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The P600 zoom is truly outstanding, in the first place by the incredible good IS. Here some tries:

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At the image middle, just at the forest upper line, a rather orange speck. It's that tree:

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Near the end of the leaves:



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Thank you for looking and commenting,

Augustin
 
Augustin,

Colors look good to me #4 looks very sharp.
 
Glad to see you experimenting. The last image is nice and sharp, did you handhold?

John
 
Hi Augustin,

Some great shots there. You're convincing me that the P600 may be the replacement for my Canon SX50 :-)

Does the Nikon have a sweep-panorama mode like the Sony HX400?

Also, how does the video quality of the P600 compare to the SX50?

Cheers,

Mike.
 
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Mcbrig said:
Augustin,

Colors look good to me #4 looks very sharp.
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Thank you, Mark, for looking and commenting!

Your indications were very useful, I think however I have to refine my settings a little :)

All in all, a very interesting camera I don't regret I got, but I have still to learn it to achieve your performance (if ever :) )

Happy shooting,

Augusitn
 
JSN said:
Glad to see you experimenting. The last image is nice and sharp, did you handhold?

John
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Thank you, John, for looking and commenting!

Yes, all shots are handheld and, as strange as it seems, the IS is even better than that of SX50!

All the best,

Augustin
 
mingleby said:
Hi Augustin,

Some great shots there. You're convincing me that the P600 may be the replacement for my Canon SX50 :-)

Does the Nikon have a sweep-panorama mode like the Sony HX400?

Also, how does the video quality of the P600 compare to the SX50?

Cheers,

Mike.
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Thank you, Mike, for looking and commenting!

No, P600 isn't a replacement to SX50, but a complementary super zoom to it! Zoom and IS are better at P600, but SX50 seems better in low light and has also teleconverter, RAW, hot shoe, filter, lens hood, thus is a more complex and complete camera.

About video I can't say anything, as I did very few with SX50 and still none with P600, but our colleagues here could probably supply that information.

And, yes, P600 has sweep-panorama, in Reference Section of the manual, pg. 2

All the best,

Augustin
 
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I'm going to only get one camera, since I can't justify spending $$$ on two very similar cameras :-)

I've been reading reviews on the P600 and many mention that at the long end of the zoom the focus is "very slow" - is this what you find?

I've also read that the shots can be soft at both extremes of the zoom - again, what do you think? (your shots seem sharp enough).

Cheers,

Mike.
 
mingleby said:
I'm going to only get one camera, since I can't justify spending $$$ on two very similar cameras :-)

I've been reading reviews on the P600 and many mention that at the long end of the zoom the focus is "very slow" - is this what you find?

I've also read that the shots can be soft at both extremes of the zoom - again, what do you think? (your shots seem sharp enough).

Cheers,

Mike.
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I didn't remark a soft touch at the telephoto end of P600. Nor can I say the zoom been more sluggish or more focus hunting in low light than SX50. The IS is definitely better than SX50.

But, considering all the facts, my advice is to get an SX50. As a bonus, being an old model, you can get it cheaper than P600.

All the best,

Augustin
 
Nice work Augustin, showing the reasons I bought the P600, long zoom, great IS, and one of the best IQ's for a superzoom.
 
Augustin Man said:
I didn't remark a soft touch at the telephoto end of P600. Nor can I say the zoom been more sluggish or more focus hunting in low light than SX50. The IS is definitely better than SX50.

But, considering all the facts, my advice is to get an SX50. As a bonus, being an old model, you can get it cheaper than P600.

All the best,

Augustin
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Hi again,

I had a SX50 in the past but sold it back in 2013 in anticipation of the SX60 - that was a mistake!

I'd be interested to know how you think the P600 IS better than the SX50? I've never had any issues or cause to complain about the canon IS.

At the moment I'm leaning towards the P600, as I can get it for $20 less than the SX50 here in Australia ($377 vs $399).

I'm keen to hear how you're finding the P600 as you get more used to it, so I'll be checking your threads regularly!

Cheers,

Mike.
 
KJaay said:
Nice work Augustin, showing the reasons I bought the P600, long zoom, great IS, and one of the best IQ's for a superzoom.

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KJ
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Thank you very much! I'm happy you like my examples! Yes, the IQ and IS in bright light are better than those of SX50, but... I don't know, I have to know that camera better.

Happy shooting,

Augustin
 
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