tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745824333843276309.post6604216890485023631..comments2023-08-10T03:46:17.650-07:00Comments on Just JoeP: My Yard, Home To Rufous HummingbirdsJustJoePhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882794348703779345noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745824333843276309.post-77642627371395575052013-05-05T08:16:16.454-07:002013-05-05T08:16:16.454-07:00These are true, and I will take your recommendatio...These are true, and I will take your recommendation under consideration. Thank you sir!JustJoePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882794348703779345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745824333843276309.post-29632225849568204342013-05-04T13:06:33.920-07:002013-05-04T13:06:33.920-07:00As a matter of fact, I do have a camera recommenda...As a matter of fact, I do have a camera recommendation, but operating under the following assumptions:<br />(1) you are not interested in a DSLR<br />(2) you are not interested in interchangeable lenses<br />(3) you want something relatively easy to carry but it doesn't have to be super-small<br />(4) your primary or favorite use will be the kinds of photos on your blog -- wildlife and other outdoor shots<br /><br />If all those are true, I'd recommend a compact(ish) camera with a big zoom. What looks excellent to me is the <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/products/panasonic/compacts/panasonic_dmcfz200" rel="nofollow">Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200</a>, about $480. It's got a nice fast glass -- F2.8 even at max zoom, impressive! -- and a really good zoom (600mm!). If that's too far off budget, might want to consider the Nikon Coolpix P510 -- only $300 now and it's got a bit longer zoom but much slower glass so possibly frustrating in actual use.<br /><br />If those assumptions aren't true, or you have additional requirements, let me know. Researching these things is fun.<br />pykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845984235403387118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745824333843276309.post-35219085091090273452013-05-04T10:41:52.988-07:002013-05-04T10:41:52.988-07:00When I caught myself sticking my 3M pixel Sony cam...When I caught myself sticking my 3M pixel Sony camera into one side of my 10X binoculars, and looking through the other side of the binoculars to get pictures of cliff side raptor nests with chicks (and I even caught an adult raptor in flight) I said to myself "ok dummy, there's a better way to do this". The 400X zoom lenses that the nature conservancy dedicated photographers use are about $8000, which is way above my price range... but I should be able to get something that zooms and autofocuses "at range" better than what I have. And the image data transfer, having to use a SD card out of the sony and into a USB ported adaptor is kind of a pain as well. Maybe a iPhone5 will do the trick when I am forced to upgrade later this year if my role at work changes and I begin to become tethered? <br /><br />One note on the Rufous nest - the mother was VERY elusive and VERY skittish about being noticed - as a good mother bird should be. I took a good 50 images of her and the nest, and the ones above were the "best ones" of the lot, due to the obfuscated location and circumvented flight path required to "see" the nest. There was no real "direct line of sight" to it.<br /><br />Do you have any recommendations on a good camera?JustJoePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882794348703779345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745824333843276309.post-75492240904193077922013-05-04T08:34:18.471-07:002013-05-04T08:34:18.471-07:00That's great.
Given how much cool outdoor wi...That's great. <br /><br />Given how much cool outdoor wildlife photography you do, have you considered putting a better camera onto your christmas list?pykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845984235403387118noreply@blogger.com