Well I think it is. This photo is taken from my deck with my Canon SX50 HS with the lens at 4.3 mm (35mm equivalent 24 mm):
This picture is taken of the sticker in the rear window of the car at 215 mm (35mm equivalent 1200 mm) in indifferent light.
This picture was taken a few days previously in good light. The Pheasant was to the right of the furthest away Highland Bull in the first picture where there is a large clump of vegetation by the fence. Again it is taken at 215 mm (35mm equivalent 1200 mm).
All these photos were taken with the camera hand held with no support at all.
I accept that the quality of the photos is not magazine or professional quality but then this camera cost less than some professional lens filters or a reasonable carbon fibre tripod.
I think modern technology has achieved wonders in this field.
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There are times when my phone just isn't enough after seeing what I could be getting. But convenience tends to win. Lovely pheasant :)
ReplyDeleteFiona I've carried a camera around with me since I was a toddler and whilst I occasionally can be seen these days with only my iPhone I feel quite naked without a camera to hand.
DeleteAre you practising to spy on (and shoot) topless royalty? Gorgeous vista from your deck ~ enjoy!
ReplyDeleteCarol your comment made me laugh. Of course I know what you mean but I had this sudden vision of all these royal bodies walking around with their heads under their arms. Adrian would love that idea. Actually you make a serious point because the camera is small enough to be unobtrusive but powerful enough to see things one might not want seen. We live in an age where privacy at all levels is very precarious.
DeleteOh my, that pheasant is one pretty bird....the plumage is spectacular....and to think you have that right outside your door.
ReplyDeleteI see them quite frequently Virginia. Someone local also breeds them. One used to roost in a tree above The Cottage and when it flew down first thing in the morning (around 5 or 6am) it would screech as it went past my window a few yards from my head. That was enough to waken even the dead.
Deleteja de ontwikkelingen gaan zo snel er zijn al hele goede kleine lichte camera,s in omloop die prima foto,s maken.
ReplyDeleteJa Stiefbeen. Ik ben wat benieuwd in de volgende 5 jaar zal worden gemaakt.
DeleteWonderful and yes, very impressive! I love the pheasant's riotous colours.
ReplyDeleteThey are real show-offs are they not Katherine?
DeleteImpressive indeed! I like playing with the zoom on my camera (although it is nowhere near as good as yours), it's fun to have the odd surprise result in the picture, something I did not see well with my own eyes and then can spot it through the zoom.
ReplyDeleteThat is one of the joys of the zoom lens Meike. This one also enables close-up use of the long lens as well.
DeleteThese are impressive.
ReplyDeleteA big tripod with a head can easily run to twice the cost of your camera.
First we have headless royalty, now we have tripods with heads. Whatever next?
DeleteCJ: Headless tripods? Actually Adrian I was using Gaz's tripod earlier this year. There was something vaguely silly about a tripod that cost more than the camera it was holding. Seriously, though, it is a bit off when my Manfroto head actually cost more than my tripod. Which, of course, means that I need a better tripod to hold it.
DeleteI'm getting just a little bit envious ;)
ReplyDeleteIt's just one of my fads Monica. I love gadgets and in the affordable camera range these lenses are gadgets which lets me indulge my hobby more fully.
DeleteTechnology has come a long way. I wonder what would have happened to film technology if digital hadn't come along?
ReplyDeleteRed, apart from changing from mechanical to electronic insides the SLR developed relatively little over its lifetime compared with the annual and significant changes being made in digital bridge and compact cameras in particular.
DeleteImpressive toys, impressive bird. But the toys have to be in the right hands to really work. The countryside looks good, Graham.
ReplyDeleteAnd in your hands Pauline, particularly with your people skills, they really sing.
DeleteWow! I think your photos are great, GB. The photo of the decal in the car window is nothing short of amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carol. These were really just to show what these lenses are capable of.
DeleteAmazing photos, GB.( My husband muttered"famous grouse" as he glimpsed the pheasant. The man has not soul.)
ReplyDeleteAmazing camera Frances. I'm sure that most Scots would think that your husband has indeed got a soul (although The Famous Grouse does divide opinion somewhat).
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