Just when I was ready to order my dream wildlife lens the expensive, heavy monster 400/2.8 vr,I bumped in to the new Sony Binocular DEV_5. It isn't quite here yet, but the specs are impressive and it would deliver every thing I need and way more than the 400/2.8 and my D3+D7k can . And at a small fraction of the cost and weight/size.
What are your thoughts? http://forums.dpreview.com/news/2011/8/19/hdbinoculars
lplease note that it can give 7MP still images in addition to all other advantages.
Dang... just knew there'd be a better option come along as soon as I bought mine... Next they'll make a point and shoot to obsolete my D3x... should a waited...lol
hhargitt wrote:
Dang... just knew there'd be a better option come along as soon as I bought mine... Next they'll make a point and shoot to obsolete my D3x... should a waited...lol
Happy shooting
I have been happy with my Nikon and sigma 120-300/2.8 up to 550mm (_tc x2). It is heavy and big. The ultimate IQ would be 400/2.8. But then I will have to truck around the Sigma and this monster 400/2.8? No carryon can accommodate them + cameras....
I think I will try this "binocular." The still picture option is somewhat limited in resolution but other advantages are so overwhelming in every aspect.In addition, it is so rarely that I would enlarge wildlife images to more than 6x9". 7 MP should be good enough. When it is the range of the sigma 120-500+tripod, great pictures can be made for blow up ...
It may be here for Xmas.
This is a lot lighter but the iq shouldn't be nearly as good. hate to carry big lenses though. Somehow people are connecting spotting scopes to point and shoots. you should look in to that. digiscoping I think it's called
AmbientMike wrote:
This is a lot lighter but the iq shouldn't be nearly as good. hate to carry big lenses though. Somehow people are connecting spotting scopes to point and shoots. you should look in to that. digiscoping I think it's called
I have the DEV-5 in my possession since yeterday. Will paly with it ASAP, so stay tuned.
Somehow people are connecting spotting scopes to point and shoots. you should look in to that. digiscoping I think it's called
I've see a lot of birdwatchers using this setup. I've also seen the resulting photographs, which range in IQ from mediocre to dreadful. Best used for bird identification purposes only.
