Thread: Tops Camera Gear

I have the p900, brilliant bit of gear etc but still quite bulky to lug around the tops. But at the end of the day a spotter is a bulky item also and the camera is a lot cheaper than the spotter

Have a look at some of my latest vids. They're all filmed with an SX60hs. I really like them, mine has taken a beating and still keeps on going.

https://www.youtube.com/user/cairnzy..._as=subscriber

Have a bit of a look on youtube to find out how to use it properly and you'll get some nice results. They'll never be as good as a DLSR or expensive superzoom, but they're only a few hundred bucks!!

Ryan mantions wifi/bluetooth ... the canon also has this capability.

Hey Josh yeh your videos are what made me backtrack to the sx60 vs the p900. Only realised it was your account when I saw that awesome 10 you had got. I was going to flick you a pm.

sx60hs is like $430 at Noel Lemming. Just picked one up as seemed to cheap to miss, along with a tripod

Linked into phone so you can control zoom and take photos wirelessly

Will try this weekend

Originally Posted by Unihunter

Thats what I'm looking for was thinking if i got the P900 I might have wished i got the SX60HS and saved some coin. I've also looked FZ80 but cant find near as much about it. I just need useable quality really but the nicer photos the better provided I want to carry it. I'm tempted to pick up a second hand camera however having not had any experience with them I'm not sure on the longevity of cameras etc.

I have the P900 I use bird mode for animals when I'm in a hurry, push ok button and it goes straight to 800mm. The canon is old tech now, so why not the Nikon b700? You will get better results doing some web research on the best modes to use with the P900. I have picked up heaps from Matt Winters articles in NZ Hunter using manual modes on DSLR and applied it to the p900.

First time out with the new camera

These are taken on auto setting and not photoshoppwd or played with at all. Seem decent enough to judge an animal

Taken in fading light and cloud at 900m at about 6pm

Same animal but digital zoom used

Take at 11am 1100m with digital zoom

800m optical zone low light approx 6.15pm

1350m optical zone only and before I worked out the timer option

I have a Nikon P600 and like it. I use it for videoing on my hunting trips as well as photos. To see what its like look up backblocks hunting on youtube. All of the recent videos are taken with the Nikon.

COOLPIX P600 – Digital Compact Cameras - Nikon | New Zealand