Canon SX50 Specs (1 Viewer)

[foxtango]

Yes I had a look at the stuff on the net re the C-47 - very interesting.
Stonefaction - could well be - they have the Airbus twins - and blue look could well be green (but the colour underneath is not quite right) - can't get the radar plot to confirm at the moment...
Jont

 

[foxtango]

Alitalia 604 - Milan to JFK - A330 at 40,000 was around at the time - but I thought too far to the west of crazyfingers position - registration EI-EJH (I know that's an Irish registered aircraft) - can you make that out on the original shot??
Jont

 

[Stonefaction]

Apart from grey on the underside I think the rest of the fuselage is white apart from the stripe obviously, but there is a bluish tint to the shadow, and photo in general. Having photographed contrails regularly it can be surprising just how far offset the 'true' position is from where the camera is (and at 40000ft that could be exaggerated a bit more).

 

[foxtango]

Absolutely - I think we have it now see my post above - just waiting to see if crazyfingers can see EI-EJH!!
Jont

 

[crazyfingers]

Absolutely - I think we have it now see my post above - just waiting to see if crazyfingers can see EI-EJH!!
Jont

The original is not noticeably better than the cropped attachment. There are marking on the underside of the left wing that you can see but I can't make it out.

Based on my location and the direction of the airplane and the location of Boston from me, I expect that the folks on the left side window would have had a magnificent view of the Boston Harbor Islands. In other words, it likely went right over Boston give or take 2 miles.

 

[foxtango]

and that's not a bad shot considering the cruise at 40,000ft.
Thanks for all your time with this - I have been following all the SX 50 and SX 60 threads - pretty sure I am going to go for the SX 50 - I think it will well combine my two interests in all those things flying. I know this is a feather bird forum - but if you happen to get a nice contrail shot, during those quiet moments, they would be fantastic to see. Once again - many thanks for your time.
Cheers
Jont

 

[crazyfingers]

and that's not a bad shot considering the cruise at 40,000ft.
Thanks for all your time with this - I have been following all the SX 50 and SX 60 threads - pretty sure I am going to go for the SX 50 - I think it will well combine my two interests in all those things flying. I know this is a feather bird forum - but if you happen to get a nice contrail shot, during those quiet moments, they would be fantastic to see. Once again - many thanks for your time.
Cheers
Jont

I will get you a contrail. Obviously today is not a contrail day.

Being a bird guy, I already decided that the SX60 isn't going to work for me. I got a second SX50. If you get one I believe that you'll have a lot of fun with it. It's a solid choice.

 

[foxtango]

Thanks and I absolutely agree with you.
Jont

 

[foxtango]

Hi guys
I have an apology to make - was not happy with Alitalia 604 - the track showed it to be too far from crazyfingers.
Re-converted the time to UTC time and have the right data now for both aircraft:
First photo is Delta 409 from Brussels to JFK - B767-332, reg N1602, 36,000 feet.
Second photo is Alitalia 608 from Rome to JFK - Airbus A330-202, reg EI-EJN, 40,000 feet.
Jont

 

[crazyfingers]

Interesting that such data is available. Is doing this a hobby? What's the goal? Get one example of as many scheduled Flight number as possible?

 

[foxtango]

I use Flight Radar 24 - I got the data for your photos by using the replay facility - you just need to know the right time!! Here in the UK - the data is 'live' - for you guys, I think there is a 5 min delay and as I say, there is a replay facility.
I primarily try to capture those 'rare' aircraft that cross us here in the north west of the United Kingdom and by that I mean, those aircraft that I wouldn't ordinarily see at my closest major airport, Manchester International.
My photos are a record of what I have seen and if I get a chance to see it on the ground, then that is, of course, much, much better.
An example of this was a rare Russian aircraft (Design Bureau AN-124) over-flying us here and 3 months later we saw it on the ground - in Sydney, Australia. That was a nice moment.
Jont

 

[crazyfingers]

I use Flight Radar 24 - I got the data for your photos by using the replay facility - you just need to know the right time!! Here in the UK - the data is 'live' - for you guys, I think there is a 5 min delay and as I say, there is a replay facility.
I primarily try to capture those 'rare' aircraft that cross us here in the north west of the United Kingdom and by that I mean, those aircraft that I wouldn't ordinarily see at my closest major airport, Manchester International.
My photos are a record of what I have seen and if I get a chance to see it on the ground, then that is, of course, much, much better.
An example of this was a rare Russian aircraft (Design Bureau AN-124) over-flying us here and 3 months later we saw it on the ground - in Sydney, Australia. That was a nice moment.
Jont

I think that once you get your SX50 you should try for the ISS. With a tripod set up to track it as it moves the handheld night shot takes several short snaps and then lays them on top of each other similar to how one does a long exposure photo of objects in space - layering many shorter exposures.

 

[foxtango]

Yes the ISS would be a great catch - I use this:
http://spaceweather.com/flybys/country.php
Jont

edit - for America and Canada this (I think):

http://spaceweather.com/flybys/

Jont

 

[crazyfingers]

I use Flight Radar 24 - I got the data for your photos by using the replay facility - you just need to know the right time!! Here in the UK - the data is 'live' - for you guys, I think there is a 5 min delay and as I say, there is a replay facility.
I primarily try to capture those 'rare' aircraft that cross us here in the north west of the United Kingdom and by that I mean, those aircraft that I wouldn't ordinarily see at my closest major airport, Manchester International.
My photos are a record of what I have seen and if I get a chance to see it on the ground, then that is, of course, much, much better.
An example of this was a rare Russian aircraft (Design Bureau AN-124) over-flying us here and 3 months later we saw it on the ground - in Sydney, Australia. That was a nice moment.
Jont

I understand that. While not rising to level of hobby, I do have a significant interest in airplanes and I do snap the photo of interesting ones. Among the attached is a different, still flying, B-17 from 2006.

Somewhere I have a photo of a civilian DC-3.

The photos of the B-17 and B-24 that I posted previously were on tour. It was a thrill and I was glad to pay ~~$40 for me and my boys to go see and climb through them both for the afternoon. (Plus the hats and pins they wanted!) I got a lot of interesting inside photos that day.

But I'm afraid that I wasn't ready to pay $400 each for a 30 minute ride. Rides in the P-51 were $2000 an hour if I recall correctly. (Exact prices are in the link previously) That's what they were doing flying over my house. Riders paying $400 each for 30 minutes in the air in a B-17 or B-24.

Here's a test. Would you pay that? If your answer is yes then you enjoy your hobby very much.

 

[foxtango]

I love my hobby - but I guess I would fail the ride test....
I would gladly pay a £40 entrance fee though.

We have the Duxford Imperial War Museum and that is a great place to go - here:

http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford

I never get tired of this, particularly when you combine the visit with their airshows.

Manchester International is excellent for providing (VERY) close access to airliners - which I guess is most unusual in this more worrying day and age.....

With all of today's modern airlines - there is not a fantastic variation of types of aircraft between them - however, what I do find interesting is seeing the colours of the 'rare' airlines, not ordinarily seen over here. I guess that would compare to seeing a bird that is not native to your own location.

Aircraft have always fascinated me and how on earth do these magnificent machines get off the ground?? (actually, don't worry, I know the answer to that question ).
Thanks for posting those shots - they are good to see.
Jont

 

[crazyfingers]

Overcast today. Rain forecast all day tomorrow.

 

[foxtango]

Similar weather here.......

 

[Geoff Pain]

You may be interested in the thread Anyone else like Birds AND planes? Foxtango.

 

[foxtango]

Well Geoff - how on earth did I miss this????
I guess I'm on this thread because of the SX 50 - wonder how many folks over on the 'AND planes thread use this camera. I'm very interested in its reach - I know it could be a 'jack of all trades' (and a master of none....), but it does seem very promising. Seems to easily take on those Canon lenses......in the right hands.
Seen your recent shots....thanks for those and many thanks for the heads-up on the thread.
Cheers
Jont (foxtango)

 

[Raptorash]

Best settings for BIF shots

Having been finally persuaded not to go for the SX60 by the postings on the SX60 thread on Birdforum regarding potential IS and IQ issues, I have managed to pick up an SX50 on ebay with 6 months Canon UK warranty left. So no more dithering by me over whether to wait for some mythical firmware solution for the SX60.

Could anyone who has the information at their fingertips, pse point me in the direction of the settings they use to dial in for BIF shots - in particular what focus type to use. Any advice on what experienced users have set for C1 and C2 would be useful too. I envisage using the SX50 for record shots of unusual/scarce flyover birds seen whilst out birding, and also attempting record shots of distant birds out at sea (much of my birding is spent looking out over the grey muck that is Bridgwater Bay).

Many thanks in advance.

PS. Yes - I know that amongst the previous 60 plus pages on this thread there will be a post where all the best settings are listed, but I can't face wading through what seems to have recently become a plane-spotters forum. (And that's from someone who has spent 30 years in the RAF !!)

PPS. Now my third dabble into the world of photographing birds. Previous 2 both abandoned because they took over, and detracted from my main love - birding. First time was mid 70's with Zenit SLR and Soligor 400mm lens, 2nd time was a couple of years ago with Canon 50d and Canon 400m F5.6. This time determined that birding comes first - guess time will tell !!