera - is there any chance, weather permitting of course, that you can take a shot of an aircraft contrailing - would be interested to see how it focuses on the aircraft (may probably be a 'bridge' too far!!) Any plane trailing is very likely to be well above 25,000 feet.
As always, very much obliged to you all.
Cheers
Jont
 
foxtango said:
By the way guys - when you are next out with this camera - is there any chance, weather permitting of course, that you can take a shot of an aircraft contrailing - would be interested to see how it focuses on the aircraft (may probably be a 'bridge' too far!!) Any plane trailing is very likely to be well above 25,000 feet.
As always, very much obliged to you all.
Cheers
Jont
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I have done that a lot. Focus isn't a problem. Air turbulence usually makes the photo funny looking. If the air was still, the airplane would be nice and sharp.
 
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