I am thinking of buying a new camera, so I thought i would test run Lisa's, I want one that I can focus on the bird in the show cage that will make the bars invisiable but this camera didn't do it but here are some pics some are a but blurry.

 

Dk green cinn hen 2008

 

Violet 2008

 

His brother 2009 violet

 

white DF spangle 2008

 

Violet Spangle 2009

 

I hope you like sorry there is more than one of each bird

Going out to take more, but I wish I could loose the bars.

You can buy a cage front that has an opening for the camera ( Buybudgies.com) , no more bars in the shot .

Or take them in the aviary.

I have seen that Matt was going to order it months ago but changed my mind because I want to take photos at the shows too of other peoples bird.

when I go to the next shield I will ask the guy who takes the photos there what type of camera he has.

Because has a small little weeny camera and he takes the pics a few centimetres from birds through the wire and there is no wire in the pics. I will work it out.

I really don't like taking photos of the birds in the aviary because all my birds look good in there but it's a different story in the show cage. but sometimes i do as I have no choice.

WOW............loving your birds!!!!

A good camera that takes clear photos through the bars is a CANON IXUS 80 IS the one I just bought from my ex brother in law. It was used in taking photos at the National a couple of years ago and everyone thought it was great little camera.

Thanks Nowbudgie.Here is my best pied he is a huge bird with a massive head.

Well I have come to the conclusion that I don't like this little compact camera I prefer my SLR . Maybe I will buy one of those frame Matt To start with I like to look through the view finder when taking my photos.

 

A good camera that takes clear photos through the bars is a CANON IXUS 80 IS the one I just bought from my ex brother in law. It was used in taking photos at the National a couple of years ago and everyone thought it was great little camera.

Gee thanks Kaz, so you can get up close and personal and loose the bars.On my SLR The faster the camera speed and the lower the aperter is how I do it but even with my macro settings I still can't get close enough in the show cage to loose the bars.

Edited February 13, 201015 yr by splat

A good camera that takes clear photos through the bars is a CANON IXUS 80 IS the one I just bought from my ex brother in law. It was used in taking photos at the National a couple of years ago and everyone thought it was great little camera.

Gee thanks Kaz, so you can get up close and personal and loose the bars.On my SLR The faster the camera speed and the lower the aperter is how I do it but even with my macro settings I still can't get close enough in the show cage to loose the bars.

 

Yeah the lens is small enough to go between the bars

 

http://www.canon.com.au/en-AU/For-You/Digi...ras/80IS-Camera

well bars or not thoufghs pics are beautiful and sharp

You're on the right track by switching to macro mode and placing the camera against the bars. The reason that some cameras will still focus on the bird and some won't is that each are different in the minimum focussing distance specification. Most of the Canon's (like Kaz's) will focus quite closely. Before you buy a camera you will need to research it and determine what this distance is. Some are as close a 1cm whilst others can be up to 5 cm.

 

Focus is generally achieved in compact cameras using a contrast detect method. What this means is that the camera is looking for a big light/contrast/colour difference in the edges of two subjects and from this can determine the distance from the subject. This is why focussing on a white wall for example is difficult as there is no difference in contrast. So, when focussing on a bird in a show cage the cage front nearly always presents the camera with a convenient contrast detect point and thus focus is achieved on the front instead of the bird. Placing the camera hard against the front (or wire) can force it to focus on the bird as the cage front is now too close to achieve focus on.

 

Finally, using a SLR type camera will allow more accurate determination of focus as these cameras usually use a combination of contrast detect and a focussing beam of sorts or even manual focus. However the hurdle here is that if you want to take the super close up with the camera pressed against the cage front you will probably need a macro lens as most standard lenses will not focus that closely.

 

Final tip: if possible try to photograph in good light. Birds are fast moving little suckers and the use of a decent shutter speed (>1/100th second) is recommended in most cases to freeze any motion. If you're indoors and especially under artificial light you may have white balance issues (but these can be overcome) and the camera will struggle to achieve a fast shutter without cranking up the ISO and possibly getting a lot of noise/grain through your picture.