Thanks for keeping us uptodate on the latest electronic wonders Carl.
The new Nikons look absolutely fabulous EXCEPT that they don’t have manual focus, which means that, unless they have an absolutely pinpoint, fast, autofocus capability, trying to focus on a bird in the bush results in autofocussing on twigs and leaves in the foreground, particularly at high zoom, the bird itself being out of focus.
I have a Panasonic compact with a zoom equivalent of about 500mm, good, but with a very cumbersome manual focus mechanism, only worth trying if the bird or beast behind branches sits still while you fiddle. ( It also packed up in the humidity of rainforest, but came good after drying out in front of the campfire, so check on waterproofing or appropriate waterproof cases if you want to go there.)
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Any tips on humidity proofing? One of our group’s superdooper current model Canon also seized up in the Jungle (West Papua) in almost constant rain and high temperatures.
It wouldn’t be hard to add manual focus to a camera like this, or a hotshoe, or even to give it a zoom range that doesn’t force the designers to allow unacceptable fringeing at the extreme ends of the range (eg 250-1000).
Anyone would think the manufacturers were deliberately witholding such features to help sell their DSLRs and lenses.
Peter Shute
Hi all They are cheep, small, easy to use and good for what they do, try focusing on something solid at about the same distance then move over to the subject ,but you will never get as good a shot as a reasonable SLR. Cheers
Yes it is lacking a few features, notably, lack of external flash ability. Lack of manual focus is definitely a minus. also, trying to shoot hand held at max zoom would call for a very steady hand.
It will be interesting to watch future developments though. Don’t think I will be ditching my DSLR for one just yet.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
Thanks for keeping us uptodate on the latest electronic wonders Carl.
The new Nikons look absolutely fabulous EXCEPT that they don’t have manual focus, which means that, unless they have an absolutely pinpoint, fast, autofocus capability, trying to focus on a bird in the bush results in autofocussing on twigs and leaves in the foreground, particularly at high zoom, the bird itself being out of focus.
I have a Panasonic compact with a zoom equivalent of about 500mm, good, but with a very cumbersome manual focus mechanism, only worth trying if the bird or beast behind branches sits still while you fiddle. ( It also packed up in the humidity of rainforest, but came good after drying out in front of the campfire, so check on waterproofing or appropriate waterproof cases if you want to go there.)
Cheers
Michael ===============================
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Hi Michael Lack of a manual focus is my particular bugbear as well. It’s the only thing that’s put me off buying one of the new Nikons. Regards