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Canon SX50 Specs (2 Viewers)
- Thread starter Roy C
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Wildmoreway
Well-known member
A rule that I learnt a long time ago was to keep both eyes open anyway, it soon becomes second nature and makes photography easier.
IanF
Moderator
Funnily enough I just tried using RAW last night just to see how fast it writes to the card. It writes remarkably fast to the card with single photos. All being well I'll give it a proper try today with RAW in continuous shooting to see how it performs.
Roy C
Occasional bird snapper
I thought when offering RAW on the SX50 that they must have increased the buffer size/speed compared to the SX40. With the SX40 shooting in RAW it took more than a second to clear a single shot which made shooting in a burst not on.
IanF
Moderator
The buffer must be much better. A miserable wet snowy day here so I didn't bother going out this morning. I've just taken a continuous series of 26 RAW photos which it wrote to the card straight away without a pause in shooting. I dare say it would have continued taking photos, it was just me that stopped at 26. I would describe it as more of a 'continous' shooting rather than what I'd call a 'burst' of shots, certainly less than a second between each shot.
Atricapilla
Still Wandering
Excellent news and views,I am convinced,roll on Christmas.
Atricapilla
Still Wandering
I agree with Roy, as in most photography equipment the closer the subject the better this little camera performs. The autofocus is quite fast though a problem I've been having for birds in flight, even large birds like Cormorants is trying to locate them in the viewfinder/LCD as at 1200mm the field of view width is quite narrow. Plus of course a DSLR view finder is through the lens whereas the view is slightly offset with the SX50, so it's not as natural to lift the camera and locate the bird. I've found it's easier if I keep both eyes open when locating the bird in flight. At present though I can't see it ever replacing the DSLR for birds in flight.
I wouldn't rule out the SX50 entirely though for more distant subjects as the 50x zoom fills the frame better than using my 7D + 400mm lens. I came across a distant group of Whooper Swans today. I managed better photos with the SX50 than I did with the 7D+400mm lens even when using a 2x teleconverter - though both sets of photos were taken hand held in windy conditions. The SX50 of course has a very effective image stabiliser.
1. Whooper Swans with Canon SX50 - 120m+
2. Whooper Swans with Canon 7D + Canon 400mm f5,6 - 120m+
3. Red-breasted Mergansers - 150m+
4. Common Scoter - 150m+
5. Goldfinch - 2m
Great shots Ian,thanks for putting the distances in again.
Atricapilla
Still Wandering
dundeebirder
Member
I saw this camera advertised for £309.99 from digital rev. I have no experience in ordering from this company and have seen mixed reviews but most people seem happy and get their stuff pretty quickly(shipping to the UK within 3-5 days) even though the company is based in Hong Kong.
crazyfingers
Well-known member
I have the SX30 and SX40. I can't speak to the SX50 but casually watching talk about it at the moment.
I upgraded from the 30 to the 40 and it was well worth it.
For birding the 30 had dismal high speed burst shooting, like once a second. Not really burst at all. The 40 does about 8 per second which to me is enough. I don't need to delete more "nearly the same" shots than that.
The improved image quality and improved low light capability of the 40 vs the 30 is also noticeable and significant.
Add the three together and moving up from the 30 to the 40 was worth it.
IanF
Moderator
A few Short-eared Owl photos from today.
The video was taken with the 2x teleconverter engaged. The camera was perched on a fence post and hand held in place.
Video - Short-eared Owl - http://youtu.be/Tn8UmBMu1Hk
The video was taken with the 2x teleconverter engaged. The camera was perched on a fence post and hand held in place.
Video - Short-eared Owl - http://youtu.be/Tn8UmBMu1Hk
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Good results Ian. I don't think anyone should have any doubts now. And you get Raw too.
Neil.
Warixenjalka
Birdwitcher
I got mine SX50 on wednesday. But I haven´t manage to take good outdoor fotos yet. When I go work is dark. And when i´m out of work it´s dark again. Maybe weekend... I bet it´s raining:C
But there is so much to learn to this camera - The time flies when I try get to know this "litlle" thing.
But there is so much to learn to this camera - The time flies when I try get to know this "litlle" thing.
Atricapilla
Still Wandering
Atricapilla
Still Wandering
Great shots again Ian,agreed the Brambling pic is a cracker.
Was the brambling a lot nearer?
Have you attempted any more flight shots yet?
I see the SX50 is £399 in Jessops at the moment with cash back.
Hope they are still in stock by the time I get back to the UK
