Canon SX50 Twice As Nice (Page 5): Thanks for your comments, cambrianman. Tony...

Tony Britton Loc: California

cambriaman wrote:

Excellent results from an excellent camera. I carry mine in my car so I am always ready for anything. You are correct. Best ever non-DSLR for range.

Thanks for your comments, cambrianman.

Tony

Tony Britton Loc: California

angler wrote:

Superb shots.

Thanks very much, Jim!

Tony

Annie-Get-Your-Gun Loc: Byron Center, Mi

Tony Britton wrote:

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

I'll will not be able to use my SX50 to get shots of these birds but will try it on some flowers. I've traveled to many interesting places by plane and car but several issues have brought that to a halt. Your images are - well, I'll just say, deserving of :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Thanks for sharing, Tony

merrytexan Loc: georgia

Tony Britton wrote:

Hi merrytexan,

One of my very favorite cameras way back when was an Olympus C-5050. I bought it exclusively for macro photography. I had it mounted on a tripod and while setting a shot up on a table I bumped the tripod and that was the end of my C-5050. That pesky gravity certainly has very little sympathy for cameras!

Tony

I agree wholeheartedly tony!

Tony Britton Loc: California

cameranut wrote:

These are stunning as usual. I'm tempted to purchase the sx50 but I'm wondering if I could get the same (or close) results. I cannot afford Photoshop. I would have to rely on Zoombrowzer, Photo Gallery and Elements 10. What do you think my chances are of getting these results?

Hi cameranut,

Additionally, the SX50 comes with an editing program called "Digital Photo Professional" so along with the other products you've mentioned such as Photoshop Elements 10 you should have enough software to post-process with. I use Photoshop Elements 12 for my post-processing. I'm not familiar with Zoombrowser or Photo Gallery. I often browse the Topaz Labs website to see when their products go on sale and this is how I purchased their DeNoise software, which is excellent!

The SX50 along with even more recent point-and-shoot camera releases all have the potential to produce excellent results with a little practice. I simply discovered an area of photography I found exciting, which is mainly capturing portrait style images of birds and wildlife. That made the next series of decisions that much easier. I scouted locations that would give me the best opportunities to get relatively close to my subjects because I wanted to capture interesting detail. Especially eye detail. That led me to the SX50 because I knew the 1200mm equivalent zoom would easily allow me to "fill the frame" with the subject without the need to crop the image. I practiced and developed strategies that allowed me to capture the types of images I wanted by experimenting with various camera settings and techniques in the field until I consistently got the results I desired. I learned to capture good "foundation images" as I call them, to work with during post-processing. Having a clear goal in mind whenever I use any of my cameras makes it possible to achieve consistent, predictable results. I also remind myself daily that the reason I photograph birds and wildlife in the first place is because it's such an incredible honor to be in the presence of these living works of art! In my photographs I want to see the beauty of the bird and not simply pixels!

If you're interested, here's a link to my website that explains how I use my SX50:
http://tonybritton.smugmug.com/Other/Canon-SX50-HS-Hints-Tips/

I appreciate your comments!

Tony

Tony Britton Loc: California

GWR100 wrote:

Tony I would suggest that what ever camera you used you would produce brilliant pictures, this set being a prime example, and while I am and have always been an avid Canon user I honestly believe they will only produce this quality of work in the hands of a very good photographer,

Geoff

Thank you for your wonderful comments. They mean quite a lot to me.

Tony

Tony Britton Loc: California

Cape Codder wrote:

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing and answering the two questions that I had in mind before I got to the bottom.

Thank you, Cape Codder and you're very welcome!

Tony

Tony Britton Loc: California

Annie-Get-Your-Gun wrote:

I'll will not be able to use my SX50 to get shots of these birds but will try it on some flowers. I've traveled to many interesting places by plane and car but several issues have brought that to a halt. Your images are - well, I'll just say, deserving of :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Thanks for sharing, Tony

Thank you very much. The SX50 does a very fine job with flowers!

Tony

Tony Britton Loc: California

Thanks everyone,

For taking the time to look and especially to comment. Here's a few more photos along with a link to my recently revised "Canon SX50 Hints & Tips" page on my photography website, which explains how I use my SX50.

Best regards,

Tony
http://tonybritton.smugmug.com/Other/Canon-SX50-HS-Hints-Tips/

2daysoldrndirt Loc: Palestine, Texas

Tony I have a question you might be able to answer. About three months ago I bought a refurbished SX59 HS from Canon to use for it's long reach since I don't have a long lens for either of my dslr's. My discomfort with the SX50 is a very sensitive shutter when I try to 1/2 press and wait for the camera to focus. Is this common to this camera or might I have gotten a bad refurbished model?

Tony Britton Loc: California

2daysoldrndirt wrote:

Tony I have a question you might be able to answer. About three months ago I bought a refurbished SX59 HS from Canon to use for it's long reach since I don't have a long lens for either of my dslr's. My discomfort with the SX50 is a very sensitive shutter when I try to 1/2 press and wait for the camera to focus. Is this common to this camera or might I have gotten a bad refurbished model?

Hello 2daysoldrndirt,

Other than the occasional instances when I was dealing with low-light conditions and the camera was taking a few seconds in an attempt to lock focus I haven't experienced any problems when 1/2 pressing the shutter of my previous or current SX50. Could you please elaborate on what you mean by "sensitive" shutter. Does this mean that when you attempt to ONLY 1/2 press the shutter the camera takes the picture before you're ready to FULLY press the shutter. So, the camera hasn't provided enough time to properly lock focus?

Or, when you 1/2 press the shutter you have to wait a long time for the camera to lock focus?

Thanks,

Tony

2daysoldrndirt Loc: Palestine, Texas

The shutter fires before focus lock

Tony Britton Loc: California

2daysoldrndirt wrote:

The shutter fires before focus lock

Hi George,

I've not had that experience so I'm not sure what the cause might be. I'm sure I must have pressed the shutter harder than I intended too on some occasion but nothing that would qualify as a recurrent mechanical problem. Perhaps you're correct in thinking it might have something to do with the camera being refurbished. Don't know, really.

I've always had good experiences whenever I've contacted Canon USA tech support. If you decide to call them please let me know what you find out. I'm always interested in the resolution of these sorts of things!

Tony

Ted Liette Loc: Greenville, Ohio

Great work Tony!

MTG44 Loc: Corryton, Tennessee

Just wonderful.