The Carolina Bird Club members post great pics from time to time. I wish I had the camera to do this. http://photographicmoment.net/p83989...aa2b#h3b1028c2
The Carolina Bird Club members post great pics from time to time. I wish I had the camera to do this. http://photographicmoment.net/p83989...aa2b#h3b1028c2
You and me both Steve. I think its going to be my next minor/major purchase. Birding, along with photography can be lots of fun and very rewarding.
Sun shine, blue skies - 60 in the shade.
There are at least a hundred birds in the yard. Most are Chipping Sparrows. That is a cute, friendly little bird. I have a coupe all year, but in Winter many more show up. They prefer white millet and I buy it in 50 pound bags at the feed store.
There is also a Bull Frog guarding the pond where the birds like to wash, so no bathing today.
There is even a Map turtle up on a rock in the turtle pond today.
Some Daffodils are blooming. I believe a cold front will be moving in over the week end, so this might be one of the nicer days until Spring. Here the last freeze is in the first week of April.
Here is a Hermit Thrush I caught sitting 8 feet from me stealing peanuts. He is not much of a "hermit".
With a little patience, you can make some good photo buys on ebay, especially this time of year.Originally Posted by simpleman
A good used one to look for is what I have - Olympus E-620. This might be the last of the reasonable priced 4/3 cameras they make. You can often find a buy on just a camera body there as guys buy, then constantly upgrade, but of course do not sell their lens. There are many better, but in this price range - very good.
The reason I chose this camera is because of affordable lens. For birding, you need to reach out a little, in the range of 400 at least. To do that, built in image stabilization helps a hell of lot with digital cameras. A tripod is not very good as birds don't sit still. For those that do, a better option might be an attachment for your spotting scope.
On most cameras, the stabilization is built into the lens ($$$$$). On Olympus, it is built into the camera. Many lens will fit this camera, but Olympus also has a good line. Lens cost more than low end cameras, especially with built in IS, so take that into consideration as you compare them all.
I have taken thousands of bird photos. Sometimes like the blind squirrel, end up with an acorn. It is easy and cheap to sit in the yard or walk through the woods with a digital camera and take a few hundred as unlike the film days, it cost nothing to snap the shutter.
I used to send in a few to CBC, but they never would post mine. I'm not even a member now.
Thanks for the photos. Love those chippies. One of my best gets was last year on a beach trip while I was flounder gigging at night, I saw a diamondback terrapin and netted him. Just to have a look. Rare turtle.
Nikon outs new Coolpix trio: L810 with 26x zoom, waterproof S30 and Intelligent Auto L26
Looks to be a great deal for birders and at $280 a good buy.
Cool. Not my bag, but I enjoy your pics and reading your bird blog~
Spent part of the past week in the panhandle of Florida with my bride celebrating our anniversary. Seeing this was one of the highlights of my week.
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