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E3 and birds . . . Slack doesn't shoot birds

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I was just playing along with your own observations as NOT being a bird shooter.

I knew exactly what you were doing and why you were pointing your cam at these flying little critters.

Oh and having a little laugh at your expense. Hope did not take my comment too personally as it surely was NOT my intent to criticize you,your pics or the performance of the E3

:-)

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Charlie
http://www.63images.com
 
Hi Terry
LOL - I appreciate your commiserations

Whether they're bad or not isn't really the point
terdonal said:
Considering you are not a shooter of birds and you were using
effectively 560mm handheld I think you did quite well.
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and nor is this.

The point was that you can use the E3 to handhold at 560mm and take pictures of little birds moving very fast at 30metres and f4, and they will mostly be in focus.

but what's bugging me is various people inferring from my shots (which were converted very late at night on a laptop) that the IQ of the E3 is not good.

The reason it's bugging me is that I shouldn't have been so irresponsible to post them, however, I thought I was making a decent point.

Clearly not, and, I guess, the least said, the soonest mended!

Maybe I should simply delete the gallery and end the thread?

kind regards

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Jono Slack
http://www.slack.co.uk
 
Hi Charlie
LOL

Thank you - you've saved me from the possibility of a sense of humour failure - largely due to feeling guilty at having posted these without proper PP.

I quite like some of them as well, and they sharpen up nicely, I have noticed that if you ever make a self-deprecating remark around here, you immediately get a bunch of people piling in to agree!

One should learn one's lessons!

kind regards

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Jono Slack
http://www.slack.co.uk
 
HI Bill
Great to hear from you.
bill vann said:
Hi Jono

Nice work, as usual. back on my back with a jan date for another
round at trying to fix my back so trying to find an E-3 to learn
while i'm down
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I'm so sorry to hear about that -- let's hope they get it right this time.
bill vann said:
do you think you get much more lens for the price on the new 12-60 v
14-50 at 2x the price? fl is so close and with folks jumping to the
new one i figure get the old one and a 7-14?
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Not unless you want the faster focusing.

I've compared the lenses, and it seems to me that the 12-60 is a little better at longer focal lengths, but has a little more distortion wide open.

Thanks for posting,and good luck with the back.

kind regards
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Jono Slack
http://www.slack.co.uk
 
Jono,

I apologise if my post has upset you enough to talk about withdrawing your images.

In the spirit of a forum I was expressing an opinion, I have an E1, I'm not a Troll.

I hold you in the highest regard and hence the reason asking you about my observation. This is not a personal attack on your ability, but a general observation that I've seen in quite a few examples. Where I personally observed this and as such I stated this in my post.

I also said that it could be to do with processing etc. Louis has also commented that he felt the same, when seeing other images. Of course without links to originals we have to comment on what is posted.

I'm interested in the E3, but I'm looking to make the best, most informed decision.

You are one of the most professional photographers on the forum and it did shock me, regarding you taking this so personally, when there was never any such intention.

Regards

Landor
 
I have seen much, much worse bird shots from supposedly much more experience bird shooters (in fact, it's rare to see a really good bird shot). I really can't see what that complaints were about. To each their own I guess, but these shots work for me.
Jono Slack said:
Whether they're bad or not isn't really the point
Jono Slack said:
Considering you are not a shooter of birds and you were using
effectively 560mm handheld I think you did quite well.
Click to expand...
and nor is this.

The point was that you can use the E3 to handhold at 560mm and take
pictures of little birds moving very fast at 30metres and f4, and
they will mostly be in focus.

but what's bugging me is various people inferring from my shots
(which were converted very late at night on a laptop) that the IQ of
the E3 is not good.

The reason it's bugging me is that I shouldn't have been so
irresponsible to post them, however, I thought I was making a decent
point.

Clearly not, and, I guess, the least said, the soonest mended!

Maybe I should simply delete the gallery and end the thread?

kind regards

--
Jono Slack
http://www.slack.co.uk
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dgrogers

http://www.pbase.com/drog
 
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I've minimized dreaming the Mark series with the A700
I don't give opinions, just what I see : ).
Now 99.9% jpg but still 100% hand held,
No baits, calls and tricks but will use luck.
 
Hi Landor

not even slightly, your post was perfectly reasonable, if I seemed offended, then it was my fault (stressed day Friday).

Your request was perfectly reasonable too . . . . but it's true, posting comparisons around here is a thankless task!

Anyway, thank you for your (quite unnecessary apology!) (and I'm sorry it seemed necessary)

kind regards
Landor said:
Jono,

I apologise if my post has upset you enough to talk about withdrawing
your images.

In the spirit of a forum I was expressing an opinion, I have an E1,
I'm not a Troll.

I hold you in the highest regard and hence the reason asking you
about my observation. This is not a personal attack on your ability,
but a general observation that I've seen in quite a few examples.
Where I personally observed this and as such I stated this in my post.

I also said that it could be to do with processing etc. Louis has
also commented that he felt the same, when seeing other images. Of
course without links to originals we have to comment on what is
posted.

I'm interested in the E3, but I'm looking to make the best, most
informed decision.

You are one of the most professional photographers on the forum and
it did shock me, regarding you taking this so personally, when there
was never any such intention.

Regards

Landor
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Jono Slack
http://www.slack.co.uk
 
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