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SX50 amazes me even in 2022

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VadiV Contributing Member • Posts: 541
SX50 amazes me even in 2022
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Once in a while I use my old SX50 and the IQ from this camera is really nice.  These are processed by DXO pure RAW and the IQ at ISO 800 for P & S is very good. Please share if you have nice ones.

Thank,

VadiV

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Sue Anne Rush
Sue Anne Rush Senior Member • Posts: 6,285
Re: SX50 amazes me even in 2022
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Hello...

These are beautiful photographs  - thank you for sharing.

VadiV wrote:

Once in a while I use my old SX50 and the IQ from this camera is really nice. These are processed by DXO pure RAW and the IQ at ISO 800 for P & S is very good. Please share if you have nice ones.

Thank,

VadiV

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Sue Anne Rush

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OP VadiV Contributing Member • Posts: 541
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Thanks Sue for your comments.

Thanks,

VadiV

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User4286416121 Senior Member • Posts: 1,221
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Still use the sx50. Main cameras. So many limitations but a highlight nonetheless.  Punches above its weight.  Icon.

Still waiting for a full-frame or mf format camera with similar chops.  Price too...  weight...

My pictures may not meet high standards, but they work for us.

So much for so little.

But there are a lot of things that need "improvement".  Focus, manual focus, diffraction....

YehudaKatz Senior Member • Posts: 2,512
Hand held.
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OP VadiV Contributing Member • Posts: 541
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Nice shot , beautiful color and clean image at 100%. It would be nice to know the type of bird.

Thanks for sharing.

VadiV

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YehudaKatz Senior Member • Posts: 2,512
Nadiv
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VadiV wrote:

Nice shot , beautiful color and clean image at 100%. It would be nice to know the type of bird.

Thanks for sharing.

VadiV

נקבת בז מצוי.

יהודה

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YehudaKatz Senior Member • Posts: 2,512
Female Common Kestrel.
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VadiV wrote:

Nice shot , beautiful color and clean image at 100%. It would be nice to know the type of bird.

Thanks for sharing.

VadiV

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Geodude Contributing Member • Posts: 596
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These photos are outstanding 👌 Great camera in the right hands. Can’t believe that’s ISO 800!

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Charlie BRM
Charlie BRM Regular Member • Posts: 183
Re: Female Common Kestrel.
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YehudaKatz wrote:

VadiV wrote:

Nice shot , beautiful color and clean image at 100%. It would be nice to know the type of bird.

Thanks for sharing.

VadiV

That's beautiful. To help me visualize how that out of focus background is possible, what were the distances between you and the bird, and from the bird back to that vegetation background? I can see you had the lens at full zoom. I still can't figure out what proportions of distance will give that effect.

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Charlie BRM
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My best estimate is at least 50-60 feet from the motorcycle. I was already back in my car packing up when it arrived and I was tired so I shot all of these from my driver's seat. I'd already taken a bunch of the Autocar truck from sane distances. I still can't get over how good this motorcycle front end looks (IMHO). When the SX50HS is right, it's right. 
My problem is me - not remembering what setup is getting consistently sharp results and colour like this.

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RotBart Contributing Member • Posts: 555
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Very nice shots, VadiV. Love that colours.

I'm still enyoing my SX50HS.

Tero Tero

Carancho (Caracara) taken by very poor lighting.

Ciervo de los pantanos - Iberá

Kayaking by sunset - Esteros del Iberá

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OP VadiV Contributing Member • Posts: 541
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Thanks Geodude, I decided to use my SX50 this summer and planning to shoot RAW and process images using DXO.  I also have Nikon P950, but the IQ from this camera is not consistent.  If the bird is closer and if I use low ISO less than 200 , I get very good IQ.

Thanks,

VadiV

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OP VadiV Contributing Member • Posts: 541
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Beautiful shots. This is one camera that I can not put it my "unused" list.

Thanks for sharing,

VadiV

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OP VadiV Contributing Member • Posts: 541
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Hi RotBart,

Thanks for your comments, and for sharing diverse (ISO and images) photos.

Here are few mores:

Thanks,

VadiV

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User4286416121 Senior Member • Posts: 1,221
Re: Female Common Kestrel.
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My guess is 30 feet or so, and the background maybe the same or more.

adventurer69
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Beautiful photos ,SX50 is the most versatile camera I own. Come to think of of it , it's long overdue for an outing .

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rock_hound New Member • Posts: 5
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Just picked up a SX50 online a couple weeks back. I wouldn't consider myself anything else other than a beginner still getting used to it since my older camera wasn't nearly as laden with options (all advice is appreciated), but I've taken a few pictures that I am content with.

OP VadiV Contributing Member • Posts: 541
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Hi  Rock_Hound,

Thanks for sharing the nice first few shots from your SX50. Keep sharing, your new images.

There are tons of tips to use this camera for birding, jut Google and see.

Planning to use this summer , and will share.

Some of my old ones ( all were JPEGs from camera)

Thanks,

VadiV

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YehudaKatz Senior Member • Posts: 2,512
Nice job indeed.
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rock_hound wrote:

Just picked up a SX50 online a couple weeks back. I wouldn't consider myself anything else other than a beginner still getting used to it since my older camera wasn't nearly as laden with options (all advice is appreciated), but I've taken a few pictures that I am content with.

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