Zoom. You gotta love it!

My Friend Neil and I were out the other day roving around between some Trout waters that were not looking all that promising.

Neil asked me to stop, and asked if he could borrow my camera. I had been boasting about just how fantastic these bridging cameras are nowadays.

On optical zoom only, shot from the passenger seat, this is what he got:

On no zoom:

Canon SX50 (1 of 4)

1200mm equivalent, optical zoom only! 

Canon SX50 (2 of 4)

And in the photo editor back home, effectively using digital zoom:

Canon SX50 (3 of 4)

And a bit more, just to show where you can go with this thing:

 

Canon SX50 (4 of 4)

These were taken on auto setting, as J-pegs (not in RAW), and with the camera hand held. (I did switch the motor off for Neil). The images have not been manipulated at all other than the cropping of the lower two.

When I was buying the camera, many of my colleagues tried to point me in the direction of another Canon, (The Powershot G12 or G15) that is more compact, and for which you can buy a waterproof housing. But when I learned that Canon’s SX30 had been upgraded to the SX50, that now shoots in Raw format, and with the zoom extended from 850mm to 1200mm (35mm camera equivalent), as well as a better “frames per second” in continuous shooting mode, I was sold.

Without having to familiarise myself with new controls, the upgrade from the SX30 to the SX50 was a breeze.

One could argue that you don’t need zoom for landscape and fly-fishing situations.  Maybe you would be right.

 

Canon SX50 (1 of 4)

Canon SX50 (3 of 4)

Canon SX50 (4 of 4)

Or maybe not.

 

But here are some review links for you to make your own choice:

http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon-PowerShot-SX50-HS-vs-Canon_PowerShot_G12

http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon-PowerShot-G15-vs-Canon-PowerShot-SX50-HS

http://www.digitalversus.com/digital-camera/face-off/9931-14373-versus-table.html

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/42551664

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/canon_powershot_sx50_hs_review/comments/P100

http://compareindia.in.com/comparison/290772-canon-powershot-sx50-hs-vs-172492-canon-powershot-g12/62

http://www.digicamdb.com/compare/canon_powershot-g12-vs-canon_powershot-sx50-hs/

3 Responses

  1. Amazing scenery and the fishing looks sublime.
    Photography is great, I am a huge fan of the Canon equipment but sometimes found it can be a little pricey. That said, the price point on the SX50 is favourable.

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