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Canon SX50 Specs
birds in flight I find that sports mode works best for this. I always have camera on continuous focus & normally limit auto iso to 400 (which I believe the camera goes to when put in sport mode).Otherwise, thats it. A few examples below. -
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Hi Andy, the Raynox DCR-250 is what you are after. I do practically all my moth photography with it. Pages 37 & 38 of this thread will give you a bit more info Attached are a couple of recent examples with this combo Rob. -
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Hi Andy Sorry if I raised your hopes, what I meant was continuous focus. ie with the shutter button half pressed & the bird within the blue square whilst tracking it (not easy). Tried it on some Swifts today,in poor light & drizzle, always like a challenge me. Out of the dozens taken I ended... -
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Sorry for the delayed response Andy, I`ve been off line for a couple of days. Thanks for the compliment, the Terns were taken at the shorter end of the zoom as they were mobbing people & the Puffin was taken at full zoom as it approached me at an oblique angle. I find with the Sport mode that... -
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"Does anyone know how to work out which bits of the menu work with which modes." Hi Bob, Starting from page 260 on the manual disc there`s a function/menu table which shows what options are available in what programs. Also when you change modes & then access the menu certain options are... -
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As there are`nt too many in flight shots taken with this camera on the thread, I thought I`d post a few examples here from my recent trip over to the Farnes. All pics taken in sport mode, cropped & sharpened. Obviously the good light helped, but I think these are more than acceptable, bearing... -
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Now in its third year, my garden pond is really coming good for Odonata. The emerging insects allowing close approach, and with a Raynox 250 attached to the SX50 & on a tripod, I`ve been getting some pretty good shots. Below are some examples from the last couple of days. Still loving the... -
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Canon SX50 Specs
End of year report +1 for the happy SX50 owners club. Been using it since the summer & not really bothered with digiscoping since. As Gomphus said " if its that far away I tend not to worry much!". And another thumbs up for the video Mick,excellent stuff, an aspect of the camera I`ve yet to... -
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Canon SX50 Specs
Can only echo what Roy says in his last paragraph re distance. Never really done any DSLR bird photography but have plenty of experience digiscoping & even with that set-up most of my best/detailed shots were close ups & frame fillers, which leads on nicely to the subject of my post. I spent... -
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Canon SX50 Specs
Hi David I use Picasa to edit my photos & I mostly just increase contrast a bit & add sharpening but not much else. Too much sharpening gives the image an artificial look I think. I try hard to get the best I can before pp & bin no end of shots. I cant remember exactly, but I dont think the... -
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Canon SX50 Specs
Hi Bob Yes you are right that it has a fixed focus distance (about 4 inches) What I tend to do is zoom up enough to loose vignetting & then move the camera towards the subject until it comes in to focus. I can then increase the zoom if I want a larger image, strangely, you need to move the... -
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Canon SX50 Specs
No adapter needed as the Raynox comes with a spring clip mount, although its quite a tight fit. I am also in the market for a screen protector but have`nt got around to seriously looking for one as yet. -
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Canon SX50 Specs
On the subject of macro & zoom, here`s one taken at full zoom (Grasshopper). Attaching a Raynox DCR-250 lens & using the zoom, whilst moving in closer, can bring even better results (Moth & Butterfly) -
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Canon SX50 Specs
Hi Hobbes Never tried the Lumix with a TC, so can`t comment on that, but I`ve already found that the extra reach on the Canon makes a big difference to the distance needed to get good shots of birds etc & as I said at the beginning of my post I also believe that the overall image quality is... -
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Hi all Been watching developments on this thread for a few months now & finally pulled the trigger on one of these great little cams. Prior to this I had the Panasonic FZ150, itself a revelation of what can now be achieved with these modern superzooms. However, I feel that the Canon is yet...