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  1. HermitIbis

    Photography gear Bargains :)

    I love my Nikon V3, but you'd want to add the (optional) EVF. The grip can also help. To find such a EVF at an affordable price can be difficult. Imo the $600 offer would be a bargain only if EVF + grip were included. Since the N1 is discontinued, bargains are getting rare. Lately I saw a...
  2. HermitIbis

    Canon SX50 Specs

    Hi, welcome. There is an index on p. 81. Under "Topics in detail" there is an entry "Digital Converter", the link takes you to an instructive post on page 17. The "S" button is to the left of the viewfinder or, more precisely, to the left of the diopter adjustment wheel.
  3. HermitIbis

    Bird Detecting Camera....

    Very interesting, thanks. It's overdue for AI to help birders, a bit different than Avix. Quote:
  4. HermitIbis

    Suggestions for upgradding from SX50

    The Nikon D500 is worth a look, with arguably a better AF-C. Popular with birders who can carry a 150-600mm zoom, or afford the 500 PF. I had a Canon 450D + lenses, efov 700mm, the birds were too small. Changed to a SX50, efov 1200mm + TC, and loved it for stationary birds. Had a lot of fun...
  5. HermitIbis

    Cheap/Budget Superzoom Options?

    You can compare and download test shots here. For a while I had considered the SX60 and the P900 as a possible upgrade to my Canon SX50. For watching waders 150m away the P900 was/is tempting. The SX60 isn't so heavy, will typically suffice to ID birds. Canon's offer good value. Read some user...
  6. HermitIbis

    Canon Powershot SX70 HS review

    Thanks for the link to your blog. I particularly liked your piece "The Well Dressed Birder at -13F (-25C)". ;)
  7. HermitIbis

    Cheap/Budget Superzoom Options?

    The Nikon B700 has no AF-C and a slow shot-to-shot time, see here.
  8. HermitIbis

    BatExplorer 2.0 available

    The Swiss company Elekon AG, producer of the Batlogger devices, has created a software for analyzing bat sounds: BatExplorer. It is now available in version 2.0. There is a full version that costs an annual fee, and a free version. Free - but very useful for bat ID. Worth a look even if you...
  9. HermitIbis

    Ciel 401 detector

    This is sad news. I see this sentence on the site of "Barre Ultraschall": Google Translation: In 9/2016 there was an article in a local German newspaper on Frank Walter and his bat detector company. It is unclear if the large photo shows Mr Walter. From the context it seems likely. The...
  10. HermitIbis

    New camera, 150-400 and 2x TC ?

    Exactly. I've tried to shoot chiffchaffs hunting from 7-10 meter, with my 1-inch system (Nikon V2 + CX70-300 lens). At f/5.6 the DOF of 6-13 cm is so tiny that I never get the whole bird in focus. Next year I plan to use f/8.0, which offers a DOF of 9-19cm (for those distances 7-10m). However...
  11. HermitIbis

    The P1000 is big

    Maybe the P1000 would still be the weapon of choice for seabirds or waders. John Gordon came to an interesting conclusion in October, in his informative piece "Nikon P1000 Coolpix UK Test":
  12. HermitIbis

    Canon Powershot SX70 HS review

    Burst mode of the SX50: 10 shots within 1 second. Here is an example. No teleconverter allowed, so it's only 1200mm. The SX70 with 14fps might do better in such a vole-eating situation. Worth a look are two recent short reviews on the US site of the big river, by "Patrick Fitzgerald" (31...
  13. HermitIbis

    Canon Powershot SX70 HS review

    Perhaps a white owl isn't the ideal test for the SX70. Requires more than -1.00 EV to keep the feather detail. The missing button to toggle the digital teleconverter is a worry. I've read Mr Hoeg's reviews and learned he isn't keen on the digital zoom. With the SX50 my experience was...
  14. HermitIbis

    Canon Powershot SX70 HS review

    Many thanks for these links to your blog. I like your photos, the woodpecker gives a hint that the SX70 has the same optics as the SX60, but works better due to software tweaks. Not to forget the 14 frames per second (JPEG). That said, having used only RAW for two years I won't go back to...
  15. HermitIbis

    Help me pick out a camera

    I see some critical remarks on dpreview on the SX70, mainly about the quality of the JPEG at the long end. It seems to work for food photography, admittedly pretty irrelevant for us birders. ;) I seem to remember that the B700 was criticized because of a slow processor. The Nikon P900 must be...
  16. HermitIbis

    Help me pick out a camera

    The models that you are considering should all be fine, if they have an electronic viewfinder: a must for birding. I've read five reviews on the SX70, for me the jury is still out. The SX50 was/is a nicely functional & reliable package, attractive for birders, but we must not forget that it...
  17. HermitIbis

    Help me pick out a camera

    I've used the Canon SX50 for years, almost always handheld. The stabilization is surprisingly good. Leaning against a tree or similar support never hurts. If you are not satisfied with the image quality, you could use a monopod, as suggested by Rich Hoeg in his recent review of the SX70. But it...
  18. HermitIbis

    Canon Powershot SX70 HS review

    Sorry - I've now changed the link in my post. English version.
  19. HermitIbis

    Canon Powershot SX70 HS review

    A short review was published on the Dutch EOSzine site. The Google-translated version in English is here. I found it interesting to click on the JPEG / RAW comparison.
  20. HermitIbis

    Spotting scope very light??

    Many thanks, Manfred and Joachim. I found another informative thread. It seems the HDF could work, too, if there is no protective glass (= newer version) in the TSN 3/4. And it may be fine for digiscoping.
  21. HermitIbis

    Spotting scope very light??

    Some threads discuss the Opticron HDF T zoom vs the SDLv2, basically (it seems) saving 100 Euro for accepting that it's not fully sealed and therefore needs more care in the field. Would the HDF T zoom also fit on a TSN 3/4? To return to the main topic "weight" - I can often use a hide clamp...
  22. HermitIbis

    Canon Powershot SX70 HS review

    Agreed. - Techradar has published a review that seems fair. It includes a nice & sharp telephoto of a starling. The real test, for me, will be opinions from birders comparing the SX50 and SX70 based on personal experience. The Techradar piece is encouraging, however, saying "[the AF] generally...
  23. HermitIbis

    Spotting scope very light??

    Okay, thanks. It's a pity that there exists no adapter for an Opticron EP for my Minox.
  24. HermitIbis

    Spotting scope very light??

    I am pretty sure you are right and using a TSN-3/4 (77mm) with the Opticron zoom would be a major optical improvement over the Minox. The latter didn't weight much (1.035g), but I often left it at home, it wasn't much fun to look through. I see the TSN-4 (newer version) weighs 1.285g, plus 270g...
  25. HermitIbis

    Spotting scope very light??

    Thanks for this suggestion. I had much fun yesterday reading up (and google) on your combination, finding your detailed explanation on the juelich-bonn website, and several posts here on birdforum. Your digiscoped photo of a black kite in a distance of 150m is far better than my own kestrel in...
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