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RR's Wildlife Portfolio....
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: richwig83 on April 30, 2011, 08:13:04 pm ---
Thats a belter robin! :happy2:
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....Thanks, rich :happy2:. It's my favourite of the set too. My arm was fully stretched across the pond and I was trying not to drop the camera in the water! I was also trying to get close enough to grab the shot before she moved away.
rich83:
You need to buy a proper camera and a macro lens! :happy2:
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: richwig83 on April 30, 2011, 09:24:45 pm ---
You need to buy a proper camera and a macro lens! :happy2:
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....I used to have all that gear (Nikons and Canons) but would not have had it in my pocket and got the shot at all. What concerns me about the Leica X1 (if I ever got one) is no macro.
Top Cat:
--- Quote from: richwig83 on April 30, 2011, 09:24:45 pm ---You need to buy a proper camera and a macro lens! :happy2:
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I am constantly amazed at how well Robins point and shoot does, at close ups. I think his photo's portray very well what he is trying to show us. It is less about the detail of each creature and more about the actual pond life. :happy2:
RedRobin:
^^^^
Cheers, TC :drinking:
The main problem with the FinePix is that it's tricky to control. It can't preset a fixed aperture and let shutter speed auto set and it can't do vica-versa. The overall exposure is very good on the camera but the auto focus can easily lock onto an area where I don't want to. It's a bit like how a conventional automatic gearbox compares with DSG in manual mode. I guess it's the compromise made in being able to have a camera always in your pocket and accessible.
In theory, being able to manually balance speed and aperture via the screen works but it doesn't work in practice when fully stretched in macro situations.
I reckon that the latest Lumix with the manual lens ring solves some of those limitations.
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