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Super Zoom!
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09/21/19 12:56 PM
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mikei
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Yesterday, while waiting for the UPS truck (that never arrived!) I decided to play around with my new Nikon. There's an old, 3 story home, the Sequist House, nearby, and it has a very neat weather vane on it. I selected it as my "target." I'm pretty darned impressed with this camera; it's a lot smarter and has a lot more function than I do! I'm hoping to get some good wildlife pics once I can figure out which end of the camera I'm supposed to look into.
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7612192
09/21/19 01:01 PM
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Now more details on camera, which Nikon
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Super Zoom!
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09/21/19 01:03 PM
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mikei
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7612227
09/21/19 02:05 PM
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Wow. Makes me want to go get one.
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Re: Super Zoom!
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09/21/19 02:23 PM
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7612257
09/21/19 02:44 PM
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Great pics how many yards (distance) were you from the house?
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Re: Super Zoom!
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09/21/19 02:53 PM
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mikei
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My funky little range finder had problems picking up the weather vane itself, and was bouncing between 120-150 yards, and everything in between. My uncalibrated eyeballs told me it was around 100 yards. What I find amazing is that the camera, at that range, and given the target which doesn't present much surface area, could find enough metal to lock onto in autofocus mode.
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7612307
09/21/19 04:16 PM
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Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Super Zoom!
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09/21/19 04:25 PM
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Nice! Thanks for posting!
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7612374
09/21/19 05:59 PM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7612424
09/21/19 07:26 PM
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7612500
09/21/19 09:37 PM
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Re: Super Zoom!
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09/21/19 10:30 PM
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I’ve been in that house years ago. Cool house and neat photos.
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7612578
09/21/19 11:38 PM
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just looked up the history on the house, very interesting
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7612675
09/22/19 01:50 AM
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mikei
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Yes, I do have a tripod and I do use it frequently. Old "shaky Jake" here can't hold a big lens camera steady enough to free-hand and take a decent picture. I also bought a remote control for the camera so that, once I get it on target, I don't mess things up by using my finger to pull the trigger. Getting old ain't near as much fun as folks might tell you it is. . . Here's the set-up I used:
Last edited by mikei; 09/22/19 02:31 AM.
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7613051
09/22/19 05:39 PM
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I bought one of those last year like you it way smarter than me but it did save me from embarrassment saw big wide deer in the trees thought he was big took pics at 300 or so turned out those long points were 4 and 6 instead of 10 and 11 als if you can take a pic of a deer you could have easly killed him so it makes em easy to walk other than good binos one of the better purchases you can make
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7613126
09/22/19 07:50 PM
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Wow. Super Zoom is right!
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Re: Super Zoom!
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09/22/19 08:40 PM
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Re: Super Zoom!
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09/23/19 12:21 AM
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mikei
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I bought one of those last year like you it way smarter than me but it did save me from embarrassment saw big wide deer in the trees thought he was big took pics at 300 or so turned out those long points were 4 and 6 instead of 10 and 11 als if you can take a pic of a deer you could have easly killed him so it makes em easy to walk other than good binos one of the better purchases you can make Not only is it good for that, fredgus, but I'm going to start using it as a spotting scope for my load development at the range. I think this big baby can really get in close and personal with targets at 2-300 yards with no problem at all. I can study the image on the screen, adjust the scope, and never leave the bench. Instead of taking target down and filing them, I will have pictures that I can put in a file. And I'll be able to see even the 22 caliber holes!! Camera and spotting scope all rolled into one device: I think I'm loving it!! I'll let everyone know how or if it works out the way I think it will.
Last edited by mikei; 09/23/19 12:25 AM.
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7613667
09/23/19 01:17 PM
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mikei
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Went out to the range and set a target stand up at 212 yards from my bench. I made a 22 caliber bullet hole in the middle of the bullseye. Went back to the bench and made this hand-held pic of the target. I do believe that, with some work, it will be an effective spotting scope for the range!
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7613687
09/23/19 01:32 PM
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Mr. T.
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Cabin rental in Pagosa Springs, Co. Sleeps 10, If interested please PM me.
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7613902
09/23/19 05:15 PM
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7613953
09/23/19 05:50 PM
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How much do you have in the setup....round numbers....
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Re: Super Zoom!
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#7614019
09/23/19 06:55 PM
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mikei
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How much do you have in the setup....round numbers.... SnakeWrangler, I have $821.00 in the set-up, not counting the tripod, which I already had. I know that $821 isn't a "round" number, but it's the best I can do for you on short notice! :-)
Last edited by mikei; 09/23/19 06:56 PM.
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