greendot Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 On 18/07/2021 at 19:47, philpy said: Got this chap at musselburgh today That bird is about to go full zoolander! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 OK, I'll go first. Spoiler All from a Canon perspective. Never liked EVFs (electronic viewfinders), had them on consumer cameras in the past. Up till November I was working with a 5D4, full frame for landscapes, and a 7D2, crop sensor for wildlife & sport. Knew loads of folk in my camera club with mirrorless and they all said they were the bees knees, but they weren't really needing the same things as me. In November I got a fantastic price on a Canon EOS R so it was pretty much an impulse buy. If it wasn't up to the job for wildlife & sport I could use it for landscapes. It had a fold out screen so that's a big help if you're using a tripod at waist or knee height. Sold the 7D2. Got some decent shots over the winter with the R but didn't really try it on birds in flight, and there was no football. Couldn't decide if the R was better than the 5D4 but then the 5D4 developed a minor fault and I decided to move it on. Now I only had one camera, then the football came back. Wasn't happy at my first game, missed some shots, partly my fault (no match fitness [emoji6] ) but not sure about the blackouts when you shot in burst mode. I also didn't realise that I could do better switching to electronic shutter rather than mechanical. Next day I covered another match and it was a good bit better. But about 3 of my mates had got the EOS R5 by this time and it was a bit of a game changer. The processor is 2 generations on, the burst speed is 20fps and that solves the blackouts. It also has IBIS so if you use it with Canon IS lenses you can get about 8 stops of stabilisation. I got a shot of one and decided to get the wife in a good mood and borrow a couple of grand out the funds. Went up the road to Ullapool on the way to Lewis and stopped at Ffordes in Beauly and traded in the R. So since July 1 everything I've shot is mirrorless. It was a big jump to the R5 money-wise and I could have got the R6 as a halfway house. What you also get with mirrorless is eye recognition for people or animals so on servo you can track things amazingly well. This is quite a biggie, it wasn't possible with a DSLR. The images are 45MP so I haven't even tried out the Dual Pixel raw yet. It eats batteries though because of the viewfinder so for the first time in my life I've had to buy spares. I was on the Isle of May on Tues and I got just over 300 RAW files from a charge. No false modesty, I was probably the no 1 guy in my club for wildlife but it took a few years of experience. A few guys now are getting good results right away by buying the R5 or the Sony equivalent. I don't know so much about Nikon, there were a lot of Canon users switching to the 850D when it came out but that's a traditional DSLR. Some of them have moved to mirrorless with Sony or back to Canon. Quite a few people I know have gone to Olympus micro 4/3 where everything is smaller, mainly the women though. Thanks for the response Mantis. That’s a very pro mirrorless post! Yeah, the electronic EF is something I’m not the biggest fan of but I suppose it just takes getting used to. The eye detection technology sounds like a major advantage for wildlife photography. Not a fan of the poor battery life although the difference in weight is a plus.I’m upgrading to full frame format which will mean having to get a kit so I have a landscape lens. Going mirrorless is going to bump the price of this up significantly, and I’ll need an adapted as well. Lots to ponder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckled tangerine Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) Inch beach, County Kerry, Ireland today. Cheap Samsung phone. My wee lads making a break for Nova Scotia....... Edited July 25, 2021 by speckled tangerine 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Fife Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) Moidart Sunset. Loch Ailort. Edited July 26, 2021 by Stevo Fife 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Fife Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Lazy Mull Otter. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) Sea stacks at Mangurstadh. The best view of them is from the south: But you can only get the sunset perched on the cliff east of them: Edited July 27, 2021 by The Mantis 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckled tangerine Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 6 hours ago, The Mantis said: Sea stacks at Mangurstadh. The best view of them is from the south: But you can only get the sunset perched on the cliff east of them: They're lovely snaps. It's amazing how you can get all the "Colin Baxter" stuff that took really expensive kit even 10/15 years ago with nothing more than a good eye and relatively inexpensive equipment. Love both those pictures. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckled tangerine Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Anyway, I can't compete with the storming scenery shots and big animals. I do love the little seemingly insignificant things and I've had plenty spare time in the Irish countryside.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Gars-Bheinn and Loch Scavaig, shot from Elgol a few years back. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Fife Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 The Old Kirk, Arinagour, Isle of Coll. Froze my bollocks off at 1am in the morning. Milky way wasn't happening that night but the shot turned out ok I think. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 32 minutes ago, Stevo Fife said: The Old Kirk, Arinagour, Isle of Coll. Froze my bollocks off at 1am in the morning. Milky way wasn't happening that night but the shot turned out ok I think. I think the big bright one to the left of the tower is Jupiter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Fife Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 41 minutes ago, tamthebam said: I think the big bright one to the left of the tower is Jupiter. You might be right 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Fife Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 Saligo Beach sunset, Isle of Islay. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Fife Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 Various beaches, Isle of Coll. Spent 4 glorious days there and can highly recommend. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Heron at glencorse reservoir today. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Bow Fiddle Rock last week. The squiggly bits at the top right are gulls. I just left them in. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Fife Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, The Mantis said: Bow Fiddle Rock last week. The squiggly bits at the top right are gulls. I just left them in. Nice. Was up there last month. Lovely part of the country and so under rated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Stevo Fife said: Nice. Was up there last month. Ah ken! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Fife Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 Hares, Isle of Isla. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Dusted my old Canon 550D down and took some photos of our pup at an enclosed dog park. Finances won't allow for a new camera atm but am finding the 550D along with the 250mm lens I have is getting a bit limited. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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