I'm sitting here looking proudly at my new purchase. A camera. I can't believe I've actually done this, but I am so envious of all the superb photos on this forum and in the galleries that I couldn't possibly emulate with my Coolpix.
After some research on the internet, advice from a friend, and then the coincidental thread started by Littleowl earlier today, I went out and bought a Panasonic Lumix FZ38 18x. We are lucky to have a photographic retailer locally that is very competitive on price. I paid £249 for it, which I think is an excellent price, and the friendly and obliging retailer is on hand should I need help or if it goes wrong. He recommended this particular camera for a technophobe like me who wants an automatic point and shoot with a good zoom.
I now have to read the instructions. Don't hold your breath for any pictures just yet!!
Cheers, Linda.
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Sounds great! I look forward to seeing the photos you take with your new camera :-)
Millie & Fly the Border Collies
Good Luck with the new camera Sparrow.
I look forward to seeing some of your garden visitors and from your trips out!
If you really get the hang of it, I can't wait to see the Nasal Hairs on your Goldfinches LoL :-)
Regards Buzzard
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Hi,
Lumix is an excellent choice for carrying around while birding, several of my friends have them :)
S
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Good luck and enjoy your new camera Sparrow. I have a new camera, which my husband bought for me, but haven't had much practise with it yet. I also have to get used to changing the lense quicker. Husband is a keen amateur photographer of wildlife etc. so he is trying to help me understand all the different settings etc. Good job he is a patient fellow and we have had some good laughs.
Hi Sparrow
Congratulations on your new camera. Its the same camera I bought on recommendation from my local camera shop as I cannot carry anything very heavy so did not want a bag full of heavy long lenses. I did get a telephoto lens for it which is extremely useful, a close up lense and a filter lense for good deep crisp clours but they are light and manageable. After reading the instructions many many many times I have finally worked out the manual settings and the aperture funtion but learn something new everytime. I still return to auto focus for that must not miss picture though
This was a photo with the telephoto lense of the Osprey at Bassenthwaite from a good mile away
And this is a photo on autofocus with the close up lense of raindrops in the early Spring
I am sure you will have lots of fun. Look forward to your photos
Of all creatures, man is the most detestable, he is the only creature that inflicts pain for sport, knowing it to be pain. ~ Mark Twain
Hi Sparrow,
Well done on your new purchase.I have spent all day on the net looking at cameras and reviews and yours is one of them on my short list,as they say watch this space. I am of to the shop tommorow to look at the ones i have chosen.Looking forward to seeing some of your new pics.
Best wishes
Littleowl
Thats excellent Sparrow, your going to have so much fun, with all your filming and photographing, it does look like a good camera.
And Birdwatcher I love your raindrop picture.
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Great news about your camera. I so look forward to seeing all those beautiful enticing pictures that you are going to take with it now and in the future. {big smile}
I agree with LittleOwl that you need time to look st the reviews, and get the final llst of what you really want to get. There is such a lot of choice out there that you need to choose wisely, and get a camera to suit your requirements and your budget at the same time
A friend from my one of my wildlife forums has offered to take us out in the next month or two, and he will give us a demonstration of how a DSLR (sp) Camera works. So it is good to have a camera literate friend or two to help you along the way. That is our nest camera up to the one we have now.
My Canon I have now has a manuel with over 300 pages a tthe moment, {eek}, and I want to summerise the manual so it makes sense to the two us - like producing a 'slimline' operating manual that we can both understand and at the same time carry about with us when we go on holiday. Practice, practice is the name of the game, until we know the camera inside out.
That is one of the projects I propose to do before we go to Spain in May this year.
So we will see if it is possible or not.
Regards
Kathy and Dave
Hi Birdwatcher
Fabulous pictures and the detail is exquisite to look at.
Thank you for sharing with us {big smile}
Chrissie C said: Hi Sparrow Congratulations on your new camera. Its the same camera I bought on recommendation from my local camera shop as I cannot carry anything very heavy so did not want a bag full of heavy long lenses. I did get a telephoto lens for it which is extremely useful, a close up lense and a filter lense for good deep crisp clours but they are light and manageable. After reading the instructions many many many times I have finally worked out the manual settings and the aperture funtion but learn something new everytime. I still return to auto focus for that must not miss picture though This was a photo with the telephoto lense of the Osprey at Bassenthwaite from a good mile away And this is a photo on autofocus with the close up lense of raindrops in the early Spring I am sure you will have lots of fun. Look forward to your photos
I LOVE that raindrop photo!
Sparrow, I'm sure you'll get lots of pleasure from the new toy! I can't wait to see the photos :)
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