M50 for bird! (2 Viewers)

[flossiepip]

Hi, I've never used anything other than MFT kit for birds and have been generally very happy with the system though poor light and high iso use are an issue. But I do have the little Canom M50 that I use for macro and as I have the camera and lens adapter for Canon full frame lenses it seems to me that I could use this small camera to find out if going for a different system would work for me, its just an issue of lens. So would something like a Sigma 100-400 work on this camera to help me find out!

 

[njlarsen]

It is my impression that the M50 is an old camera with a poor BIF focusing system (I have not tried to check back right now on the quality of focusing so I might be wrong). Therefore, this might not be the most fair canon system to use to compare with current m4/3 (I assume that is what you are using). Having said that, for a lens that could give you a reach similar to what a 300 mm M4/3 lens would do with your current system, this lens should work.

Please note that your M50 is an APC camera while it seems that the current crop of canon mirrorless are full frame. Therefore, the relative reach would be different if you upgrade to those cameras.

Niels

 

[flossiepip]

It is my impression that the M50 is an old camera with a poor BIF focusing system (I have not tried to check back right now on the quality of focusing so I might be wrong). Therefore, this might not be the most fair canon system to use to compare with current m4/3 (I assume that is what you are using). Having said that, for a lens that could give you a reach similar to what a 300 mm M4/3 lens would do with your current system, this lens should work.

Please note that your M50 is an APC camera while it seems that the current crop of canon mirrorless are full frame. Therefore, the relative reach would be different if you upgrade to those cameras.

Niels

Thank you Niels. I use the Panasonic G85 with the 100-400 lens, love the G85 but would never try BIF shots. I am more a macro shooter and that's what I use the M50 for and its great for macro. Charming little camera and I have it sitting there so would like to give it a try and test the water first before a big outlay!

 

[njlarsen]

For slower moving birds, the G85-PL100-400 combo is definitely capable of some bif shots.

Snowy egret flying

I cannot get this to be a different species even with the black feet and the aberrant colors of neck and tail. It somehow looks too regular and in the wrong place to be staining?

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Magnificent Frigatebird female

This is another bird also coming for the fish offal. In total we had five Frigatebirds around us.

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Purple Martin

I believe all flying birds were adult, so therefore, this has to be a female.

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Niels