- Location
- Cheshire, England
- Name
- Martin Connolly
That would make a change from sparrows and chaffinches! The nearest thing in size that I see on the bird feeders is a squirrel
That would make a change from sparrows and chaffinches! The nearest thing in size that I see on the bird feeders is a squirrel
That would make a change from sparrows and chaffinches! The nearest thing in size that I see on the bird feeders is a squirrel
Very detailed
Here's where the Panasonic ZS-100 hits its limit - not by *not* being a birding camera, but by showing considerable noise in ideal lighting. I suppressed the noise as much as possible, so it's good enough to keep, but I'll need to get closer. Cropped 50 percent.
Panasonic ZS100, f5.9, 1/320 handheld, ISO 125.
Yeh Dale, a lot of people take "good" shots of birds with these modern compact zooms, which they are pleased with ....... but to get "proper" shots you needs the kit and nothing, IMHO competes, (yet) with a DSLR and a long expensive lens on a good tripod and head etc. ........ which works out at big bucks ........ just the way it has always been and still is
I agree with this view Bill, but nonetheless have sold off my Pentax gear including its excellent long lens. My "compromise" now (used in the above waxwing shot) is m4/3, so far with the Oly 75-300 - compromise some final shot quality for halving the weight. The m4/3 admittedly does not get to "proper" high res sharp shots showing all feather texture etc, perhaps to "fairly good" shots in decent light where ISO 640 is possible even at high shutter speeds (eg. above shot), falling to "sorta good" shots in shadow light where high shutter speeds need ISO 3200 (which usually loses feather texture at this ISO). Still fun to get the best bird shots my equipment can capture given the conditions, and that I am an occasional birder only....Yeh Dale, a lot of people take "good" shots of birds with these modern compact zooms, which they are pleased with ....... but to get "proper" shots you needs the kit and nothing, IMHO competes, (yet) with a DSLR and a long expensive lens on a good tripod and head etc. ........ which works out at big bucks ........ just the way it has always been and still is