Canon SX40 for birding (in lieu of big zooms on DSLR)

**crewl1** · 07-19-2012, 04:53 PM

The video above is impressive - but the lens is a Canon 400mmL on the GH2 - so assume some type of external follow focus mechanism was used.

pingflood · 07-19-2012, 11:15 PM

Originally posted by jogiba

Does EVERY post you make have to have a m43 video in it, and be completely irrelevant to the discussion at large? Using a manual focus setup to follow some slow moving cranes is quite a far cry from shooting flying birds with a Sony SX40.

jogiba · 07-20-2012, 04:14 AM

Originally posted by pingflood

Does EVERY post you make have to have a m43 video in it, and be completely irrelevant to the discussion at large? Using a manual focus setup to follow some slow moving cranes is quite a far cry from shooting flying birds with a Sony SX40.

Every post ? Sony SX40 ? Show me who sells that .

07-20-2012, 04:14 AM	#18
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491	Originally posted by pingflood Does EVERY post you make have to have a m43 video in it, and be completely irrelevant to the discussion at large? Using a manual focus setup to follow some slow moving cranes is quite a far cry from shooting flying birds with a Sony SX40. Every post ? Sony SX40 ? Show me who sells that . Last edited by jogiba; 07-20-2012 at 05:15 AM.

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07-19-2012, 04:53 PM	#16
crewl1 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,807	The video above is impressive - but the lens is a Canon 400mmL on the GH2 - so assume some type of external follow focus mechanism was used.

07-19-2012, 11:15 PM	#17
pingflood Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Borås, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,169	Originally posted by jogiba Does EVERY post you make have to have a m43 video in it, and be completely irrelevant to the discussion at large? Using a manual focus setup to follow some slow moving cranes is quite a far cry from shooting flying birds with a Sony SX40.

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