Kiwi - GKPE - General Ramblings (3)

mulga bill wrote in post #4612185
Found the evidence

your just asking for trouble with that post..

weka2000 wrote in post #4612250
Told you I was very sociable

lol yes you sound like a fantastic host
my commiserations to the guests

hey thats not bad a bit more playing and we might have some results..

eos utility allows full control of the camera including focus... all this using live view..

Nzshrimper wrote in post #4612299
hey thats not bad a bit more playing and we might have some results..

eos utility allows full control of the camera including focus... all this using live view..

http://i168.photobucke​t.com …hrimper/livevie​wtest1.jpg

yup

Try an active cable for greater distance, too.

Nzshrimper wrote in post #4612299
hey thats not bad a bit more playing and we might have some results..

eos utility allows full control of the camera including focus... all this using live view..

is the giant 40D screen not big enough for you chris

ah but he'd scare the birds away this way they get closer

the camera in the garden - i am in the house - i want the birds to land near the unit. with me sitting behind it they tend to fly away.. dont know why ?

lil_miss wrote in post #4612336
ah but he'd scare the birds away this way they get closer

bingo - next set of tests will be the 50mm

Nzshrimper wrote in post #4612342
the camera in the garden - i am in the house - i want the birds to land near the unit. with me sitting behind it they tend to fly away.. dont know why ?

ah ok that part wasnt clear.
it looked like a telephoto shot at quick glance

Nzshrimper wrote in post #4612342
the camera in the garden - i am in the house - i want the birds to land near the unit. with me sitting behind it they tend to fly away.. dont know why ?

that's because behind the camera you are a big predator with a very big eye. hence they fly away because they think your going to eat them.

On the other hand they could see that your ugly and that could be enough

Nzshrimper wrote in post #4612071
right i am trying an experment...

canon 40d with 70 - 200 - linking to desktop via usb cable.
going to use software to remote control the camera on birds ion the garden...

do canon have live view software fro the pc. or do i need to use a 3rd party program ?

Err - I thought it was clear :P

somethingsimple wrote in post #4612344
ah ok that part wasnt clear.

it looked like a telephoto shot at quick glance

sancho i will be leaving in 5 mins - just feeding the rugrats...

lil_miss wrote in post #4612357
Err - I thought it was clear :P

me too but remember seaguls have a very short memory..

mine mine mine mine..

Nzshrimper wrote in post #4612362
me too but remember seaguls have a very short memory..

mine mine mine mine..

yes. yes we do - luckily for you.
also, i didnt bother to read the post properly... just glanced at it
perhaps thats where i went wrong

Well, we just made a deal on our first NZ home. 200 metres from the beach. Excellent! 8)