On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:02:31 GMT, "Dennis Pogson"
<dennis_nospampogson.DeleteThis@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>bijuvk1973@gmail.com wrote:
>> Dear All
>>
>> Now I am rounded up in a camera "Panasonic Lumix FZ50", which cost Rs.
>> 26000.00 in India........
>> 01. Can any one suggest the performance of this camera??
>> 02. Shall I go for any other model / Brand better than this??
>> 03. Is there any camera with similar capacity and lesser cost??
>
>Best of the "bridge" cameras by a long way.
>
>See the Panasonic Talk Forum at
>http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1033 and ignore the idiot
>who says it has "poor image quality". I have won far more photo competitions
>with my FZ50 than with my Nikon D70s DSLR.
>
>Guys who blame their cameras for poor image quality these days need to take
>a good long look at their technique.
>
>DP
>
Sometimes I suspect most of the problem with super-zoom P&S cameras is that they
don't realize what they are holding in their hands. Not long ago nobody would
even think about putting a 200mm lens on their 35mm camera and trying to do
hand-held shots with it, no matter the shutter speed. Today they get an instant
400mm or more at the twist of a zoom ring or press of a zoom toggle-switch.
Luckily many of them have IS to /help/, but by no means will that solve the
issue at hand (pardon the pun). Just because your camera far exceeds the
capabilities of any cameras in the past, it doesn't mean it's going to make up
for being a bad photographer. All the basics still apply but even more so now.
Know how long of a focal-length you can hold steady. Know basic exposure
settings and what they all mean, etc. Get the basics out of the way then pick up
that camera again. You'll be surprised to find out the drawbacks were in you not
in the camera.
How often they say it focuses slow at long zoom settings without even realizing
why. Their own shaky hand is causing that. If the image isn't still enough the
electronics can't latch onto any details to focus on. I can use 430+mm focal
lengths on mine in very dim lighting, the auto-focus still works just as fast as
in daylight. Was I bestowed with a magic camera that goes against all odds and
beats all the test reports printed online of that particular model? No, not at
all. It means that I know how to use a camera better than those publishing their
tests. I also know how these cameras work so as to optimize their capabilities.
How many of you can safely say that you are a better photographer than those
that publish test reports online, and can prove it? I can. I only need to
personally test their published speed ratings of auto-focus speeds at long-zoom
settings. If I consistently get better results, by far, then I instantly know
that the test-results writer is another wanking idiot trying to pretend to be a
photographer. Or more likely, has a money-making agenda off of some other brand
or design. Once I know that I can beat their focus-speed tests then rest of
their test results are also to be taken with a grain of salt.
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