A colourful cadger

[Sarongman]

I went to Esk in the Brisbane Valley yesterday, and sitting opposite me was somebody waiting to go over any leavings from afternoon tea. I took his (though it might be her) picture as, to many people on this forum, the Blue Faced Honeyeater is unknown.

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[Big and Bashful]

Lovely photo!

[Tor]

Very nice photo there - and it shows DMC-FZ100 to be a nice little camera Not familiar with that particular bird, beautiful though it is. Thanks for sharing.

[Sarongman]

Yes, the DMC FZ100 is nice and light for general carrying, and doesn't try to slowly decapitate you like the larger, heavier models, which become a very literal pain in the neck over a long period. The other good point is the viewfinder is as good as the optical view from a film SLR. I am considering a new (second-hand) Nikon DSLR that will use the lenses I still have with my film cameras, but that isn't an urgent issue at present.

[skirted_in_SF]

I am considering a new (second-hand) Nikon DSLR that will use the lenses I still have with my film cameras, but that isn't an urgent issue at present.

Be careful, the newer Nikon DSLR bodies (at least in the APC (APS?) size imager don't have a focusing motor in the body to drive the lens. I'm not sure about the bodies with full size imagers, they're out of my price range so I didn't look into them. While my about 6 year old D50 would focus an old film lens, my new D5100 will not. But the pictures are much better with the new body. My camera dealer did demonstrate that the focus light would go off when you manually focus an older style lens. I haven't tried it, and it may take some practice or three hands.

[Tor]

Be careful, the newer Nikon DSLR bodies (at least in the APC (APS?) size imager don't have a focusing motor in the body to drive the lens. I'm not sure about the bodies with full size imagers, they're out of my price range so I didn't look into them.

True, that is something to be aware of. I think the divide is mosly readily visible in the model numbers - four digit is the "consumer" level that doesn't have the motor (though I almost think I recall reading that some of the better four digit models have a motor). Two digit is the baseline "good" version, and these do have a motor. Three digit is into the professional level, and you have nothing to worry about there. One digit is the highest end models, and if one of these can't do it, you're probably trying to do something rather strange.

[Jack Williams]

No, Ihad never heard of it. What a beautiful bird.
Please put up a bigger pixels pic of it. Should get away with 1100 pixels.