Watch Part II here ruclips.net/video/MN6pp0XeZ60/видео.html where I try some different settings at a different location to see if I can get better results.
After having this camera for a few weeks now and knowing virtually nothing about photography, I'm really enjoying it! I go out in my backyard and take literally hundreds of pictures of EVERYTHING just so I can get used to it and change different settings to see how they affect the pictures. The app is awesome especially when taking moon pictures so you don't physically have to touch the shutter button an disrupt the camera. I'm starting to understand how ISO settings combined with the shutter speed lighten and darken photos, that was really throwing me off for a while. Also, I'm starting to think of fun stuff to shoot with the slow motion recording and it's so much fun! Thanks to you and everyone else who makes videos on this camera, it's extremely helpful to us beginners!
Your more than welcome Martin, I love to hear if my videos have inspired people to get out and take photos. The beauty of digital photography is you can take as many photos as you like and learn your camera without any inconvenience.
Thanks for watching, the fz82 is a good camera for the money. The zoom makes it great for bird photography. Image quality isn't quite as good as a apsc or full frame mirrorless or dslr camera, but they cost much, much more.
Thank you for sharing your outing with your bridge camera. You captured some nice images , I loved the shots of the swans and those of the catkins etc.... It just goes to prove like I have always said that it is the photographer that makes an image work and not the camera. Take care : ) Teddy
Third times a charm....actually this was my third attempt to watch this, kept getting interrupted earlier in the week......I've tried to use the apps before to do some bird photography......found it a little awkward. Not so much the speed of the app when connected, but trying to keep both the camera and phone from going to sleep and breaking the connection......or a call or notification coming in which also breaks the connection (on the Canon app that is) and of course that always happens just at the moment a bird flies in to the shot. So I had an empathetic chuckle when you moved on from that!
Cheers for watching Dave. I tried the app at home the next day on our bird feeder and it was better as the birds were less nervous. A bit of a shame but you've got to try these things out.
I have a Lumix 300 (330 in U.K.). I have been getting further away from birds using the zoom as needed, so as not to spook them, and experimenting with Topaz Denoise AI. Just have used it about a week now, but does seem to give you an extra stop (or two) of noise relief. Like a camera upgrade, almost, giving more latitude on ISO and shutter speed issues.
Thanks for watching. I might have to look into Topaz as the FZ82 suffers with noise at higher ISOs. Your 300/330 also has an advantage over the FZ82 as the aperture stays nice and low no matter what the focal range is, sadly the FZ82 increases the aperture as you zoom in which is less than ideal but that's the price of the longer zoom.
I am Bird photographer. I am very happy with my Canon Powershot sx510 hs. But it has 30x optical zoom instead 60x Like in this. 12 mpx instead of 18 Like Here. This camera (lumix) is twice more expensive than my Canon. Is it worth money for me ? I mean will i see a difference and upgrade ? Or is it not worth to buy Lumix dz82 when j already have Canon Powershot sx510 hs ?
A good point, I have no experience of your Canon, but it very much depends if you need to get closer to your subject. I see your Canon has zoom plus which I presume is a digital zoom. At full reach the zoom plus reaches the same distance as the FZ82 does optically. I hope this helps.
Great video Andrew! Not sure who, including the birds, would view you as a threat 😂 Lovely images mate, really nice. I think my absolute favourite was the black and white of the duck with the water rippling along. Just perfect and the composite was ace! Really enjoyed this video, looked like a lovely day! Spring has sprung! Hope you are doing well and keeping safe!
Spring definitely sprung last weekend, this weekend I think winter decided to return 🙄. I quite like that duck shot, I think editing it as a monochrome helped it stand out. Hope all is well back in Florida and you're all thawed out after the Maine trip.
Many thanks for sharing your fabulous tutorial and photographs, they are spectacular. I can see you take pride with your work. I am not a bird chap myself but you have enspired me into trying my hand. I do like taking photographs when the weather is good. thank you again.
Hi Michael, thanks for watching, check out some of my other bird photography videos. I wouldn't class myself as a bird photographer, but I do enjoy photographing them now and again. Oh and yes it's more enjoyable in warmer weather. Spring is a good time as the birds are out and making themselves heard. To get some practice photographing birds, a park with a lake with swans and ducks is a good place to start as they are used to people.
@@AndrewWaltonPhotography thank you for your reply, I am familiar with taking photographs ( not professionally ) lol this is the best camera I have had, I like the zoom, like I said your photographs are excellent, which has given me an insight with this model. Thanks again.
@@AndrewWaltonPhotography actually I have had a little go at photographing swans and mallard ducks near oakham there is a field full of water which swans and ducks have claimed lol. Also a couple of horses that walk around the field. They are beautiful to photograph.
Hi Andy and thanks for taking us out with you on a splendid morning to capture images of the birds and flora at the nature reserve. Some marvellous images there, especially of the mute swans in their various poses. I use my FZ82 predominantly for bird and flower photography and I can see that I still have a fair bit of learning to do if I'm to try to capture similar images to yours. I'm experimenting with Aperture priority mode but can't quite master the shutter speed depending on aperture size. I'll keep persevering though. Thanks again for some great photos on a lovely sunny day.🌞 Cheers. 👍
Thanks for watching Stephen. I find it is tricky to shoot moving subjects in aperture priority. That said the majority of these shots in the video were shot in aperture priority, if you look at some of the shutter speeds of these images the camera has selected some really low speeds. This does mean the 'hit rate' drops so prepare to take a load of images to get that good one. It is easier to shoot on burst mode or even easier 4k photo mode but 4k is only 8mpx so I rarely use it. Why have a camera rated at 18.1mpx and lower the resolution?
Thank you again for you wonderful tutorial, your photographs are excellent, I like the white boarder, did you do that with an art package if I can ask? Thanks again.
Another nice vlog, that camera is more than capable! Love the shots of the swan at 5:26, the light is quite unique! And 5:58 what a great model 😆. Great images all round mate.
Thanks Rauri. The swans are great models, they're inquisitive and unafraid. There were just a pair on the lake as they are getting ready to nest. A group of six from the other lake tried to land but got given short shrift by the duo. I wished I had the camera ready for that encounter.
The little birds are the worst. They live a life of terror and rarely sit still. Best to set a feeder in your own garden with a nice branch for them to sit on. Grab a branch from one of your walks and bring it back with you. Branches with lots of lichen and so on they love for some reason. You definitely got some good shots here, better than I managed with my FZ82. The best I got was a robin because they sit still for longer than a few microseconds.
Another great vlog Andy and a great test for the FZ82. I’m thinking I should give the FZ200 an outing and see what it can do with with Bird Photography. As you know the FZ200 doesn’t use the App feature but the wireless remote should be advantageous. You got some great images. I loved the swan shots and the mono duck shot on the ripples of the lake. Best Wishes Tim 😊👍
Cheers for watching Tim. To be honest the remote app wasn't fast enough to capture the birds although I did try it again yesterday at home will more success but the local birds are used to visiting the feeder so stopped for longer.
Picture quality won't rival a dslr, but the image stabilisation is very good, and you can hand hold for 600mm+ shots. It does get tricky at 900-1200mm, especially if the subject is distant. I mostly hand hold for wildlife/bird photography images as I find the tripod to be limiting in what I can shoot. If you already own a dslr or mirrorless camera, then I would buy a 600 mm lens. However, if you don't, then this camera and also the fz330 are very good value for bridge cameras.
@Tatisha 4K The zoom is crazy by comparison to a smartphone. I have an s22, and whilst it is great at wide and regular shots, the zoom on the phone is easily eclipsed by a bridge camera. Even most compact travel zooms have much greater optical zooms.
@Tatisha 4K for zoom, the fz82 wins hands down. I can take photos of birds in the trees that would be a tiny dot in the frame if I used a phone even with three lenses like the s22 has. The s22 has more modern processing software, so it does do a great job for wide shots. The fz82 can generate noise in its images over ISO 400. Samsung still has that strange 'squiggly' texture when you zoom into the images. There are pros and cons to each device but ultimately if you need a long zoom then the s22 can't do the job.
It got busy really quickly Dave which was a bit frustrating and the wildlife trust have put little feeding bowls on the top of all the fence posts which ruins the shots a bit, I'm sure the birds don't mind though.
Greetings. I was hoping to get your thoughts on selecting a lens... We have several feeders around the house, but I have a question regarding a lens for capturing photos of birds for a feeder that is attached to our window. I've been researching online, and I understand that a Canon 100-400 is great for walking around and finding birds that are a distance away. Since the birds are coming right up to our windows, I was thinking that a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro might work great for really close-up photos of the birds. Can I get your thoughts on whether this lens will work great for this condition. The lens will be used on a Canon 5dIII. Thank you in advance for your help. On a side note (but related), I am looking to get a used DSLR camera. I'm considering a used Canon 5dIII (since mine has been great), but figured I'd ask if there is another camera I should consider . It will be used for birding, night-sky, and wildlife photography. I'm open to other brands (i.e. Nikon). Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated. Thanks again!
Hi ARK, I this video I was using a bridge camera to shoot with rather than a DSLR. I'm no expert on Canon cameras and lenses but lens wise normally I'd expect you'd be looking at something with a focal length of at least 300mm with something around 600mm being nearer the mark. With you birds coming in so close it is an unusual scenario. If you look at the bottom of my channel page I have listed some of my recommended channels. Dave at Lets Click Photography is very knowledgeable about Canon cameras so might be able to help you. Two other Channels worth looking at are Robert Bishop Photography and AJ Stoves Photography as both shoot Birds and Wildlife using Nikon Cameras. I hope this might help you in your quest for the perfect camera for bird photography.
I’m new to photography and recently got the FZ80 to learn and take pics of birds mostly. IA+ mode has been hit or miss for me so I’m diving into the other modes. Have you had any luck with the “Freeze Animal Motion” Scene mode for birds?
Hi Mark, I haven't tried that mode I must admit. I did find shutter priority S Mode to be the most suitable and using the thumb wheel on the back to raise or lower the shutter speed to suit. I did do a bird photography with a bridge camera II video where I used shutter priority with great success. Using the 4k photo option is also good for birds in flight.
@@AndrewWaltonPhotography Thanks for the reply. Love your videos. Really helps someone like me who doesn’t know much about the topic to watch (and re-watch). 👍🏻
Some great shots there Andrew. I was thinking about getting my dad a bridge camera as he struggles with reach on his little compact, but he doesn't want something complicated. I thought your WiFi approach was interesting - though I did think it would be hard to get a shot that way. Really liked the one of the swan midway through, with the dramatic lighting. 👍
Thanks for watching Robert. The FZ82 is quite a good little camera, quality wise it isn't as good as a mirrorless or dslr but it's less than £300 new. Depending on your budget the others I'd look at are the FZ330 (it's weather sealed with a constant aperture of 2.8, and a 600mm zoom - in hindsight I might have bought this as it can use an external mic and has a fully articulating screen - handy for vlogging) and the FZ1000 (which has a 1 inch sensor). All these cameras can be used in auto modes so if your dad is just after more zoom and still use it like a point and shoot. I was hoping the app would have worked more like a remote shutter release but it wasn't quite fast enough.
@@AndrewWaltonPhotography Yeah, definitely needs to have to auto option! Cheers, I'll check those out. The Nikon one that's about 1000mm looks amazing - but a bit pricey I think!
@@Robert-Bishop Yeah the P950 and P1000 are around £750/£900 respectively and it still have a 1/2.3 inch sensor - the same as the FZ82 and 330. The P1000 is huge and heavy. The FZ82 is about the same weight as my D3300 with it's kit lens. There is also the C*non PowerShot SX70 HS ( I feel dirty now I've used the C word - off to wash my hands).
Amazing work as usual Andrew.. just when I'm about to give up on my FZ82 and return to my old Canon your video pops up and gives me renewed hope to stick at it and master this thing....2 questions please the last few pix on the video what were the settings can you remember ? loved the music also can you tell me the name of the piece...many thanks and keep up the excellent work..
Thanks for your kind words Barry. I'm glad I can offer some inspiration for you to keep going with the FZ82. I pretty much shoot in Aperture priority mode (probably not ideal for bird photography but fine for the other shots), I set the ISO to 80 and I have the camera set to use spot metering. All the shots at the end were taken at between F4.5 and F5.5. I leave the camera to decide the shutter speed. I hope this helps. The music was downloaded from the RUclips Audio Library (it's copyright free for RUclips use). There were four pieces of music in the video. 1 Two Moons by Bobby Richards, 2 Timeless by Lauren Duski, 3 Stinson by Reed Mathis and 4 dance of the Mammoths by The Whole Other.
@@rallyburnz2simracing416 I've just checked and the only difference between the 82 and the 83 is that the latter has a 4x digital zoom. The FZ82 has a 2x zoom.
With my recent wanderings arounds the local wetlands and country parks, I've really fancied having a go at the old bird / wildlife photography but just haven';t got enough reach with my current lens set up. My Nikon D5300 only shoots at 5fps also so that doesn't help either ! Anyway - great to see you have a go and you got close up there - loved the backlit swan and the intimate flower on black. It's slim pickings at the moment out there with very little flora on show, the plants and trees only just awakening and the landscapes are quite barren....but as we always say, it's just great to be outside :))
Try find the gold amongst the coal, EBAY Honestly you can pick up sigmas 600mm for very cheap.... or i think it was either nikon or tamron but there’s 100-400mms for like under £200 as long as u get the right one ebay is very useful!
Thanks for watching Andrew, the beauty of birds like ducks and swans is they are used to people so will come in really close. I don't have any huge lenses for my Nikon hence I gave this a go with the bridge camera. I was disappointed with the shots I got of the smaller birds, not particularly because of the camera but the country park became really busy even at 8am and the birds were nervous.
Watch Part II here ruclips.net/video/MN6pp0XeZ60/видео.html where I try some different settings at a different location to see if I can get better results.
After having this camera for a few weeks now and knowing virtually nothing about photography, I'm really enjoying it! I go out in my backyard and take literally hundreds of pictures of EVERYTHING just so I can get used to it and change different settings to see how they affect the pictures. The app is awesome especially when taking moon pictures so you don't physically have to touch the shutter button an disrupt the camera. I'm starting to understand how ISO settings combined with the shutter speed lighten and darken photos, that was really throwing me off for a while. Also, I'm starting to think of fun stuff to shoot with the slow motion recording and it's so much fun! Thanks to you and everyone else who makes videos on this camera, it's extremely helpful to us beginners!
Your more than welcome Martin, I love to hear if my videos have inspired people to get out and take photos. The beauty of digital photography is you can take as many photos as you like and learn your camera without any inconvenience.
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Thanks for watching, the fz82 is a good camera for the money. The zoom makes it great for bird photography. Image quality isn't quite as good as a apsc or full frame mirrorless or dslr camera, but they cost much, much more.
Good to see you have added the photos information shutter speed f stop etc
As requested 😉
I find that for bird photography with my FZ80 that if I use the flash it can really help to sharpen the focus.
Yes, keep that ISO set to 80.
Great tip David, I might give that a try. Thanks for watching and the info.
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Thanks for watching and your kind words Capuchins Pigeons.
Thank you for sharing your outing with your bridge camera. You captured some nice images , I loved the shots of the swans and those of the catkins etc.... It just goes to prove like I have always said that it is the photographer that makes an image work and not the camera. Take care : ) Teddy
Thanks for watching and your kind words.
Awesome video. I just purchased this camera and your guides are helping me greatly. Thanks.
Thanks for watching Ryan, I'm glad to hear you are finding the videos helpful.
Nice and beautiful video. Thanks for sharing awesome footage of Birds..
Thanks for watching, check out some of my other bird photography videos.🙂
Third times a charm....actually this was my third attempt to watch this, kept getting interrupted earlier in the week......I've tried to use the apps before to do some bird photography......found it a little awkward. Not so much the speed of the app when connected, but trying to keep both the camera and phone from going to sleep and breaking the connection......or a call or notification coming in which also breaks the connection (on the Canon app that is) and of course that always happens just at the moment a bird flies in to the shot. So I had an empathetic chuckle when you moved on from that!
Cheers for watching Dave. I tried the app at home the next day on our bird feeder and it was better as the birds were less nervous. A bit of a shame but you've got to try these things out.
I have a Lumix 300 (330 in U.K.). I have been getting further away from birds using the zoom as needed, so as not to spook them, and experimenting with Topaz Denoise AI. Just have used it about a week now, but does seem to give you an extra stop (or two) of noise relief. Like a camera upgrade, almost, giving more latitude on ISO and shutter speed issues.
Thanks for watching. I might have to look into Topaz as the FZ82 suffers with noise at higher ISOs. Your 300/330 also has an advantage over the FZ82 as the aperture stays nice and low no matter what the focal range is, sadly the FZ82 increases the aperture as you zoom in which is less than ideal but that's the price of the longer zoom.
I am Bird photographer. I am very happy with my Canon Powershot sx510 hs. But it has 30x optical zoom instead 60x Like in this. 12 mpx instead of 18 Like Here. This camera (lumix) is twice more expensive than my Canon. Is it worth money for me ? I mean will i see a difference and upgrade ? Or is it not worth to buy Lumix dz82 when j already have Canon Powershot sx510 hs ?
A good point, I have no experience of your Canon, but it very much depends if you need to get closer to your subject. I see your Canon has zoom plus which I presume is a digital zoom. At full reach the zoom plus reaches the same distance as the FZ82 does optically. I hope this helps.
Great video Andrew! Not sure who, including the birds, would view you as a threat 😂 Lovely images mate, really nice. I think my absolute favourite was the black and white of the duck with the water rippling along. Just perfect and the composite was ace! Really enjoyed this video, looked like a lovely day! Spring has sprung! Hope you are doing well and keeping safe!
Spring definitely sprung last weekend, this weekend I think winter decided to return 🙄. I quite like that duck shot, I think editing it as a monochrome helped it stand out. Hope all is well back in Florida and you're all thawed out after the Maine trip.
Many thanks for sharing your fabulous tutorial and photographs, they are spectacular. I can see you take pride with your work. I am not a bird chap myself but you have enspired me into trying my hand. I do like taking photographs when the weather is good. thank you again.
Hi Michael, thanks for watching, check out some of my other bird photography videos. I wouldn't class myself as a bird photographer, but I do enjoy photographing them now and again. Oh and yes it's more enjoyable in warmer weather. Spring is a good time as the birds are out and making themselves heard. To get some practice photographing birds, a park with a lake with swans and ducks is a good place to start as they are used to people.
@@AndrewWaltonPhotography thank you for your reply, I am familiar with taking photographs ( not professionally ) lol this is the best camera I have had, I like the zoom, like I said your photographs are excellent, which has given me an insight with this model. Thanks again.
@@AndrewWaltonPhotography actually I have had a little go at photographing swans and mallard ducks near oakham there is a field full of water which swans and ducks have claimed lol. Also a couple of horses that walk around the field. They are beautiful to photograph.
Hi Andy and thanks for taking us out with you on a splendid morning to capture images of the birds and flora at the nature reserve. Some marvellous images there, especially of the mute swans in their various poses. I use my FZ82 predominantly for bird and flower photography and I can see that I still have a fair bit of learning to do if I'm to try to capture similar images to yours. I'm experimenting with Aperture priority mode but can't quite master the shutter speed depending on aperture size. I'll keep persevering though. Thanks again for some great photos on a lovely sunny day.🌞 Cheers. 👍
Thanks for watching Stephen. I find it is tricky to shoot moving subjects in aperture priority. That said the majority of these shots in the video were shot in aperture priority, if you look at some of the shutter speeds of these images the camera has selected some really low speeds. This does mean the 'hit rate' drops so prepare to take a load of images to get that good one. It is easier to shoot on burst mode or even easier 4k photo mode but 4k is only 8mpx so I rarely use it. Why have a camera rated at 18.1mpx and lower the resolution?
Lovely area! And really great shots.
Cant wait to start snapping more pics once spring properly hits.
Thanks for watching Fenn.
Thank you again for you wonderful tutorial, your photographs are excellent, I like the white boarder, did you do that with an art package if I can ask? Thanks again.
Yes, the white border is added in photoshop to help distinguish the photo from the background.
@@AndrewWaltonPhotography thanks Andrew,
Another nice vlog, that camera is more than capable! Love the shots of the swan at 5:26, the light is quite unique! And 5:58 what a great model 😆. Great images all round mate.
Thanks Rauri. The swans are great models, they're inquisitive and unafraid. There were just a pair on the lake as they are getting ready to nest. A group of six from the other lake tried to land but got given short shrift by the duo. I wished I had the camera ready for that encounter.
Great video Andrew. I have just bought an FZ80 as an middle of the road camera/video.
Thanks for watching and your kind words. The FZ80 is a great little camera to take out when you don't want to be carrying a whole lot of camera gear.
The little birds are the worst. They live a life of terror and rarely sit still. Best to set a feeder in your own garden with a nice branch for them to sit on. Grab a branch from one of your walks and bring it back with you. Branches with lots of lichen and so on they love for some reason. You definitely got some good shots here, better than I managed with my FZ82. The best I got was a robin because they sit still for longer than a few microseconds.
Yeah we have a feeder in the garden but our cat is a bit too handy to encourage them onto lower branches. Thanks for watching.
Is the camera by itself light weight to lug around? Thank you for the fantastic video.
Hi, as bridge cameras go, it is pretty lightweight. With the battery on board, it weighs 616 grams (1.35 lbs). I hope this helps.
You have a lot of patience to sit and wait for the birds. Something I don’t have. 🤪 great video. Loved the lens flare when you were at the lake.
Cheers for watching Paul. It was a lovely morning to sit and relax by the lake and wait for the birds.
Good video Andy. Very enjoyable to watch. Some great images to. The wee camera does such a good job if you just give it a chance. I still love mine.
Cheers for watching Simon. Yeah it can produce some good results when the opportunity rises.
Really enjoyed this one mate, not easy that wildlife photography with a bridge camera but with the shots you got I'd be over the moon 👍
Cheers for watching Ben. I was pretty happy with some of the shots of the swans considering the camera is a fairly inexpensive model.
Another great vlog Andy and a great test for the FZ82.
I’m thinking I should give the FZ200 an outing and see what it can do with with Bird Photography. As you know the FZ200 doesn’t use the App feature but the wireless remote should be advantageous.
You got some great images. I loved the swan shots and the mono duck shot on the ripples of the lake.
Best Wishes
Tim 😊👍
Cheers for watching Tim. To be honest the remote app wasn't fast enough to capture the birds although I did try it again yesterday at home will more success but the local birds are used to visiting the feeder so stopped for longer.
hello, without using tripid can this camera be still effective in terms of mid range zoom and picture quality?
Picture quality won't rival a dslr, but the image stabilisation is very good, and you can hand hold for 600mm+ shots. It does get tricky at 900-1200mm, especially if the subject is distant. I mostly hand hold for wildlife/bird photography images as I find the tripod to be limiting in what I can shoot. If you already own a dslr or mirrorless camera, then I would buy a 600 mm lens. However, if you don't, then this camera and also the fz330 are very good value for bridge cameras.
@@AndrewWaltonPhotography im gonna buy fz82 hopefully it will take better pictures than my galaxy s20 and better quality zoom
@Tatisha 4K The zoom is crazy by comparison to a smartphone. I have an s22, and whilst it is great at wide and regular shots, the zoom on the phone is easily eclipsed by a bridge camera. Even most compact travel zooms have much greater optical zooms.
@@AndrewWaltonPhotography so if you have s22. please could you tell me which is better in photo quality and zoom?
@Tatisha 4K for zoom, the fz82 wins hands down. I can take photos of birds in the trees that would be a tiny dot in the frame if I used a phone even with three lenses like the s22 has. The s22 has more modern processing software, so it does do a great job for wide shots. The fz82 can generate noise in its images over ISO 400. Samsung still has that strange 'squiggly' texture when you zoom into the images. There are pros and cons to each device but ultimately if you need a long zoom then the s22 can't do the job.
Some lovely photos there mate!! I am loving my fz82 now I have a new battery lol
Good to hear you've got the camera sorted out now. Thanks for watching Jamie.
Nice video Andrew! Those swans are gorgeous! You got some nice frames ! Subbed:) cheers!
Thanks for watching and subscribing Peter. I try and do the best I can with the equipment I have.
@@AndrewWaltonPhotography you’re very welcome mate! Keep creating!
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You had more success with that location than I have Andy. Maybe I just done have the patience. 😁 Nice to get out.
It got busy really quickly Dave which was a bit frustrating and the wildlife trust have put little feeding bowls on the top of all the fence posts which ruins the shots a bit, I'm sure the birds don't mind though.
Greetings. I was hoping to get your thoughts on selecting a lens...
We have several feeders around the house, but I have a question regarding a lens for capturing photos of birds for a feeder that is attached to our window.
I've been researching online, and I understand that a Canon 100-400 is great for walking around and finding birds that are a distance away.
Since the birds are coming right up to our windows, I was thinking that a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro might work great for really close-up photos of the birds.
Can I get your thoughts on whether this lens will work great for this condition.
The lens will be used on a Canon 5dIII.
Thank you in advance for your help.
On a side note (but related), I am looking to get a used DSLR camera. I'm considering a used Canon 5dIII (since mine has been great), but figured I'd ask if there is another camera I should consider . It will be used for birding, night-sky, and wildlife photography.
I'm open to other brands (i.e. Nikon). Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again!
Hi ARK, I this video I was using a bridge camera to shoot with rather than a DSLR.
I'm no expert on Canon cameras and lenses but lens wise normally I'd expect you'd be looking at something with a focal length of at least 300mm with something around 600mm being nearer the mark. With you birds coming in so close it is an unusual scenario.
If you look at the bottom of my channel page I have listed some of my recommended channels. Dave at Lets Click Photography is very knowledgeable about Canon cameras so might be able to help you. Two other Channels worth looking at are Robert Bishop Photography and AJ Stoves Photography as both shoot Birds and Wildlife using Nikon Cameras. I hope this might help you in your quest for the perfect camera for bird photography.
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Thank you very much for your help.
I will look into the people you recommended.
Great images and vlog bud, that little camera isn't bad at all
Thanks for watching John. It does well for an affordable bridge camera, not quite DSLR standard but at under £300 new they're a great first camera.
I’m new to photography and recently got the FZ80 to learn and take pics of birds mostly. IA+ mode has been hit or miss for me so I’m diving into the other modes. Have you had any luck with the “Freeze Animal Motion” Scene mode for birds?
Hi Mark, I haven't tried that mode I must admit. I did find shutter priority S Mode to be the most suitable and using the thumb wheel on the back to raise or lower the shutter speed to suit. I did do a bird photography with a bridge camera II video where I used shutter priority with great success. Using the 4k photo option is also good for birds in flight.
@@AndrewWaltonPhotography Thanks for the reply. Love your videos. Really helps someone like me who doesn’t know much about the topic to watch (and re-watch). 👍🏻
Some great shots there Andrew. I was thinking about getting my dad a bridge camera as he struggles with reach on his little compact, but he doesn't want something complicated. I thought your WiFi approach was interesting - though I did think it would be hard to get a shot that way. Really liked the one of the swan midway through, with the dramatic lighting. 👍
Thanks for watching Robert. The FZ82 is quite a good little camera, quality wise it isn't as good as a mirrorless or dslr but it's less than £300 new. Depending on your budget the others I'd look at are the FZ330 (it's weather sealed with a constant aperture of 2.8, and a 600mm zoom - in hindsight I might have bought this as it can use an external mic and has a fully articulating screen - handy for vlogging) and the FZ1000 (which has a 1 inch sensor). All these cameras can be used in auto modes so if your dad is just after more zoom and still use it like a point and shoot. I was hoping the app would have worked more like a remote shutter release but it wasn't quite fast enough.
@@AndrewWaltonPhotography Yeah, definitely needs to have to auto option! Cheers, I'll check those out. The Nikon one that's about 1000mm looks amazing - but a bit pricey I think!
@@Robert-Bishop Yeah the P950 and P1000 are around £750/£900 respectively and it still have a 1/2.3 inch sensor - the same as the FZ82 and 330. The P1000 is huge and heavy. The FZ82 is about the same weight as my D3300 with it's kit lens. There is also the C*non PowerShot SX70 HS ( I feel dirty now I've used the C word - off to wash my hands).
Amazing work as usual Andrew.. just when I'm about to give up on my FZ82 and return to my old Canon your video pops up and gives me renewed hope to stick at it and master this thing....2 questions please the last few pix on the video what were the settings can you remember ? loved the music also can you tell me the name of the piece...many thanks and keep up the excellent work..
Thanks for your kind words Barry. I'm glad I can offer some inspiration for you to keep going with the FZ82. I pretty much shoot in Aperture priority mode (probably not ideal for bird photography but fine for the other shots), I set the ISO to 80 and I have the camera set to use spot metering. All the shots at the end were taken at between F4.5 and F5.5. I leave the camera to decide the shutter speed. I hope this helps. The music was downloaded from the RUclips Audio Library (it's copyright free for RUclips use). There were four pieces of music in the video. 1 Two Moons by Bobby Richards, 2 Timeless by Lauren Duski, 3 Stinson by Reed Mathis and 4 dance of the Mammoths by The Whole Other.
@@AndrewWaltonPhotography Thanks Andrew look forward to your next video
Are fz82 and fz83 the same camera
Pretty much the same camera. I think there may be some slight difference in the software on the fz83.
@@AndrewWaltonPhotography thankyou for your time...I am thinking of getting the fz83 if it the camera then I'm in👍👍👍
@@rallyburnz2simracing416 I've just checked and the only difference between the 82 and the 83 is that the latter has a 4x digital zoom. The FZ82 has a 2x zoom.
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Lumix fz82
Nikon b700
Sony hx 400v
If you can find a camera shop that will let you test each one to see which one you prefer. Thanks for watching.
With my recent wanderings arounds the local wetlands and country parks, I've really fancied having a go at the old bird / wildlife photography but just haven';t got enough reach with my current lens set up. My Nikon D5300 only shoots at 5fps also so that doesn't help either ! Anyway - great to see you have a go and you got close up there - loved the backlit swan and the intimate flower on black. It's slim pickings at the moment out there with very little flora on show, the plants and trees only just awakening and the landscapes are quite barren....but as we always say, it's just great to be outside :))
Try find the gold amongst the coal, EBAY Honestly you can pick up sigmas 600mm for very cheap.... or i think it was either nikon or tamron but there’s 100-400mms for like under £200 as long as u get the right one ebay is very useful!
Thanks for watching Andrew, the beauty of birds like ducks and swans is they are used to people so will come in really close. I don't have any huge lenses for my Nikon hence I gave this a go with the bridge camera. I was disappointed with the shots I got of the smaller birds, not particularly because of the camera but the country park became really busy even at 8am and the birds were nervous.