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Post by capney on Jul 22, 2010 17:15:41 GMT
Its here... my new Panasonic DMC-FZ38 I have spent the afternoon pushing all the buttons and Its all coming together very nice.    Bit of a grey day for any sparking pictures today but I did manage a macro shot of my watch  |
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Post by DAG on Jul 22, 2010 17:33:56 GMT
Looks a nice camera Robert, very nice! It looks very comfortable to hold as well, unlike mine which is thin and fiddly, on the other hand it fits into my pocket, can't have it always! Looks as if you have all the advantages of the old SLR without all the disadvantages especially not having to carry a heavy bag full of lenses! I can just see you heading off very soon to York with it...........have fun Robert and enjoy your camera!  |
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Post by capney on Jul 22, 2010 18:16:28 GMT
That Leica lens goes to nearly 500mm in 35mm speak, and its got the most amazing image stabilizing..yet to check it out.
You are correct in saying a trip to York very soon to visit my favorite photo huants
jpeg+raw is something I was also after, plus full manual control is possible. and the HD video it offers seems to be on par with my standalone video camera.
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Post by kedigato on Jul 22, 2010 19:10:58 GMT
Wishing you lots of fun with your new toy, Robert. It would be nothing for me as I go for the "thin and fiddly" ones, as DAG calls them, that fit in my trouser pocket. It took me and my pocketbook a while before I found just what I was after, but since I found it, I am completely happy. You really mean serious work since you have RAW! Still, with your website, I think you'll get lots of use out of it and all the other functions. Looking forward to seeing some pics soon. |
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Post by capney on Jul 24, 2010 13:45:56 GMT
Testing times... It always takes awhile to get to grips with a new camera and one of the first things we do is show off the lens.. So here we go. Three pictures to start with to show the extremes of the Leica lens. First is at a setting of x1  See the aerial in the centre of the picture? Thats our target. This second picture is hand held with full x16 optical zoom.  This last is with a long stretching x72 ! This is now a digital zoom but I think you agree looks quite good, and it was hand held!  I have been playing with macro as well. more on this in the next post |
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Post by capney on Jul 24, 2010 13:47:38 GMT
Update on above:
I should add that the original images are a full 12.1MP at 4000x2672 They have been reduced to 1000x668 and further desized for posting.
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Post by capney on Jul 24, 2010 13:55:19 GMT
Ok... macro mood I found a setting that allows x3 in the macro mode. Very useful. These are my first few images. The ever popular bee  Hoverfly on flower  And finally a hoverfly in hover mode  Once agian these have been reduced from the original 4000x3000 to not alot for posting |
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Post by DAG on Jul 24, 2010 14:46:15 GMT
Those shots certainly are impressive Robert! I can see that you are having great fun! |
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Post by capney on Jul 24, 2010 15:14:30 GMT
Just completed a crop on the first hoverfly picture  |
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Post by capney on Aug 7, 2010 18:17:35 GMT
Still getting to grips with all the functions. One thing I have found in the Creative Movie mode I can select a shutter speed up to 1/20,000 / sec Now thats a bit fast and will freeze must action dead. The scene will require an amazing amount of light for me to get to those speeds. I think I shall be having some fun trying. Thats no typo up there... 1/20000 of a second.. wow  |
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Post by DAG on Aug 7, 2010 19:55:56 GMT
Yes that is rather fast! ;D Perhaps you can catch the still wings of a humming hird or hover fly in flight? That would be a challenge!  Glad to see that you are happy with your new toy Robert! |
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