Thread for Lumix FZ18 and FZ28 Series


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brandon,

could you tell me how to post pic here?

step 1: find a website tat u could upload the photo and give u the URL of tat photo (clubsnap gallery, photobucket, flickr)

step 2: register and upload photo to the website

step 3: copy URL of the photo

step 4: upload into post: type this "
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/31952530@N06/

Here are some of my shots.
C&c please

not bad a shot, all seem very sharp..., can see u have archieve the DOF effect... ur photo "earth's floral beauti" have quite a good DOF can see the back flower is abit blur when its actually not very far from the front flower

anyway, for ur information, flickr "free version"... allow u to upload 200 pic only... example if u upload 201 photo... photo number 201 will replace photo 1... sort of like auto delete for u when u reach 200
 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31952530@N06/

Here are some of my shots.
C&c please

Some shots were quite exceptional Vinze, I'm impressed! You almost put me to shame haha. So its in the right hands now at least. I like the one about Heaven is somewhere out there, and the flower.

A few posts back, you asked about DOF, DOF with the FZ18 is hard, but not impossible. Have you learnt the basics of DOF yet? If you have, just try to set up the most extreme conditions to get DOF and you'll start getting a little bit. My best suggestion for you is using Tele-marco at the longest end possible, its abit easier than trying to do it with F2.8 at the 5mm end. (though it can be done too! I remember posting it here sometime back.)

Have you used the TCON yet? I'd like to see some of your TCON shots.
 

not bad a shot, all seem very sharp..., can see u have archieve the DOF effect... ur photo "earth's floral beauti" have quite a good DOF can see the back flower is abit blur when its actually not very far from the front flower

anyway, for ur information, flickr "free version"... allow u to upload 200 pic only... example if u upload 201 photo... photo number 201 will replace photo 1... sort of like auto delete for u when u reach 200

Hey !
Thanks Never Knew that...

As for D o F .. i manage to get it " unintended "
take already then after looking thru then realise got DOF..
But cant achieve what i really want le... like a spot Super sharp etc.

well.. still tryin,... taking lots of pic.
 

Some shots were quite exceptional Vinze, I'm impressed! You almost put me to shame haha. So its in the right hands now at least. I like the one about Heaven is somewhere out there, and the flower.

A few posts back, you asked about DOF, DOF with the FZ18 is hard, but not impossible. Have you learnt the basics of DOF yet? If you have, just try to set up the most extreme conditions to get DOF and you'll start getting a little bit. My best suggestion for you is using Tele-marco at the longest end possible, its abit easier than trying to do it with F2.8 at the 5mm end. (though it can be done too! I remember posting it here sometime back.)

Have you used the TCON yet? I'd like to see some of your TCON shots.


Tele Marco ? ? care to explain ?

well the White bird was with tCON thou.
 

Tele Marco ? ? care to explain ?

well the White bird was with tCON thou.

Use one of the semi manual or M mode, zoom in and turn on the marco =) You should have a Tele-marco coming out. try focusing smth near, like 3 meters, at 18X zoom. Have you seen my cat pictures? Smth like that.
 

cat Photo ?

No.. care to share the link ?
Thanks !
 

Thank you all bro & Siss who have been so helpful..

more pictures on the way,. spend most of my sun Snapping however alot turned out to be trash..
 

Thank you all bro & Siss who have been so helpful..

more pictures on the way,. spend most of my sun Snapping however alot turned out to be trash..

that happens to me 60% of the time =X
 

Thank you all bro & Siss who have been so helpful..

more pictures on the way,. spend most of my sun Snapping however alot turned out to be trash..

yea, it rather normal for everyone i guess... coz usually 1 whole day i will take like 200 shot and only 10 or lesser will be uploaded to share with people
 

Thank you all bro & Siss who have been so helpful..

more pictures on the way,. spend most of my sun Snapping however alot turned out to be trash..

in the past if you use film camera, if the picture turns out trash, u can try and call its "ART" lols.

Now in Digital Camera age...everything that u took wrong is called trash coz can delete it anytime. hehe.
 

Currently have to wait for the insects to come out at my workplace backyard coz they just cut the whole grass and bushes. sigh.
 

Just like to share with you guys a pic taken by my FZ18 last time. I thought it was a crap and badly exposed pic all this while, until I touched it up with a little gradient effects. I tried to mimic the use of GND filters here, which is of course, way more versatile =X could control where to cut the line hehe.

Bedok.jpg
 

Thanks =)

Anyway I'm going Off Topic for abit... Vincent your girlfriend instructed me to scold you for not putting up her pictures on flickr. She's been horribly upset that despite getting you a new camera, you didn't snap enough pictures of her! Go upload some NOW!
 

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Hi everyone, my wife tried to surprise me with buying a gift for me through the net. She knew I wanted a lens adaptor and a some filters for my FZ28. She asumed that all FZ cameras cuz I said FZ 18 and 28 are similar. Her way of thinking was FZ 20 is closer to FZ 28 so must be same lah!
So now I have a lens adaptor for FZ 20 and two 58mm filters UV and PL.
Can I get a step up ring to suit?:dunno:
 

Oh geez. But its sweet of her anyway. =)

Yes you can definitely try to step up the PL filter...but you should be careful not to switch the camera off mid-shooting. UV.. urm, I don't recommend you stepping it up since you cant close your lens after that...

You can definitely try to sell them. What brand are they? I would buy a Zoom lens sometime that takes 58mm filters, I could help you out with the UV, but I don't really need a PL.

As for the adaptor... unless you plan to use a bigger Teleconverter like the Raynox, it makes little sense to try to adapt it. Again you could try to sell it... (I don't think I can use that as hood...=X Haha crazy thought on my part) But that could be a little harder since we don't know how many FZ20-ers are left.

Oh yes, my friend has a lens that she might want to use the 58mm CPL (its a CPL right?)... I could try asking too if you are looking to sell them.
 

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No unfortunately it is just a PL not CPL, I will probably bring them to Singapore at Christmas, or I might take a walk over to the Arts Faculty and ask some of the Photography teachers if they want, they may even may be able to help with a step up ring maybe?
 

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