What Kind of Camera Do You Use?

Hey… if you're talking to me Nanny…let me tell you, it's not too difficult!!

Canon PowerShot SD700IS

Hey, I'm lost if I turn around, ya know!! LOL

Hi Mrs_Ed.
Just saw this thread. I have an Olympus C765 UZ, 10x optical zoom 4 megapixels. I have camera envy for one of those digital SLRs, but no budget right now. Thanks for keeping track.
Becky

My next lens…

Hmmm, or maybe this one:

LOL!! (me too)

But then you'd need a sherpa . . .

As katie59 said "but then you'd need a sherpa" as in one of the Tibetan people from the southern slopes of the Himalayas in Nepal who are well known for helping crazy tourists set up base camps to climb tall mountains, carrying the heavy loads that the tourists bring in with them ;). The joy for me about those super heavy lenses is that I don't have one. Only a little dude (entire camera including zoom) that I can carry easily in one hand, move into position to record a flying bird in scarcely the time the bird flaps its wings once, and get the picture while peeps equipped with heavy lenses are still trying to set up their tripods.

A friend of mine who's a photographer was laughing that with those large lenses, a spy satellite might mistake it for a weapon!

LOL

But every now and again we peeps do get lucky. As with this one, taken about 10 minutes ago.

Oh So Beautiful Dave!!! I

Wow - what a neat picture!!

Wowie. Another gorgeous shot. You know, it always amazes me when I see these pictures of yours how BIG their wings seem. I guess because my eye can't really discern the span. You should post this picture on the daily thread too. Lovely as usual DD (dear dave! lol)!

Yah I bet Resin! I guess we could pick up any issue of sports illustrated and guess what they look like!

WOW!!!

"Hmmm, or maybe this one: "


Resin Mrs Ed also has a friend who has that setup... ME. It is the Mark III with the 500mm f/4 IS lens
I also have the 400mm f/4 DO and the 300mm f/2.8.

So I am a three time peep, I suppose.

Dave

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Good word Dave. Is that how big your lens really is? You working out to lift that?

Fantastic shot, Dave. The better equipment one has, the "luckier" they get !!! And as the proverbial expression goes, "The proof is in the pudding."

The quality of your photos is superb and virtually impossible to duplicate with today's point-and-shoot digital camera. When I visit the galleries on Pbase, I marvel at the photo quality displayed by the many photographers throughout the world. One only needs to look at the photo equipment used to produce those results. Nonetheless, each camera, and lens, can perform admirably under ideal circumstances. I generally grab whichever camera/lens combination is available to me at the time. As with all things in life, there are trade-offs.

Keep up the exceptional work, Dave.

Thanks, Linth. Very nice of you, as always.

Mrs Ed, the Mark III weighs 2.6 lbs, not counting the battery. The 500mm weighs 8.5 lbs. I shoot offhand most of the time. Even at my age I can hold it for about 30 seconds or so, which is usually long enough. You do get used to it. Sorta.

Dave

Nice post Linth! BUT I gotta say. I am SURE that if I had your and Dave's equipment I could NOT take the fabulous pictures that you do.

Thanks as always for being inspirational.

I am thankful for at least a 300mm while photographing aligators. I saw three gators today while searching for one of my favorite birds, purple gallinules.

yikes! gators!!!

Now I draw the line at gators!!

Well, some things are best shot at maximum zoom.

Oh yeah, you better believe it!

LOL

f_chisolm, you're right on. Every second counts between you and a 70 mph Cheetah.

Of course, a fence at the local zoo helps a lot .............

awwww pretty kitty.

Frank. Frank. Frank. I hope when you go on your jaunts to the marsh that you are filing some sort of a "flight" plan showing your whereabouts!!!

Wow, that cheetah picture is gorgeous!

Now you have all made me very jealous, I need a new camera, I want one with a bigger zoom than my 2X, I was looking at one of the Olympus ones, but 1st I have to convince my DH that I really do need one!

I think everyone needs the best camera they can afford. Only by getting a good closeup can the intricate details be properly appreciated. Even the things that one thinks is the ugliest may be beautiful when seen closer than with your eyes or closer than you dare to aproach. Such as spiders or the eye of a snake. I never saw how delicate feathers could be till I saw them through a camera lens. Or how intense a bird's eye could be. Or being able to catch attitudes that you never knew existed in the animal world except in humans. Those of us with cameras share secretes that those without cameras never see.

Frank,

I agree.

Cool Mrs. Ed!! What kind is it??

Just a common garter snake. Or as I like to call them, Slug Eaters. I encourage them in the garden for that reason. When I used to let my cat out, he would catch them and toss them in the air. Pretty funny, but I'd have to go rescue the snake.

On an interesting note, see that slime that the flies are enjoying? My dogs LOVE it. They roll on the area where the snake has been. And if there's a dead snake in the yard, they roll on that. Gross.

And one last thing, I saw a grackle carrying one of these off once.

BTW, this picture was with my point and shoot, which has a nice macro setting.

I just purchased a Pentax k20d. (14.6mp) I use the kit lens, 50-200mm because it will focus at 200 mm at 5 feet. I am in a place where seldom can you see something more than 50 feet away. I have taken no bird photos yet, but am having a good time with our small lizards. This photo was cropped a bit.

Wonderful pic trois!

Thanks, pell!