Canon SX50 Specs (2 Viewers)

[Robert S J Smith]

to answer my own question it's 0cm in macro mode.

just ordered the Raynox DCR-250 and will get the camera over the weekend.

Can't wait!

 

[Roy C]

Hi guys,

Would anyone be willing to post a few more macro shots up? I spend a lot of my time photographing plants & insects so good macro would be very much wanted.

The results Rob Lee got with a Raynox DCR-250 Macro Attached (a page back) are brilliant. Would that fit straight onto the camera or is a adapter ring or something needed?

Cheers,

Robert

I went out today with my DSLR macro set-up and took along the SX50 just in case there where any birds around. I could not resist a few long distance snaps at some flutterbies with the SX50 - I was shooting at 1800mm from around 6-8 ft. I was not going to post these as they are fairly ropey and I am somewhat embarrassed to even put them up but since you ask it gives you an idea of what you can get from the lens alone without something like a Raynox. Nowhere near as good as the DSLR shots I got but could be useful for record stuff if you want to travel light.

 

[DavidNB]

Roy can do better without the Raynox than I can with it - so far anyway.

But here are a couple of my early experiments with it, taken today

http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp275/dble_photo/IMG_4399ladybirdtrim_zps77c46796.jpg

http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp275/dble_photo/IMG_4385bumblebeemacro_zpsf37bbb07.jpg

David

 

[Paul - Herts]

Hi guys, ... a Raynox DCR-250 Macro Attached (a page back) are brilliant. Would that fit straight onto the camera or is a adapter ring or something needed?

Cheers,

Robert

Morning Robert, the Raynox will fit straight on but I found it a bit tight and I know that somebody, I think on here, broke one of the squeeze clips doing so. If you are going to do it then attach the adapter first then screw in the lens after.

I bought a cheap filter adapter from Amazon, which took about 10 days to be delivered from lord knows where, but can stay on the camera lens at all times and the Raynox can clip on quickly as and when required. I have found that with the camera's lens cap tied to the camera strap I can hang the Raynox on the lens cap when I am not using it on and clip it on when I want to use it - just remember when you take it off quickly to shoot without Raynox that you need to clip the lens cap to it. I nearly lost mine when I simply let go of it ... oops

Paul

 

[Robert S J Smith]

Morning Robert, the Raynox will fit straight on but I found it a bit tight and I know that somebody, I think on here, broke one of the squeeze clips doing so. If you are going to do it then attach the adapter first then screw in the lens after.

I bought a cheap filter adapter from Amazon, which took about 10 days to be delivered from lord knows where, but can stay on the camera lens at all times and the Raynox can clip on quickly as and when required. I have found that with the camera's lens cap tied to the camera strap I can hang the Raynox on the lens cap when I am not using it on and clip it on when I want to use it - just remember when you take it off quickly to shoot without Raynox that you need to clip the lens cap to it. I nearly lost mine when I simply let go of it ... oops

Paul

Thanks Paul, David and Roy.

Picked up my SX50 this afternoon and the Raynox 250 will be here tomorrow.

Can't wait to get out tomorrow and have a play with it. Have had a quick play tonight but the battery had little juice and died.

 

[DavidNB]

Some more macro efforts showing room for improvement, but I'm not unhappy with results so far

Cabbage White - or perhaps Small White - eggs on a wild cabbage, a shot of part of the plinth of a statue with fossil dead centre, and a macro pic of the fossil.

http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp275/dble_photo/cabbagewhiteeggs_zpsbe4c3648.jpg

http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp275/dble_photo/fossilinsitu_zpsb458adbd.jpg

http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp275/dble_photo/IMG_4436_zps836682f3.jpg

David

 

[Paul - Herts]

I'm glad that you explained the middle pic, being eager I clicked without reading first and wondered what you had done :-O

I am impressed with the eggs, the only subject of that size that I have tried so far was the texture of a leather chair when I first received the filter adapter and wanted to see how close it would focus. It does a very good job IMHO and I wonder if it possible to use MF and a macro rail to try some image-stacking.

 

[Robert S J Smith]

Here's some of my efforts from yesterday...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/99783236@N05/

Didn't really play around with its zoom capabilities but the shots I got of both the Green and Common Sandpipers at 50x are very pleasing. http://www.flickr.com/photos/99783236@N05/9432292886/

All the shots apart from the Sandpipers were taking with a Raynox 250 attached.

Must be more vigilant of the vignetting as you can see it's caught me out on a couple of shots.

 

[Paul - Herts]

Good start Robert, I particularly like that Hellebore. Vignetteing has caught me out a fair few times too

Can anybody tell me if it is possible to implement manual exposure with the video mode? I was out yesterday evening trying to record barn owls and no matter what I tried as soon as I started to record video it went to auto exposure and the owls are generally burnt out.

Paul

 

[Paul - Herts]

I have answered my own question. The main dial has to be rotated to movie mode and then the exposure can be in/decreased using the EV control. I can't see anyway of setting the exposure fully but that is something. Also discovered the settings for slow-motion recording become available too. I was attempting to record swallows skimming over wheat but due to the low frame rate on hi-def they are no more than a quick flash. Great to watch though

 

[pooleparrot]

A Few Pics

Some from the last few days, most taken on 1.5X TC. Wood Sandpiper although not great quality shows what the camera can do(for record shots) as it was somewhere over 100mtrs away.

 

[Paul - Herts]

Love the shots PP, especially the yellowhammer and the sedge (?) warbler. Must have another go at birds with mine, just a little hooked on macro at the mo!

 

[Geoff Pain]

Would be interested to know what settings you are using pooleparrot.

 

[pooleparrot]

Geoff, use the following set on one of my custom setting buttons;

Program Mode
Superfine Jpeg
1.5x Teleconverter

An example of specifics for the Sedge Warbler

Full Zoom, Exposure 1/400, F No 6.5, ISO 400 and Exposure Compensation -2/3rds.

Ian

 

[Chris.S]

Got the Raynox 150 recently and have enjoyed using it so far. Only problem really is having to get close to the subject without it flying off/moving and maybe trying to get the subject in focus.

All are taken handheld.

 

[DavidNB]

Just thought I'd have a go at video. Lots wrong with it - shaky,extraneous wind noise, hand held at very high zoom - but still not too bad, I think.

Totally unedited, and just a few seconds long of Fulmar feeding a chick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfXEqIiz2mI

David

 

[bob freeman]

Couple of shots taken in late July,Cherating Malasia with SX50,Collared Kingfisher shot at 30 mtr with 1.5 x tele in TV Mode -1/3 Ex Com Auto ISO 500 MAX.
Black Thighed Falconet same as above but at 70 mtr with 2 x tele.
Both shots cropped and sharpened and reduced in size for posting.

 

[Roy C]

Took the little SX50 on a family trip to the seaside today (Ilfracombe). Just a few common birds around but I also tried a few landscapes - fairly limited in this field but OK for 'snapping' for the family album. By far the best sighting for me was a Hummingbird hawk-moth, I did managed a very quick snap but it was a 'binner'.

 

[Bigshent]

Love the Greenfinch shot Roy. Again loads of photos to be jealous of in this thread. These Macro shots are very tempting
I have not been out Birding as much as id wished in the last month. I have managed a few snaps here and there as I have gone. Im still scratching the surface as to speak with the SX50 as Ive never been a photographer. Today saw the camera switched onto RAW quite a bit, with mixed results compared to JPEG. Birds at a distance tended to look better with the extra zoom instead of the heavier crop in RAW. The last pic (Green Sandpiper) is a RAW shot and basic adjustments

 

[Odradek]

There are some amazing shots here, especially from Roy C and Poolparrot.

I have the Canon SX50 just since a few days. But i cant imagine that i have the same camera. Are we really talking about the Canon SX50 Bridge camera? How is it possible to receive such fantastic images? I always get some blurry, noisy results.

There is a noticeable step between the qualitys in the shots here. Is it just luck to get some crispy, fine detailed images?

To be honest, i am a super newbie in the field of photography. Maybe i try some shot the next days and can post them here. It would be grat if someone can give me some help to improve my results.