Fujifilm HS50 EXR has arrived ! (1 Viewer)

[Joms]

Thanks for forcing me to confront my real interests. Although it's helpful to know what the camera is capable of producing in the hands of an expert, the kind of stuff shown below is more what I'm after. Not knowing what was going to present itself on my walk around Shoreline today, I just set the camera on EXR (max automation) and fired away.

I learned a lot: mainly, I need a lot more practice. Fortunately, the RTH stayed within sight for several minutes, and his kiting behavior allowed for a few steady shots. Unfortunately, I wasn't fast enough to frame the bird properly when it appeared directly overhead (#3), but I did get something to remind me of the lost opportunity.|| The last frame is a ho-hum Northern Mockingbird, taken at about 20 ft. All the pics are cropped and slightly "enhanced" with iPhoto.

I'm rather impressed with Fuji's CA control (chromatic aberration), which is quite apparent to me in other cameras of this type. The 6 MP Canon S3IS, for example, was really poor in this respect, and from what I've seen on the Canon threads, the SX50 seems not to have done well getting rid of the flaw.

Ed

Great shots!

 

[elkcub]

Thanks, Joms, I admire your work. :t:

Going back to your settings on post #317, have you changed recommendations since them?

Ed

 

[punta]

DigitalREV have this new delivered for £345 now. I have bought from them before without any issues.

 

[kennethwfd]

Have set mine to C/ AF and tracking for moving objects

Find A mode often results in motion blur, while in S mode youneed to crank up esposure compensation

Two blackheaded gulls apparently doing what the birds and bees are supposed to

 

[elkcub]

Nice action!

I've been experimenting with "Sports" and "Landscape" modes. Here's a cropped Bluejay I tracked to the top of the phone poll using Sports mode (i.e., Action program in SP1). It came out f/5.6 at 1/640 sec. A bit soft because of shake at 185mm FL.

I learned another important lesson. Don't use a cheap UV filter!! The first one I got with the camera was a Zeikos. I replaced it with a B+W with multicoating and the IQ improved noticeably. |=)|

I like this camera.
Ed

 

[kennethwfd]

Tried other modes including sports, but found them all pretty useless for birding, have gone back to A,S, & M. don't use a filter, prefer the lens hood for protection

discussion onlens hoods here http://digital-photography-school.com/why-you-should-use-your-lens-hood

 

[kennethwfd]

Jackdaw. Started to PP but did not like the results so apart from cropping straight out of the camera

 

[Keith Dickinson]

Nice plumage detail Kenneth. If that is straight from the camera I'd be well pleased.

I'm am completely fed up at the moment as the weather is not playing fair. Too many overcast days that break into sunshine for extremely short periods. This morning the light was right but the bird didn't play fair, took off even before I got the camera out the case. Hoping for better next weekend when I am on a birding day out from dawn to as long as I can stand it.

 

[elkcub]

Tried other modes including sports, but found them all pretty useless for birding, have gone back to A,S, & M. don't use a filter, prefer the lens hood for protection

discussion onlens hoods here http://digital-photography-school.com/why-you-should-use-your-lens-hood

Oh, I use the hood; even inside the case. The wind can go above 20mph around here, so the lens needs protection from flying dust.

 

[DavidT.]

A couple of average shots from back garden, both cropped as backgounds clashed.

ISO 500 and 250, robin shot in 'Velvia' and sparrow standard film simulation (through double glazing).

 

[kennethwfd]

Nice plumage detail Kenneth. If that is straight from the camera I'd be well pleased.

I assure you it is JPEG fine with just a bit of cropping to balance the picture. I was at Hatchet Pond, one of my favourite locations principally for a swans nest, people are always bringing bread fort the birds (mostly BH gulls), someone had spread some on the ground, and the jackdaw decided to join in.

Not sure of FL, but I don't think it was at full 1000mm.

Started to PP but did not like the effect, so posted as is

 

[Wildmoreway]

Oh, I use the hood; even inside the case. The wind can go above 20mph around here, so the lens needs protection from flying dust.

My experience both with the HS10 and the HS20 was that use of the lens hood was essential for some reason without the lens hood neither camera seemed to deliver good results.

 

[Wildmoreway]

Nice plumage detail Kenneth. If that is straight from the camera I'd be well pleased.

I'm am completely fed up at the moment as the weather is not playing fair. Too many overcast days that break into sunshine for extremely short periods. This morning the light was right but the bird didn't play fair, took off even before I got the camera out the case. Hoping for better next weekend when I am on a birding day out from dawn to as long as I can stand it.

Rather than photoshop it may be worth trying using a simple editing program such as picassa, I find that most of the time the simple options in picassa do the job.

 

[earleybird]

Rather than photoshop it may be worth trying using a simple editing program such as picassa, I find that most of the time the simple options in picassa do the job.

I agree ! I've never photoshopped a single image in the last 4x years. If one of my images is so poor that it needs pp'ing then I bin it rather than waste valuable picture taking time, on the computer.

Photoshopping images is an interesting Art form in its own right but its not for me
ISO 100 f/5.6 FL 90mm 1/170 20feet cropped

 

[Joms]

I agree ! I've never photoshopped a single image in the last 4x years. If one of my images is so poor that it needs pp'ing then I bin it rather than waste valuable picture taking time, on the computer.

Photoshopping images is an interesting Art form in its own right but its not for me
ISO 100 f/5.6 FL 90mm 1/170 20feet cropped

Great shot. Love the detail

 

[earleybird]

Great shot. Love the detail

thank you.:t:
I'm seeing some remarkable images from the HS50 from people all round the World. This camera has lots more to give yet.

 

[kennethwfd]

Highland cattle on the New Forest today

 

[DavidT.]

Highland cattle on the New Forest today

Nice shots Kenneth, very nice part of the world too.

Following on from a couple of posts here I realised I hadn't tested my camera without the Hoya filter (which I fitted straight after buying), and with the hood that came with it.

Wow, what a difference. Nothing special shot so far but details look clearer, colour nicer and even seemed to be shooting at higher ISOs in what looked like poor light?

Anyway, here are a couple of shots from my quick 15min test. Both have been PP'ed slightly using silkypix. What was most pleasing was that viewed full size there was a lot more detail than I had been getting.

Starling ISO 100 1/160 F5.6 FL185
Mallard ISO 100 1/210 F5 FL44

 

[elkcub]

My experience both with the HS10 and the HS20 was that use of the lens hood was essential for some reason without the lens hood neither camera seemed to deliver good results.

What I meant by "even inside the case," was that it's even there in the dark.
But, I'm not surprised that it's essential for improved contrast and reduced reflections.

Ed

 

[elkcub]

Nice shots Kenneth, very nice part of the world too.

Following on from a couple of posts here I realised I hadn't tested my camera without the Hoya filter (which I fitted straight after buying), and with the hood that came with it.

Wow, what a difference. Nothing special shot so far but details look clearer, colour nicer and even seemed to be shooting at higher ISOs in what looked like poor light?

Anyway, here are a couple of shots from my quick 15min test. Both have been PP'ed slightly using silkypix. What was most pleasing was that viewed full size there was a lot more detail than I had been getting.

Starling ISO 100 1/160 F5.6 FL185
Mallard ISO 100 1/210 F5 FL44

Hi David,

Are you saying you removed the Hoya filter and the hood? I'm easily confused.

For some reason the Mallard pic gave me an error notice.

Hope you don't mind, but I loaded the Starling pic into iPhoto and gave it a global "enhancement." I find the result rather pleasing. Don't know if you can see the difference at your end. Great detail, with beautiful color!

Ed