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pummkin
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May 2, 2019
I was using the Olympus E500 then E510 & eventually E1 with a Sigma50-500mm before opting to go mirrorless with the OMD E-M5 with an M4/3rds adaptor. There are many kinds of adaptors and couplings by Kipon that sometimes restore electronic focusing on half shutter press. I used the same lens on Samsung NX200 & NX300 but I still find the whole setup very heavy (with tripod and gimbal head). For simplicity, I'm now happily carrying the Fujifilm Finepix S1 (water resistant with 50X zoom) on my birdscapades! No problem with rain. This was taken at 149mm focal length, F5.6, 1/50s at ISO800. (I was in full camouflage!)
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pummkinThat's a sweet shot. What bird species is it? I moved away from bridge cameras, even though I was happy with my Panasonic FZ48, once I realized how ridiculously sharp a good prime lens can be. Come to think of it though, there's no reason why I shouldn't have both.
pummkin
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May 2, 2019
TherocAiks! It's a Snowy Browed Flycatcher! The Panasonic FZ series are quite sharp too and I think they have released a longer zoom model. I'm salivating as I see the Nikon P1000 (at 125x zoom which is a 3000mm equivalent!) after I got my hands on the predecessor, P900 at a shop to see how it would fare against my Fuji S1. I wish it was a constant F2.0 or F2.8 and I will gladly part with my moolah! Tropical rainforests are so covered, lighting is always a challenge. I thought about using prime lens but if I wasn't going to print life-sized posters, carrying them on my expeditions is only risking my back/neck/shoulders.
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