New Camera

[Mesquite]

I recently acquired a Panasonic Lumix DMC- FZ8. I'm still learning to use it but what I've seen so far I'm very impressed with it.

Here's a couple pictures I took the other day. Comments welcome

 

[y0dsa]

The same camera I gave my partner, and she's "Delighted" with it.

Sweet photos, btw

 

[nicodiemus]

Lumix are excellent cameras. One of the first compacts to include image stabilization by default, and probably the first such camera to not be a massive rip off.

Can't argue with Leica glass on a cheap consumer camera!

 

[CAL]

I have one of these cameras and get more and more impressed with it everytime I use it. Its the first decent camera I have had since selling my SLR and dark room some years ago and it does exactly what I want it to do.

Now all I have to do is to keep telling myself that I don't want to put it in a housing and take it wreck diving...

 

[nicodiemus]

Can't beat a motormarine for wreck, sadly. The flash on one of these isn't going to compare to a decent strobe. You can get some fantastically eerie images bouncing the flash in a wreck.

 

[lamper]

I was looking at one these the other day.... Great camera, but sadly its doesn give me enough of an upgrade from my Panasonic Lumix TZ5.

To be honest though any of the high end Panasonics are the best bang for buck!

 

[big_swede]

To be honest though any of the high end Panasonics are the best bang for buck!

Picked up an used Mamiya MF camera for under £200, with WA and standard lenses. Panasonic still the best bang for the buck?

 

[lamper]

Picked up an used Mamiya MF camera for under £200, with WA and standard lenses. Panasonic still the best bang for the buck?

I have no experience of it mate so I couldn't compare. IMO Panasonic is the best bang for buck.

Of course if you know your stuff you can always find a bargin, but as a off the shelf out of the box, always in stock, at the same price (cheaper at christmas) - yeah I stand by my statement

 

[nicodiemus]

Picked up an used Mamiya MF camera for under £200, with WA and standard lenses. Panasonic still the best bang for the buck?

Good to see someone else shooting MF!

Bet you get some lovely shots in .se.

 

[lamper]

I couldn't resist any longer - I have order my Canon 450D - I know its not the cheapest, but IMO the in there range for an Amateur.

I'll post some pics when I have some....

 

[Cobweb]

I wondered what the pics looked like, when I checked dpreview they didn't have anything up then, doesn't look too bad for what it is, how's the sharpness of the lens?

 

[maddave]

I couldn't resist any longer - I have order my Canon 450D - I know its not the cheapest, but IMO the in there range for an Amateur.

I'll post some pics when I have some....

I have the 450D.... You won't be dissapointed !!

 

[big_swede]

Good to see someone else shooting MF!

Bet you get some lovely shots in .se.

Yeah, sure do. I went from slr to 6x6 to dslr, then to a combination of dslr, 6x7 and 5x4". I think around 70% of my keepers comes from film. MF is my main choice, I like working with film, I spend so much time in front of the computer at work, so working with something as concrete as film feels good, both to the hands and the eyes. I really like the magic when the pictures start appearing from the papers. It's like christmas everytime!

 

[Cobweb]

I miss fully Manual, my first camera was fully manual, no lightmeter or anything, all on B&W film, I miss those days... Mind you, saying that I still take a roll now and again, I think I'm addicted to the smell of developer and fixer It's getting expensive now though.

 

[nicodiemus]

Yeah, sure do. I went from slr to 6x6 to dslr, then to a combination of dslr, 6x7 and 5x4". I think around 70% of my keepers comes from film. MF is my main choice, I like working with film, I spend so much time in front of the computer at work, so working with something as concrete as film feels good, both to the hands and the eyes. I really like the magic when the pictures start appearing from the papers. It's like christmas everytime!

Me too, i'm always on the computer. Do security work.

I don't often shoot film these days, but i think we just take more time when we're shooting film, becuase we know each frame has a dollar value, as it were.