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Post by davidwilson on Mar 5, 2018 10:48:03 GMT
Once we have spotted a bird, we use this to look it up, it is a little expensive but an excellent book, but it might cover too large an area for you if you are only interested in British birds. www.nhbs.com/collins-bird-guide-bookThanks, I do have a copy that one of my brother-in-laws bought me.   |
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Post by davidwilson on Mar 5, 2018 11:21:34 GMT
The biggest problem with bridge cameras is the size of the sensor, this introduces noise, (Which you can clearly see on Anchs pictures) and is the reason why DSLR's win hands down especially Full Frame. The next issue is that of light gathering, the max aperture of Bridge cameras is quite large, and often (unless designed properly) varies with focal length. This changes the depth of field, and the depth of focus as well but that's another story, which then makes it difficult to get the focus right. ... Anchs pictures are good, I suspect cropped from a larger image, but are not sharp, or indeed in focus. In the first the camera has focussed on the stick behind the bird, the second has the tail in focus, but not the head, and the third the seeds in the feeder are perfectly focussed, the bird isn't, as it's behind the plane of focus. I'm a photography nerd, and have been a judge at local camera club competitions, so I probably have significantly different expectations as to what a good picture should contain. ... Then again there are probably not many of you who enlarge your images to 16 by 20" (even partial enlargements). What looks good and sharp on a computer/camera screen often turns out to be very soft when enlarged properly. Well, I have studied and taught about optical instruments so I understand what you are saying about the physics of photography but I don't know how that translates into the cameras that are on sale, if that makes sense! I am picking up quite quickly though thanks to all the useful feedback on here. I have gone from being quite content with the photos my wife takes on her iPhone to being disappointed with my effort to photograph a Redwing in my garden with my iPad:  free image hosting apiAs you can see, it's quite hopeless and could be a leaf! Now at the other extreme I have been looking at superb photographs taken with very expensive DSLR cameras but they come at a price. I will continue to look into this! |
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Post by johnd on Mar 5, 2018 11:33:38 GMT
Whilst I agree with Aleman about the quality of bridge cameras , it depends on what you are going to do with them. if its only for your self and not for competion then a bridge will be fine. The Panasonic Fz200 has a 2.8 F stop throughout its zoom so no problem with speed . I wish I had an on line photo album to show you examples of my FZ150 bird pics, I am very happy with most results.
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Post by Hoovie on Mar 5, 2018 11:54:26 GMT
Whilst I agree with Aleman about the quality of bridge cameras , it depends on what you are going to do with them. if its only for your self and not for competion then a bridge will be fine. The Panasonic Fz200 has a 2.8 F stop throughout its zoom so no problem with speed . I wish I had an on line photo album to show you examples of my FZ150 bird pics, I am very happy with most results. You can create a Gallery here if you want? Not only Cars  Click on the Galleries Button in the Nav Bar or here - Galleries |
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Post by Hoovie on Mar 5, 2018 11:59:15 GMT
I always liked this photo I snapped in my back garden in Jan 2010. Used Pentax D-SLR Camera I bought back in 2006 or 2007  And same fella (I think?)  Camera & Settings Info:  |
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Post by davidwilson on Mar 5, 2018 12:05:57 GMT
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Post by Hoovie on Mar 5, 2018 12:12:28 GMT
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Post by davidwilson on Mar 5, 2018 12:17:15 GMT
Interesting, I never think of them! Good find. All very helpful. I tried out some new marking software for an examination board last week and may put the remuneration towards the camera! |
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Post by johnd on Mar 5, 2018 12:22:20 GMT
Yes, it is the same camera, I tried to upload some pics but wasn't successful, computing is not my thing ( too old ) .
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Post by johnd on Mar 5, 2018 12:24:51 GMT
Ah got it , this was a wild Snowy Owl blown off course by the recent gales . Taken with a Panasonic FZ 150 bridge camera ( now replaced by Fz200 and Fz 330 )
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Post by davidwilson on Mar 5, 2018 12:34:20 GMT
Ah got it , this was a wild Snowy Owl blown off course by the recent gales . Taken with a Panasonic FZ 150 bridge camera ( now replaced by Fz200 and Fz 330 ) That's a beautiful photo! There's so much choice! I will have a try with my son's camera and go from there! |
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Post by johnd on Mar 5, 2018 12:56:39 GMT
Here is another taken with the same camera, like somebody said before always best to set camera to several frames a second and select the best, at least digital doesn't cost any thing. I always select Aperture priority on mine and try to keep as low ISO as possible to keep noise down.
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Post by davidwilson on Mar 5, 2018 13:42:54 GMT
That’s a great photo. I need to admit I don’t know what the bird is!
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Post by aleman on Mar 5, 2018 13:48:31 GMT
That's a Hoopoe ... Nice pic, wish I could remember where I put my online photo albums  Thing is if you want to get a frame filling image of a little tit you have two choices, Buy some frickin' expensive glass, and a good sensor at the back end, or get frickin' close to it with a shorter lens. |
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Post by davrav on Mar 5, 2018 13:48:47 GMT
That’s a great photo. I need to admit I don’t know what the bird is! Hoopoe Where was it seen? |
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