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March 31st, 2002, 02:32 PM
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xl1s & 100-400l series
Well I have finally done it. Bought 100-400L Zoom for XL1s.
Camera is relatively new. Had 3 field trips tho. My interest is Wildlife particulary Sambar Deer here in Victoria Australia. Comments..The same problems as per many others I think.I am very disappointed in the lack of ability of my camera with stock lens & 100-400 to cope with sunlight contrast. Has anyone been able to solve this satisfactorily? Footage is great in tree canopy or just before sun comes up & down. (I have come from a Canon EX1 with Std+ 250 mirror lens). Disappointed as with others with "soft focus" & the funny internal zooming system. The focus is better with the EOS. Have mounted by camera only on miller tripod DS20 & holds fine. Had to make a new top attachment point for carrying. Put bolt & loop in hole opposite handle..much better. Had also bought Manfrotto 503 head but will not hold cam & big lens in place. The 100-400 lens holder has no locater pin hole in mount..will have to drill if I decide to mount by lens. Viewfinder kept coming loose & sliding across...put rubber washer in there,& no more problems. Bought a 6" LCD active matrix screen for a car installation & the picture is great for a monitor. They have come down in price a lot. This cost Aus $420.00..pocket money in$US! Thank you everyone for help prior to purchase & if I can be of help I will. Rick Banfield. |
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April 5th, 2002, 11:35 PM
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Hi Rick,
what 6" LCD did you get ? how is the refresh rate ? where did you get it as the price looks good. We in S.A. have the same problem. Our currency makes anything purchased in $US extremely expensive. I bought a Citizen 3" a while back but it is useless, the refressh rate is so poor that when panning all one sees is blur. Regards Andrew |
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April 7th, 2002, 08:33 AM
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LCD MONITOR
Andrew,
The monitor is "made in China!" Refresh rate is good, and is described as TFT LCD COLOUR MONITOR, and is active screen and great value. I too tried citizen thing. I have model LEE-561LM which has one channel video,& one channel audio input. I bought form Autobarn, a car accessory franchise here in Australia, and is being sold for car video. Regards, Rick Banfield |
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April 7th, 2002, 09:26 AM
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Rick did you discover the monitor as you were crusing for a new 6" exhaust tip for your WRX
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April 7th, 2002, 12:30 PM
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Thanks Rick
Andrew
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April 8th, 2002, 06:08 PM
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Canon 75-300 USM III lens
....i'm thrilled with the results with the Canon 75-300mm USM III lens and the EF adapter- video is extremly sharp and contrast is very good (even at 300mm it's pretty good)...it's sharper than the stock lens - biggest problem is no image stabilization....but tripod footage is great....the lens was $199 and has surpassed my expectations- anyone wanting to try long range video with a small budget has got to try this lens- works great!
( with multiplier- range is 540mm-2160mm !!) |
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