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[HaMeR]

Cool pics!! 

[FinsnFur]

VERY cool pics. Did you take those?
That reminds me...setting on the ice yesterday morning ice fishing and a Bald Eagle came in and started pawing around in some open waster by one of the springs. Pretty amazing as he was only about 50 - 60 yards away.
Thanks for sharing the pics.

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Yes Jim I did. I take all of the pics I share.

[Frogman]

Wow!!  Those are some great pictures.  We saw a bald eagle while hunting at LBL last year.  I saw another fly over near the Little Kanawha River here near home recently.  They are certainly majestic creatures!!

Jim

[FOsteology]

Cool snaps.

What camera did you use? I hate the new Photobucket, it automatically removes FxIF/EXIt data.

[Hawks Feather]

Really nice shots.  I too would be interested in knowing the equipment you used.  With that being said, we know that it is not the 'equipment' but the photographer that makes the image.

Jerry

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Panasonic DMC FZ-70. 60x optical + 60x digital. For a total of 120x zoom. I found my window mount. So I expect a little sharper pics in the future. I do clean up any blurred edges on Photobucket. Because all of my pics are (rested)/handheld.

[FinsnFur]

10X more optical then mine.  I'm no longer king of the hill
..and for almost half the cost...ewww mann

[FOsteology]

Jim,

It's basically the same focal range as your Canon.... both equivalent to 1200mm.

The Panasonic lens is 3.58-215mm (60x)
Canon's lens is 4.3-215mm (50x)

Where they differ is the low end. Panasonic has a wider view on the bottom end (equivalent to 20mm vs. 24mm).

A couple things I think Panasonic messed up on their new bridge camera.

1. Downgraded the lens (no longer f/2.8 available throughout the entire zoom range)
2. No cable release for the shutter.

[FinsnFur]

Oh so it IS the photographer and not the camera  

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