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spitfire
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Posted: Tue Feb 22nd, 2005 01:07 pm |
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Hi I would like any information or feed back on a good camers for wildlife, out door use in all weathers. Telescopic such as deer from 150 metres to close up butterfly pictures. I will be at the NEC next week looking to purchase. I am interested in the canon EOS 1d range.
Regards Keith
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anthony
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Posted: Tue Feb 22nd, 2005 09:17 pm |
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Hi Keith - let me state first up i don't shoot a lot of wildlife so some folks may have an alternate option but as i see it the purchase of any digital gear needs to be related to output (ie image size), operational requirements, weight maybe and cost (well for me anyway). So for wildlife speed and accuracy of focussing especially with long lenses would seem to be very important so if i was looking for a camera for this purpose and didn't need big resolution images then maybe i'd look at a D70 (i have used this and was impressed by its focus speed) or D2H (the latter v fast camera from all accounts) - if you have more bucks then wait a while and check out the D2x which is about to ship in the next few weeks - there is also mean't to be an announcement of r a new Nikon Dig SLR which will fall in between the D70 and the D2x - I think the Fuji S3 may not be as good for wildlife - from what i read it is still based on old technology wrt to the auto focussing and there have been some complaints about the speed - i have tried one in a shop and did think it was that bad but my perception was that it wasn't as zippy as the D70 - having said that the general feeling from users is that the extra dynamic range and colour especially for jpg shooters is superior to whats out there and the resolution is better than the 6 MP SLRs and probably has the wood on the 8 MP SLRs also - as for Canon not sure about handling haven't really researched them much but the 20D is mean't to be a very good camera and the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II and Canon EOS-1Ds Mark I (older cam of course) well if you have the $ then you can't go far wrong with them - i have seen quite a few excellent wildlife images from these cameras - my preference would be to go with the newer technology because if you don't like it and change your mind then they are easier to resell quickly and move on without too much loss.
good luck let us know what you get and how you like it - Anthony
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spitfire
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Posted: Thu Feb 24th, 2005 10:03 am |
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Anthony thank you for your coments, I am at present researching the Canon lenses, I will be looking at the 1Ds mk 1
Cheers.
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DaveImaging
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Posted: Thu Feb 24th, 2005 10:15 am |
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Hi, for me there is only one choice & that has to be canon, IMHO their 1 Series are the finest wildlife cameras ever made. I have no experience with nikon so cant comment on those. If your are on a budget, I actually feel the 10D is a better camera than the 20D, (& can be picked up for around £600) having used both in the field (im sure many will disagree but thats my findings). I am currently using both the Mk2 1-series bodies (a 1Ds Mk2 on loan), if you can stretch to the 1D mk2, for wildlife, this is always the camera of choice I take out with me. A word of caution however, these cameras dislike lower grade lenses. The 100-400L for example is noticably sharper on my 10D than on the 1Ds Mk2, if you go for the 1's you really need to be looking at primes to exploit the best in them. Take a look at some of my wildlife images, most are taken on the 1D mk2. As for lenses, if you dont want to take out a morgage , the 300 f4 is a great lens (great for action shots of butterflies in flight), and can be used with a 1.4x converter with no dramatic loss in quality.
http://www.daveimaging.co.uk
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photojoe
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Posted: Fri Feb 25th, 2005 09:00 pm |
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Hi Keith,
make sure to buy a camera with aluminium body. To my experience plastic bodies get broken regulary under outdoor conditions. I use a Nikon F4 (not longer available to buy it new), it's a heavy camera but strong.
good luck
Jörg
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writepic
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Posted: Sun Feb 27th, 2005 02:14 am |
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hi,
i might have some pertinent advice, as i've just made a change to digital, and have put my Fuji s2pro well to the test as i've been in ecuador doing mostly wildlife for the last couple of months. i've never used canon gear so i can't comment on that.
the biggest problem i've found with the S2 is that it records somewhat flat levels in low light conditions, and i wasn't overly impressed with the long range results from flash photography (using nikon SB-28) in conjunction with a 100-300 zoom admitedly. i was however superbly pleased with the digital results from macro work using a 105 macro lens and the nikon SB-29 dedicated ring flash. i happened to use slide alongside the digital for some of the time, and have to say the slide (sensia 100) won hands down in low light, and just narowly better in the macro.
the biggest problem i had was, the S2 gave up the ghost half way through an amazon trip, i think due to the damp, and has cost me a considerable amount of money (and about 4 weeks down time) to repair. in the meanwhile, my trusty old nikon F90x got considerably wetter, even water running off it at times, and has not let me down once.
in answer to the original question, there is no camera that will take all the things you want to take, without a change in lense and light system (to a high level anyway), so perhaps you want to consider lense and flash ranges before you consider the body.
hope this helps.
mark@writepic.co.uk
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mx155
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Posted: Sun Jan 8th, 2006 01:59 pm |
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Hi I would like any information of digital camera on out door use. Now I have EOS 300 and I want to buy something better. I am interested in the canon EOS 1d range.
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Bevb
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Posted: Sun Aug 26th, 2007 02:51 pm |
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Hi,
I am a wildlife photographer and upto a year ago was using the 20D all the time, which i was very happy with, the 5fps were very important regarding moving/flight shots, I now also have the 1D MKllN which i adore for my wildlife photography, the extra 3 fps (total 8fps) are a big bonus for animal/sport/action photography, the overall performance, plus the bigger LCD screen have proved 100% success for me.
My 2 main lenses i use with these cameras are the 70-200L f2.8 IS USM and the 100-400L f4.5-5.6 IS USM, along with the 50mm 1.8 and kenko tubes for macro work, apart from the 1D MKllN would be the 1Ds but i didnt have the extra £2,500 grand at the time! but now you can pick up the MKlll for the same price as i paid for the MKllN! with an extra 2 fps! (total 10fps) plus viewing screen, which fires off like a machine gun i have heard! and excellent for moving objects.
http://www.bevbarkerphotos.com
http://www.k9imageworld.com
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