Thread for Lumix FZ18 and FZ28 Series

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I can't tell you how happy I am with this shot! There was hardly any light in the area here, and I had to do manual focus.

I love the moment
I love the kid's look
I love hitting manual focus spot on!!!

Anyway, yea, low light was very challenging even with a fast lens =( Now I learnt my limitations. This picture's exif:

ISO 1600, 1/160s, on-board flash (+1 EV compensation) 85mm, F2.5, this is a 25% crop, the noise starts showing at 50% =(

Distance to target about 8 to 10 meters. I actually fired one shot first to get her to look my way. lol.

And yes... I'm going to get an external flash now! Darn I want it! BBB!

Theres also red eye on the picture actually =( Downside of shooting in low light.

 

[navlem]

Hey guys! I'm back from Vietnam! Here are some of the interesting pictures!

Full of Motorcycles

Electrical Cables

Cool Kid

Mekong River

4 in a bike

 

[navlem]

Lonely Man

Bees

Boat Traffic Jam

Row, Row, Row a boat...

Happy Man

 

[navlem]

Big Boot

Sunflower

 

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Lonely Man

Happy Man

Excellent frame and DOF (both foreground and background), now go touch the colors up. =P Kind of underexposed.

 

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One more from me...

 

[navlem]

Excellent frame and DOF (both foreground and background), now go touch the colors up. =P Kind of underexposed.

Hows this? Better?

 

[raychan]

Hi everyone.

I just got my FZ28 on X'mas eve. Just wondering if any of you managed to get the optional HDMI cable for the FZ28? If so, where and how much does it cost? Find some contradicting reports on this issue. Some sites claim that there is no HDMI output whereas some say yes.

Oh yeah, can the cable be used on the LX3 too?

 

[skyguy]

hello ppl, just got back from a wedding and the firework countdown...
didn't shoot much for the wedding coz rather few of my primary sch mate turn up, so decided to stick around and chat and not MIA to take photo...

as for the countdown, its crazily crowded... didn't get a really good spot but nvm, i'm still trying to figure out how to shoot firework anyway... alot of my photo is over expose...
but for now, i can confirm tat to take firework use highest F-# as possible, and slow shutter speed to get a chain of firework... but still i find alot of photo over exposed, i guess i have to go to another firework to find out if i should use black card or ND filter... and look at those noise at the guy t-shirt... terrible... lol

 

[navlem]

hello ppl, just got back from a wedding and the firework countdown...
didn't shoot much for the wedding coz rather few of my primary sch mate turn up, so decided to stick around and chat and not MIA to take photo...

as for the countdown, its crazily crowded... didn't get a really good spot but nvm, i'm still trying to figure out how to shoot firework anyway... alot of my photo is over expose...
but for now, i can confirm tat to take firework use highest F-# as possible, and slow shutter speed to get a chain of firework... but still i find alot of photo over exposed, i guess i have to go to another firework to find out if i should use black card or ND filter... and look at those noise at the guy t-shirt... terrible... lol

Splendid fireworks there! Nice!

 

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Good fireworks skyguy... but why got noise?!?!??! very bad somemore, you used ISO 1600?

If you used ISO 200 maybe you would not have overexposed...?

Actually if you want to practice fireworks, its quite easy... Just get a friend to play torchlights in a dark room, and you try to capture with different settings. =) Of course fireworks may be a little stronger, so settings will give and take. haha.


Overall, the city background and the crowd in the foreground works well, no.1 being the best, and uh, level the horizon maybe =X

And hm, I think you were trying to compose the couple in the 2nd and 3rd pic... remember the flash technique I was talking about in the last outing? Should have used here! Would be better if can use rear shutter flash, duno wheres the slow-sync mode on your FZ18, can't find it now! haha.

 

[skyguy]

Good fireworks skyguy... but why got noise?!?!??! very bad somemore, you used ISO 1600?

If you used ISO 200 maybe you would not have overexposed...?

Actually if you want to practice fireworks, its quite easy... Just get a friend to play torchlights in a dark room, and you try to capture with different settings. =) Of course fireworks may be a little stronger, so settings will give and take. haha.


Overall, the city background and the crowd in the foreground works well, no.1 being the best, and uh, level the horizon maybe =X

And hm, I think you were trying to compose the couple in the 2nd and 3rd pic... remember the flash technique I was talking about in the last outing? Should have used here! Would be better if can use rear shutter flash, duno wheres the slow-sync mode on your FZ18, can't find it now! haha.

0h yea... its damn tilted

iso i put as low as possible... for every shot i think, my iso is always the lowest... morning or night...

anyway i didn't use flash becoz i am concentrating on the firework, didn't even notice the couple infront of my will be capture... i actually photoshop it, mask and layer to expose the couple even better, and i think it work better than flash, coz flash can be quite harsh, and using the firework as the light sort of work

 

[skyguy]

-=[ FZriends Outing #2]=-

Date: 4th Jan 2009
Time: 12.30pm
Agenda: meeting at city hall mrt station 12.30pm, at the staircase toward raffles city
main checkpoint as stated on map on post #822, on the way to each cheakpoint we will be taking shot of anything
- City Hall
- Esplanade
- Marina Square
- Esplanade Drive
- Clark Quay/ Singapore River
- Chinatown
- Lau Pa Sa
- Marina Barrage for sunsets and night shots (sunset at 7.11pm, according to some online resource)

Free and Easy to leave anytime if you have other commitments, no pressure!

Participants:
1) Vinze
2) Melvan
3) Clunk
4) Skyguy
5) Ombre
6) clarencekks
7)
8)
(pls feel free to add in ur name to the list)

Remarks:
+There will be lots of walking, so wear a comfortable shoes and clothing.
+Bring water bottle along, have lots of water the night before, get a good night sleep.
+Wet weather is expected by online resource, so bring along raincoat and etc tat can protect ur equipment from rain
+Start personal msg me ur handphone no. (anyway my number is 9276 1569)
+As u can see from the plan, we are walking quite a long distance, so i'm not sure if its a good idea to drive there and parked
+ Have fun on tat day~!~! yea

 

[navlem]

After going to "Yunam Haircare" in Vietnam, Clunk has grown lots of hair!

 

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After going to "Yunam Haircare" in Vietnam, Clunk has grown lots of hair!

Charming!

(Thats a wig isn't it?)

 

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Map added below

-=[ FZriends Outing #2]=-​

Date: 4th Jan 2009
Time: 12.30pm
Agenda: meeting at city hall mrt station 12.30pm, at the staircase toward raffles city
Checkpoints covered:
- City Hall
- Esplanade
- Marina Square (possible lunch break, good food here)
- Esplanade Drive
- Clark Quay/ Singapore River
- Chinatown
- Lau Pa Sa (dinner break)
- Marina Barrage for sunsets and night shots (sunset at 7.11pm, according to some online resource)(Safest to reach here by 6:15?)

Free and Easy to leave anytime if you have other commitments, no pressure!

Participants:
1) Vinze
2) Melvan
3) Clunk
4) Skyguy
5) Ombre (might bring a friend)
6) clarencekks
7)
8)
(pls feel free to add in ur name to the list)

Remarks:
+There will be lots of walking, so wear a comfortable shoes and clothing.
+Bring water bottle along, have lots of water the night before, get a good night sleep.
+Wet weather is expected by online resource, so bring along raincoat and etc tat can protect ur equipment from rain
+Start personal msg me ur handphone no. (anyway my number is 9276 1569)
+As u can see from the plan, we are walking quite a long distance, so i'm not sure if its a good idea to drive there and parked
+ Have fun on tat day~!~! yea
+ I believe we'll be shooting night shots as well, tripod recommended =) Infact the thoughtful skyguy said we must give 'cluck' a chance to use his new tripod!

Each red OR white bar is to the scale of 500meters.

 

[navlem]

Charming!

(Thats a wig isn't it?)

Definitely a wig

 

[Clunk]

Hey that wig makes me look 20 years younger, still ugly but 20 years younger none the less.

 

[Clunk]

Hi Vinze, I have pm ed you my hand phone (actually Amy's) number, please call regarding fishing expedition.

Cheers Rob (promises not to wear wig)

 

[navlem]

one of my newbie effort to do HDR...

Ho Chin Minh Post Office

Mekong River

Kampung at Mekong River

Small Canal

Evening Mekong