mmdnje said:
I tried to use shutter priority today for the first time (It took me a while to understand the concept). I kind of liked it. It was easy to change the speed while looking at the subject. To achieve speeds over 1/500 I had to increase the ISo to 800 and 1600. These are two examples, Shot on JPEG, cropped, resized and cleaned in Neat Image.
First is ISO 800 and secon is ISO1600. I can live with them. Jose
Great photos. I am about to purchase my first DSLR, my present camera being a Minolta A1, which takes photos, which satisfy me, of reptiles and insects, but has not got sufficient range to take birds.
I am not a dedicated "Birder", just a keen walker who is interested in wildlife in general, and therefore need an economical package to satisfy my needs.
I have therefore come down to a choice between the Pentax K100D and the Sony Alpha 100. Looking at your pictures, I am most inclined to go for the Sony, with its 10megapixels, for cropping, and would be grateful for any advice or opinions on the "Kit" lenses,18-70, and 75-300 Sony/Minolta, since I really cannot afford anything more expensive, and as a package, they just fit my pocket.
Since I live in a fairly remote area in France, far from any camera shops, i am unable to look at and handle these items, and am obliged to buy on the Internet, so any advice will be much appreciated.
Perhaps you could indicate the distance that you were from the subject Woodpeckers and Squirrels in your photos, so that I can get a better idea of what is achievable.