rpringle
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Hey all,
My dad's been photographing since the 70s and we've had a lot of fun since I got him into digital in the late 90s. The first semi serious camera I bought him was a Panasonic fz28 with 18x zoom. He used that for several years and really liked the size and zoom range. More recently I decided to buy him the fz70 for Christmas because again it looked like it had an incredible zoom and he was already used to Panasonic controls.
However he has been trying to get sharp pictures in the telephoto end of the zoom and just can't. I've tried it myself and the evf seems tiny and focus is slow and doesn't hit the mark at the long end compared to my EP5 or DSLR. I know the fz70 isn't anywhere near the same league as those but I expected usable results at the long end, right now they just seem blurry and washed out even with exp comp at -1 ev.
I'm considering getting him a new camera because he's been impressed with the shots I get with my micro43 and DSLR. However he doesn't like to change lenses as he likes taking landscapes and wildlife on our walks and canoe trips. I've been looking into something like a g5 and 14-140mm lens. As it seems that my 40-150 cropped gets better results than the fz70 zoomed in. I looked at the fz200 and sx50 but I'm concerned he won't enjoy those any more than the fz70. Basically I'm looking for a camera with evf, longest tele possible, not many lens changes, best quality, and a decent size for larger hands.
Thanks Ray
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My dad's been photographing since the 70s and we've had a lot of fun since I got him into digital in the late 90s. The first semi serious camera I bought him was a Panasonic fz28 with 18x zoom. He used that for several years and really liked the size and zoom range. More recently I decided to buy him the fz70 for Christmas because again it looked like it had an incredible zoom and he was already used to Panasonic controls.
However he has been trying to get sharp pictures in the telephoto end of the zoom and just can't. I've tried it myself and the evf seems tiny and focus is slow and doesn't hit the mark at the long end compared to my EP5 or DSLR. I know the fz70 isn't anywhere near the same league as those but I expected usable results at the long end, right now they just seem blurry and washed out even with exp comp at -1 ev.
I'm considering getting him a new camera because he's been impressed with the shots I get with my micro43 and DSLR. However he doesn't like to change lenses as he likes taking landscapes and wildlife on our walks and canoe trips. I've been looking into something like a g5 and 14-140mm lens. As it seems that my 40-150 cropped gets better results than the fz70 zoomed in. I looked at the fz200 and sx50 but I'm concerned he won't enjoy those any more than the fz70. Basically I'm looking for a camera with evf, longest tele possible, not many lens changes, best quality, and a decent size for larger hands.
Thanks Ray
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Mu-43 mobile app