#1 bashar

nice ! , thanks for the review photographyblog =D

6:41 pm - Monday, October 8, 2012

#2 Margaret

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2:08 am - Tuesday, October 9, 2012

#3 fernado galumbert

Hello, I need help, I’m between buying a SX40 or SX50 now, I want to birds due

3:46 am - Tuesday, October 9, 2012

#4 Joe Prete

A nice preview! Good variation in ISO, aperture and shutter speed. The pictures are sharp. CANON set the bar a little higher, up to 1200MM equiv., beats the 1000MM set by the NIKON P510. I wonder how high they can go, and still produce clean images. Who would have guessed this just a few years ago?  Fernando, do you really have to ask which camera? These are JPEGS! If you can afford it, this is the one to get!  Nice job Mark.

7:26 am - Tuesday, October 9, 2012

#5 OldReigatian

Are all these photos taken at the long end of the telephoto? I am just wondering what the image quality is like at 1200mm at 1600 and 3200 ISO.

Cheers

3:27 pm - Tuesday, October 9, 2012

#6 Andy Clad

Hi all.
Well done Mark for taking some pics with high ISO. Its good to really push the camera to the limit.
Canon have really done a good job here with noise control. The people on the bridge and the sw9 bar shots really highlight this. Good to see that theirs still life in a small sensor. The camera shows good colour and black level. Will be good to see as to what the lens can do on a sunny day. Should really be better. Looking forward to the full review. Well done PB.

4:04 pm - Tuesday, October 9, 2012

#7 OldReigatian

Hi Were these photos taken at the telephoto end of the zoom range. Just interested to see how the quality holds up at the long end with a high ISO.

Thanks

4:07 pm - Tuesday, October 9, 2012

#8 Joe Prete

TO OLD REIGATIAN,
If you had to ask that question, save your money and get some books out of the library first. Did you really think that 1200MM would be this cameras strong point? At high ISO, no less!
As you learn, you will be able to tell the approximate focal length of most pictures. Without asking. Really, learn first, so that you’ll know what you need and when you need it. Then you won’t have to ask these questions.
You may hate me now, but you’ll thank me later. ... Joe Prete

P.S.: Mark, again, very nice preview. It’s good when you throw us a bone once in a while. ... Joe

5:32 pm - Tuesday, October 9, 2012

#9 Warren Lyons

Bone, my a**.  I want the whole darn skeleton.  When are we getting the comprehensive review?

8:56 pm - Tuesday, October 9, 2012

#10 Joe Prete

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9:56 pm - Tuesday, October 9, 2012

#11 Joe Prete

To Old Reigatian,
I did some searching and found a site that clearly explains focal length and many other helpful tips that you can use.

http://www.Tutorial9.net/

You can scroll around and learn, or just put into the search bar “lenses and focal length” and that specific topic will come up.

If you are interested in learning, I can send you a list of links that help you learn for free. It’s easy enough to find me, but if you can’t, just leave a message here and I’ll get back to you.

If you were just looking to pull in distant subjects, the SX50 will do the job as good as, or better than many others, but it’s strong point would be movies. The 1200MM is quite a bonus, but you will find the same “weak” points in most super zoom lenses.

If that doesn’t work for you, I would say an SLR and a Mirror lens would be the cheapest way to get there. Let me know if you need any more help okay? It is worth taking the time to learn. ... Joe Prete

3:02 am - Wednesday, October 10, 2012

#12 williamdaviddice

I have taken thousands of photos with Canon SX30IS & Canon SX40HS but have not tried the new SX50HS. It takes awhile to figure out how to use these cameras properly & set the controls for best results. I always use a tripod or mono-pod & try to keep the shutter speed up there. I use AV mode the most. Birds is what I use the camera for mostly but it is also excellent for sunsets on the super vivid mode ( second to none ).

1:05 am - Tuesday, January 29, 2013

#13 JOE PRETE

William,
Their image stabilization is so good, you really don’t have to worry about shutter speed or even aperture, you won’t really need the tripod either. This camera is that good! it will surprise you.
Learn to trust the technology, soon you won’t want to put the camera down. This is coming from a Nikon Shooter!
... Joe Prete

5:25 am - Tuesday, January 29, 2013