Canon SX50 Twice As Nice: Hello everyone, When my first SX50 failed after many years of excellent service I purchased a more current Nikon offering. While I'll keep the Nikon, I found...

Tony Britton Loc: California

Hello everyone,

When my first SX50 failed after many years of excellent service I purchased a more current Nikon offering. While I'll keep the Nikon, I found I really missed the SX50 and recently purchased my second. The Canon SX50 remains the very best point-and-shoot camera I've ever owned.....twice!

Tony

Photolady2014 Loc: Southwest Colorado

Those are all very nice! Really like the last one! Well, it was last, the Water Lilly! Ok you keep adding more!! The first last Water Lilly, but the ones you keep adding are nice too :lol:

Now you are making me jealous. I bought the Canon SX 60 & I don't think it is as good as the SX 50.

Tony Britton Loc: California

Photolady2014 wrote:

Those are all very nice! Really like the last one! Well, it was last, the Water Lilly! Ok you keep adding more!! The first last Water Lilly, but the ones you keep adding are nice too :lol:

Now you are making me jealous. I bought the Canon SX 60 & I don't think it is as good as the SX 50.

Hi Photolady2014,

Glad you're "continuing" to like them! Yes, they're incredibly beautiful flowers. I own the Canon G11, Canon SX40 & SX50 (twice!) and the Nikon P610. If I had to choose just one it'd be the SX50!

Tony

MadMikeOne Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City

Really beautiful images as always, Tony. You manage to nail those eyes perfectly every time. Your flower images are really great, too. Thanks for posting.

Tony Britton Loc: California

MadMikeOne wrote:

Really beautiful images as always, Tony. You manage to nail those eyes perfectly every time. Your flower images are really great, too. Thanks for posting.

Thanks very much, MadMikeOne. I really appreciate your comments!

Tony

oldtigger Loc: Roanoke Virginia-USA

Photolady2014 wrote:

... I bought the Canon SX 60 & I don't think it is as good as the SX 50.

the sx50 does seem to outperform the sx60 by a wide margin

flathead27ford Loc: Colorado, North of Greeley

Tony, all of those shots are great. Cheers.

ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas

Excellent pictures Tony.

wtompkins Loc: Northern Michigan

Very nice, Tony!
Did you shoot in auto or manual?

Tony Britton Loc: California

flathead27ford wrote:

Tony, all of those shots are great. Cheers.

Thanks very much, flathead27ford!

Tony

Tony Britton Loc: California

ebbote wrote:

Excellent pictures Tony.

Thank you, Earnest!

Tony

Tony Britton Loc: California

wtompkins wrote:

Very nice, Tony!
Did you shoot in auto or manual?

Thank you, Wendy. I typically shoot in Manual or Shutter Priority Mode. I've never used Auto Mode. All of my bird and wildlife photos were taken hand-held.

Tony

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Beautiful photos Tony. Someday I'd love to let you take out my Nikon P600, and use it the same way as you normally do. I feel this camera gets short shrift, and for the life of me, I can't understand why. For a P&S, the SX50 keeps getting all the attention. I've used both, and I found the P600 to treat colors and depth much better.

Tony Britton Loc: California

Bob Yankle wrote:

Beautiful photos Tony. Someday I'd love to let you take out my Nikon P600, and use it the same way as you normally do. I feel this camera gets short shrift, and for the life of me, I can't understand why. For a P&S, the SX50 keeps getting all the attention. I've used both, and I found the P600 to treat colors and depth much better.

Hi Bob,

While I do enjoy my P610, my preferred camera remains the SX50. We've discussed how "accuracy" in an image isn't the main motivation behind my photography. I always have a specific image in mind of how I want the photograph to look well before I press the shutter. I can do this much more consistently with my SX50. For the style of photography I favor the SX50 is simply more dependable for my needs. Both cameras are fine examples of the technology achieved and provided by the manufactures so it's a nice "problem" to have owning both!

Tony

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Those are great images!!!

You do so well with the SX50 that I think you should write a book, well pamphlet on its use, esp flowers and birds. I know you did an essay, somewhere I have a copy saved. But we need a longer piece that I can give my wife to go with her SX50.

Yes, 3 1/2 decades of teaching made me very good at thinking of things to keep other people busy. And became an ingrained habit in the process.