On Monday, October 30, 2006 4:47 PM Mike Simpson wrote:
RE: [Birding-Aus] Camera ShakeI use a Panasonic Z30 digital camera
with 12* zoom and a Tcon-17 1.7 *
teleconverter. This gives the equivalent of around 19*zoom or equals
725mm
on a 35mm camera.
The camera does have image stabilisation, but for hand-held shots, I
have
fitted a monopod to the camera which is set nearly horizontal so that
it
fits under my arm. This, along with it's extra weight gives plenty of
So the image stabilisation isn't enough, or have you disabled it for some
reason?
What do you mean by "fits under my arm"? Are you using the viewfinder or the
display?
stability to take pictures of birds at fairly low light levels, yet
still
allows for mobility which is not available with a tripod.
See http://members.optusnet.com.au/ozbirds/nankeen_nh.html which is a
cropped image taken at 07:30am from ground level where the bird is
near the
top of a tall Casuarina
Any idea what focal length you used there?
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