Iceberg slim
Fly by night
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The P1000 is big (1 Viewer)
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Iceberg slim
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Thanks for the help Den. You are clearly taking some good pictures with the camera. I have two questions though:
Have you got some photos taken at full zoom?
How good is close focussing whilst using zoom?
Thanks,
Louis
Edit - At full zoom, the close focus is apparently 7m, have you got any photos taken at full zoom on a subject 7m away?
Have you got some photos taken at full zoom?
How good is close focussing whilst using zoom?
Thanks,
Louis
Edit - At full zoom, the close focus is apparently 7m, have you got any photos taken at full zoom on a subject 7m away?
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Hi Louis, some pics for you exif can be checked on pics.
https://flic.kr/p/2gBq5eS
https://flic.kr/p/2gBpsnv
https://flic.kr/p/2gBq4Uy
Took these just now, overcast, hand held 1/800 measured 7 mtrs.
This in good sun 320mtrs full zoom, hand held.
https://flic.kr/p/2eH3cLt
Hope they help you. Just out of interest I played around with a clock face at 5 mtrs and got focus at 2200mm, this filled the frame with an area of about 150mm X 150mm of the clock face.
Den
https://flic.kr/p/2gBq5eS
https://flic.kr/p/2gBpsnv
https://flic.kr/p/2gBq4Uy
Took these just now, overcast, hand held 1/800 measured 7 mtrs.
This in good sun 320mtrs full zoom, hand held.
https://flic.kr/p/2eH3cLt
Hope they help you. Just out of interest I played around with a clock face at 5 mtrs and got focus at 2200mm, this filled the frame with an area of about 150mm X 150mm of the clock face.
Den
kennethwfd
Well-known member
Thanks for reply. Are people shooting in RAW or JPEG?. I would not consider a JPEG only camera.
AS for the size - fine. My current birding rig is 7dii with grip and 100 - 400 lens, so size doesn't bother me
AS for the size - fine. My current birding rig is 7dii with grip and 100 - 400 lens, so size doesn't bother me
kennethwfd
Well-known member
Anyone shooting RAW here or are these JPEGS? I am aware that when using Bird mode on the P1000, the camera will only shoot JPEG.
All my shots are JPEG, rarely need to "fix" any shots, but I only view them on a pc or print up to A4. There is a sometimes useful in camera fix if a bit underexposed, and of course you can crop in camera.
I know I have said this before, but you can't really compare the 1000 with any other camera, and it should only be looked at on its own merits, and to be honest, I've not found it wanting in any situation, even BIF if you get familiar with getting "on the bird". The snap back function can assist here but there is a delay as the zoom returns after finding the bird, I set mine on the shortest setting and sometimes get a reasonable shot. Personally not a lover of flinging the camera about trying to get a small BIF, but setting at 1/1000 in shutter priority I have had a degree of success as a bird takes off.
Used as a scope it outperforms most binoculars especially when you reach out 100mtrs or more. it becomes quite normal to be viewing small birds at 50mtrs and almost filling the frame and getting a nice shot.
Den
I know I have said this before, but you can't really compare the 1000 with any other camera, and it should only be looked at on its own merits, and to be honest, I've not found it wanting in any situation, even BIF if you get familiar with getting "on the bird". The snap back function can assist here but there is a delay as the zoom returns after finding the bird, I set mine on the shortest setting and sometimes get a reasonable shot. Personally not a lover of flinging the camera about trying to get a small BIF, but setting at 1/1000 in shutter priority I have had a degree of success as a bird takes off.
Used as a scope it outperforms most binoculars especially when you reach out 100mtrs or more. it becomes quite normal to be viewing small birds at 50mtrs and almost filling the frame and getting a nice shot.
Den
kennethwfd
Well-known member
A good review here
This does detail that the P1000 will only take seven shots before the buffer is full and become unresponsive, Snapchick says this taught her to anticipate before pressing the shutter button for a burst (aka spray and pray)
Also, this is the first review I've seen to cover the camera's macro capablities. For me, this comes down to "filling the frame" as well as distant shots. I've taken many a picture with the 7d2 and 100 - 400 lens, will obvoiusly be better than a bridge camera, but the Marsh Harrier about 1/4 mile away, all the shots more at home in the "identify the bird" thread. So, I hope around 1800mm a lightly cropped P1000 image will be better than a heavily cropped 640mm 7d2. There is also the issue of a wild bird's circle of fear, get too close, and off it goes
The camera has also been reviewed in Camercraft, the inhouse publication of the Guild of Photographers. There are indeed quality issues at extreme zoom, but this shows how far digital camera technology has advanced in that 10 years ago, the same issues were apparent in top of the range DSLR's, and 20 years ago the digital camera was seen as a novelty, 35mm film for the serious photographer
cost. The camera has reduced in price to about £900, and I've seen a few second hand
This does detail that the P1000 will only take seven shots before the buffer is full and become unresponsive, Snapchick says this taught her to anticipate before pressing the shutter button for a burst (aka spray and pray)
Also, this is the first review I've seen to cover the camera's macro capablities. For me, this comes down to "filling the frame" as well as distant shots. I've taken many a picture with the 7d2 and 100 - 400 lens, will obvoiusly be better than a bridge camera, but the Marsh Harrier about 1/4 mile away, all the shots more at home in the "identify the bird" thread. So, I hope around 1800mm a lightly cropped P1000 image will be better than a heavily cropped 640mm 7d2. There is also the issue of a wild bird's circle of fear, get too close, and off it goes
The camera has also been reviewed in Camercraft, the inhouse publication of the Guild of Photographers. There are indeed quality issues at extreme zoom, but this shows how far digital camera technology has advanced in that 10 years ago, the same issues were apparent in top of the range DSLR's, and 20 years ago the digital camera was seen as a novelty, 35mm film for the serious photographer
cost. The camera has reduced in price to about £900, and I've seen a few second hand
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A pretty good review, but why no mention of the super easy accurate manual function? In a later review maybe? Just done some tests using just JPEG and the buffer time is about 3 secs after a burst of 7. I don't use Raw and certainly don't use Raw and JPEG together.
I would have liked to see more "direct" comparisons (just out of interest)
Den
I would have liked to see more "direct" comparisons (just out of interest)
Den
kennethwfd
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Neil G.
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Hi bud,just a word of caution.I don't know how important iq is to you but your current rig,ie the canon,is capable of much higher iq than the p1000,it will also be better in low light,will focus better and will be much better on fast moving subjects.I have a p900 and its capable of great bird shots but i am now returning to an slr as the limitations of a bridge camera have become all too apparent.
Thats not to say the big nikons aren't any good.......they can produce great images but ultimately an slr will give you the edge.
