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  1. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    This is in a whole different league to sx60. It's not just the image quality but the fact that it handles like an SLR: good autofocus, 20 shots per second and it has a far bigger buffer than my Canon 7D mark ii. Useful if you take RAW. I still miss a SLR sometimes, when shooting in low light...
  2. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    Another one for definitely get an external charger and batteries. I have 4 spare but I would admit to being paranoid. I got two of these. https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XHFNRZV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  3. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    I bought much the same kind of thing https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XHFNRZV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1. They appear to work fine and the double charger is useful.
  4. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    I have no idea. It just focuses better on static objects when not on it. As I say servo was fine with my Canon. It may be to do with some other setting. Tbh I set it up on advice found on the internet and just left it. I probably should spend more time reading the guide. I do use back focus. It...
  5. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    With my SLR I used to leave the focus constantly on servo (continuous) which worked fine even if the bird was static, but that doesn't work well with the Sony. I know that's not an answer but I am very interested if you do find a way.
  6. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    You will find the Sony a huge jump from the SX50: a totally different world. I had a SX50 for a while and just never got on with it. Its not really the image quality - if the light is good - it was just so slow to do everything such as focus, take shots when you are used to a SLR. The Sony...
  7. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    Definitely agree with that. Especially as the battery life is nowhere near as good a SLR. Buying a third party charger and batteries is very cheap and one spare is really not enough if you have a very full day.
  8. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    I would second that it takes some getting used to. I took it to Thailand shortly after buying it and did struggle a little, although a few weeks of playing should be fine. Battery life is much worse than a slr. I bought two of these...
  9. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    In good African lighting the difference in image quality will be close to zero. Even in a car there are big advantages to a smaller camera in the poking it out of the window very quickly front. My last SLR trip was to Western Sahara as it was a mostly nocturnal trip. I wish I hadn't. Improved...
  10. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    Sorry seen this late and you've already ordered but to answer your questions basically anything you can do on an SLR e.g exposure compensation etc, you can do on this. It's not a normal bridge camera at all. It's in a different league. It's like using a SLR but without the weight. The downside...
  11. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    One lens called itself a macro with that. I think I had it a 90mm(?) Tamron but it was generally accepted to be 1:1. The Tamron did have a screw on lens converting it to a 1:1 as an optional extra. It is an impressive ratio though, even if it is not available throughout the zoom range which is...
  12. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    I'm sure that macro was used loosely but just so potential buyers aren't mislead it is not a true macro as it does not have a reproduction ratio of 1:1. I believe it is 1: 2 which is very good but not a macro lens.
  13. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    No worrying times for this system - my very first SLR was an Olympus 10 - which is sad because it is a much lighter weight alternative to DSLR and if Sony don't keep pushing the RX10 range there's going to be a lack of high quality cameras which aren't a pain in the arse to lug around when your...
  14. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    Niels and I saying basically the same thing at the same time!
  15. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    I guess it partly depends on what ISO they are using as the difference is higher at higher ISO but night and day would seem extreme. To put it into perspective my gut feeling (I don't really have the time or inclination to do proper tests) is that it is about 2 stops worse than my Canon 7d mark...
  16. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    You might want to read through this https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4263050
  17. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    Tbh I've never tried.
  18. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    Another thing to think about, especially if you use it for general wildlife, is the Sony has better close focusing than the Panasonic lenses. But on the other hand you can't fit a dedicated macro lens. Probably not much help but if I were in your position, I'd be dithering too.
  19. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    Yes. The mirrorless set ups are a much closer comparison. They are an improvement in weight on a SLR but still quite a bit heavier and also more expensive than the Sony. It was an option I considered and I may still go down that route one day but it'll be if I can afford to do that as well as...
  20. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    To give you an idea of its lowlight ability, I took this mountain peacock pheasant in very poor light. ISO 12,800 at 1/80 of a second. The ISO is four times the maximum of the Canon and I know my SX50 was horrible over ISO 800 and I tried not to use it over 400. A SLR would be better but it's...
  21. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    The Sony is a huge step up but it is in rather a different price range too. It's about £1600 in the UK. You can buy the Canon for around £400. The Canon is great value but just not even vaguely in the same league. Although in the bright Zimbabwean sunshine on ISO 100 they will be times when the...
  22. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    By the Canon equivalent do you mean the SX60? If so they are completely different things. The lens on the Sony is about equivalent to 400mm on a 1.5x crop SLR. Probably the most popular SLR lens for bird photography - at least amongst those that were primarily birders rather than photographers -...
  23. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    I agree with Niels: I'd just go for it.
  24. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    I'm not surprised by Sony's response. I certainly don't regret moving to the Sony 'journey'. I had just had enough of lugging a SLR around and didn't find my Canon SX50 up to the job. I expect to stick to it but haven't totally ruled out going down the 4/3 camera system in future. Good luck...
  25. Steve Babbs

    Sony RX10 1V the new boy.

    Two card slots so one can be a back up. But all this is insignificant compared to a reduction in noise at higher ISO which is basically the Holy Grail of all cameras now we have huge numbers of megapixels and I don't know if the technology is there yet for this size sensor.
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