pig.slayer Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Just out of interest what do you guys (and ladies) use for a camera when hunting. There are some very good pictures taken. I'm slowly getting more into photography and am interested in getting some really good live animal pictures. I have the usual small canon point and shoot thing with 3x zoom. It's a nice camera which is great for pictures of dead stuff and general pictures. Also we have a Canon 450d with 4 different lenses. I just brought a Canon 70-200mm F/4 L series lens which is great but the thing is a bit bulky in the field. (not that heavy but the size is a bit long) Great when just taking pictures but with a pack, bino's and rifle the gear list just gets bigger........ Well wat do ya use ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rono Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Canon IS S5 Powershot for me it does the job nicley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickgibbo Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Canon SX1 reason for its selection is the HD video and still camera in one with 20x optical zoom. Compact enough to carry but I would much rather a good slr with HD built in as Im finding its limitations in poor light, but cantexpect it to do too much for the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalker Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 I run a Canon Powershot 4MP for general utility stuff, a Nikon F100 SLR for film work, a Nikon D200 Digital SLR for the high end digis and a sealife 10MP in an aquatica housing for diving. A Panasonic video cam. 4 X Scoutguard game cameras Geez, start listing all your toys and you soon realise why you have no money. There's about $10k right there not including extra lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high country hunter Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 i use a compact nikon coolpix L3 for trophy shots when i'm hunting by myself, but if my brother comes out shooting with me he always takes his nikon D60 DSLR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Just upgrading my pack camera to a Panasonic DMC-TZ7 also called the ZS3 overseas http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-revi...zs3-review.html Panasonic make a great underwater housing for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj7hawk Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Canon Powershot A590... Good camera. 8mp, 4xZoom. Something small enough that I can stuff it in my pocket in a hurry, but powerful enough that I can take long exposures, manually focus or whatever. Good for taking shots through my NV gear too! Has a 640x480 res 30fps movie mode that's quite useful too. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminator Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 is there a good camera that dosnt cost over 500 bucks ? cheers pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Canon S3 gets the job done for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalker Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 is there a good camera that dosnt cost over 500 bucks ? cheers pete Yeah mate, hundreds of em. Stick with brandnames. You are probably limited to point and shoot, compact style but they are taking quality pics these days. Look at the Sony Cybershot....Canon Powershot, Nikon Coolpix etc. $500.00 will get you a ripper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminator Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 thanks for that stalker i would love to take some pics of me and my dad hunting. pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalker Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 thanks for that stalker i would love to take some pics of me and my dad hunting. pete And we would love to see them mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman_DJ Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Camera phone, I pack heavy enough without the extra 5kg of camera gear. For my good stuff, Canon EOS 40D. And it's not just the lenses that add weight, I've got the battery grip for it, a Nissin 866 flash etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 is there a good camera that dosnt cost over 500 bucks ? cheers pete Have a look here http://www.steves-digicams.com/best-cameras.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 is there a good camera that dosnt cost over 500 bucks ? cheers pete Have a look at the Fuji FinePix F70EXR http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/fujifilm/finepix-f70exr/fuji-finepix-f70exr-review.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_bear Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Sony HC32-E miniDV camcorder. It takes pretty average still images but really nice video and has an 800x zoom that is actually usable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epitome Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 I have a Fuji Finepix S5700 7.1 Meg stills camera and a Pentax MZ-5N 35mm SLR. But I don't use the Pentax any more. I also have a Canon MD120 miniDV and a Samsung VP-D381 miniDV video camera. Both of which I picked up off of ebay very cheap. The Canon was used, but in very good condition, while the Samsung was brand new and still in its original packaging. It was an unwanted wedding present. I wasn't looking to buy two cameras, but I bid on three at the same time and won two of the auctions. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Munky Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Canon 50D. Haven't got any real good snaps yet. Had a play tonight and got some pretty good offhand night shots with no flash. Turned out pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminator Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 thanks len are they au prices on that website ? ive been reading the photography article in the shooter mag its a big help aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Mc Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 I take a 10Mp Olympus Mju waterproof , shockproof , dustproof etc etc, stick in a 2 gig memory card and you won't fill it up in a week of hunting. Does reasoable video , but being virtually unbreakable I go with it rather than something that can and will fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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