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Post by ka rene bajit on Oct 18, 2012 12:16:43 GMT
has anyone tried or tested any of the lumix series? does the glass take sharp and clear shots?
i plan to buy an easy on the bag camera (smaller than a dslr) that can double as birding buddy someday. will a lumix be a good investment?
good to see you guys. been lurking sooo long.
warm hellos.
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Post by fred serrano on Oct 18, 2012 14:10:31 GMT
ka rene,
i use the olympus omd em5 for my travel gear. i pair it with lumix 100-300mm f4-5.6. i get good shots with this combo, thanks to the outstanding technology and dynamic range of the em5. the lumix gh3 has also been receiving excellent reviews. the em5 and its 12-50mm kit lens are weather-sealed. my whole travel birding gear can be accommodated in an ordinary belt bag. pm me your good e-mail address and i'll shoot you some samples.
fred s
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Post by fred serrano on Oct 18, 2012 21:58:12 GMT
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Post by Lydia Robledo on Oct 22, 2012 14:32:37 GMT
Ka Rene, I am a Lumix fan. I have my 4th Lumix p/s. 1 lost, the other got sold, the 3rd and 4th I still have. I am more impressed with the video-cam, esp. for concerts. They camera shoots sharp on a clear day. Night shots are always with flash otherwise it's too grainy. Lately, I have noticed that a couple of nature photographers, active in bird photography, use the Canon Power Shot SX 40HS and the captures are amazing. The camera is light. It's an all around camera with good video cam. I think the price now is about P15k. Check it out, kapatid. telyds
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Post by Adri Constantino on Oct 22, 2012 15:58:09 GMT
Ka Rene,
I use a Lumix G3, similar to Sir Fred's gear. Micro 4/3s mount, but i have an adapter that can mount my 300 Canon lens.
I primarily use it for digiscoping, attaching it to my scope.
It is a great camera, but just like any camera has limitations.
Adri
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Post by fred serrano on Oct 22, 2012 23:00:41 GMT
ka rene, if you are referring to the panasonic lumix g series, here is a collection of reviews on the lenses - www.ephotozine.com/article/ephotozine-reviews-all-panasonic-micro-four-thirds-lenses-19387these are all compatible with panasonic and olympus mirrorless micro four thirds bodies. if you intend to build up a very portable birding set-up with this system, my suggested basic lenses would be a pancake (either lumix 12mm f2.5 or olympus 17mm f2.8) and a long lens for birding (lumix 100-300mm f4-5.6 with very good in-lens image stabilization or the olympus 75-300mm f4.8-6.7). the latter is the slower lens, no image stabilization (so only matched with olympus m4/3s bodies which have in-body image stabilization) but with better focal length range and super compact. iq of both lenses are comparable. any of the pancakes attached to the super-compact m4/3 bodies gives you a pocketable set-up. the initial problem or concern with the m4/3s system is the noise problem from the output of the smaller sensor but this is really not that much smaller than the more common aps-c sensors. recent models of both panasonic lumix (e.g., gh2/gh2) and olympus (e.g., omd em5/epl5) have addressed this issue and in my experience, the dynamic range of these cameras is just fantastic. both the lumix gh3 and the olympus em5 are weather-sealed. if you want a more compact system, i would swear by telyds suggestion. while the very small sensors of point and shoots were an initial problem, recent technological developments appear to be addressing the issue for very small sensors. you might wish to consider something like this from lumix, plenty of 'killer' full range advanced enthusiast cameras - panasonic.net/avc/lumix/compact/zs20_tz30/index.htmlwith a 24-480mm 35mm equivalent range, this may be good enough for your birding needs - if you can get nearer. well, the super small size of this gear should enable you to be more flexible and stealthy to get closer. google the lumix line and you will find a pricier one with the same specs plus a leica lens with a constant f2.8 aperture throughout the zoom range. fred s
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