[wisb] Re: Bridge Cameras
- From: "laott@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <laott@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "emilyhowewilson50@xxxxxxxxx" <emilyhowewilson50@xxxxxxxxx>, "wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 19:32:55 -0800
6 years ago I came down with Psoriatic Arthritis and could no longer hold my
SLR. I got one of the first bridge cameras with the high zoom, a canon. I loved
it because I could carry it easily with my binoculars. My hands got better and
DSLRs got a little lighter so I got another DSLR but I still take my little
canon with me when I'm going some place I necessarily wouldn't take the big
camera. I never had any trouble with the bridge camera taking bugs but the only
trouble I had was focusing on a bird in a bush with a lot of brush in front.
Lynn Ott
Wausau
Marathon County
On Wednesday, November 12, 2014 8:54 PM, Emily Wilson
<emilyhowewilson50@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I had a Canon SX-40 until the Velcro on the bag came loose and dropped it
into 1/4" water in the Gulf of Mexico! I took it to West Africa with me
and my only problem was, as Peter suggests, the focus; when I was behind a
bush trying to photograph hippos, it always focused on the bush instead of
the hippo..
Now I have an SX-50, based on the recommendation of Lillian Stokes at a
talk in Florida last winter. It does have the manual focus Peter suggests,
although I haven't learned to use it yet -- the birds fly away too fast!
But I had done some quite nice shots with the SX-40, and this is, I think,
nicer in many respects (faster recovery between shots, better stabilization
because I never have it on a tripod, etc.) I usually either carry it on my
shoulder, because my binoculars are in front, or Velcro the case onto my
belt; either way the weight is not particularly noticeable. I hike with
it. I bike with it. The optical view finder seems small, but then, so
does anything through my bifocals, and I'm learning to like the screen
except in bright sunlight. There is a built-in 2x teleconverter which I use
a lot.
If you want a few sample shots back-channel and I can send you some. (For
instance, a picture of someone else photographing an owl, plus my 50x shot,
plus my optical zoom shot, to show you the distances involved). I can also
send you Lillian Stokes's page of suggestions on using the SX-50 for bird
photography.
Emily Wilson
Green Bay
2014-11-12 16:10 GMT-06:00 Peter Fissel <peter.fissel@xxxxxxxx>:
> Well, I hadn't heard the term before until I just Googled it. It appears
> to simply refer to the "super zoom" compact cameras that many of us have
> had and been using for years. The newer ones go to 50x and up, while still
> remaining very compact. They are, as the name implies, a bridge between
> small point-and-shoot cameras and digital SLRs.
>
> Depending on what kind of photography you mostly do, you may want to look
> for a model with features like manual focus and an optical viewfinder
> (those of us who frequently photograph insects can attest to how
> frustrating it is when the autofocus keeps zeroing in on that blade of
> grass between you and your subject...)
>
> Peter Fissel
> Madison WI
>
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> behalf of R & C Dermody <cdermody@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 3:57 PM
> To: 'Wisconsin Birding Network'
> Subject: [wisb] Bridge Cameras
>
> Does anyone have any ideas about these relatively new "bridge cameras"
> that have been on
> the market for a couple years? I had never heard about them till I got my
> latest copy of
> Birdwatcher's Digest. I hesitate to get one of those cameras with
> interchangeable, huge
> lenses because of both price and, at my age, heaviness! Any input will be
> appreciated.
>
> Cathy Dermody, Southeastern Milwaukee County
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