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Panasonic FZ5 review now out
Panasonic FZ5 review now out at DP Review:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/PanasonicFZ5/ "There is so much to like here - and so little to complain about - that the DMC-FZ5 has to come highly recommended, and certainly has to make its way to near the top of the list for anyone looking for an affordable, compact super zoom camera." David |
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-- "David J Taylor" wrote in message ... Panasonic FZ5 review now out at DP Review: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/PanasonicFZ5/ "There is so much to like here - and so little to complain about - that the DMC-FZ5 has to come highly recommended, and certainly has to make its way to near the top of the list for anyone looking for an affordable, compact super zoom camera." David Not a complain just observation: the 16 MB card is a joke. I know, it is the -industry standard - Cheers _ Hunibal _ |
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Hunibal wrote:
[] Not a complain just observation: the 16 MB card is a joke. I know, it is the -industry standard - Cheers _ Hunibal _ Completely agree - may be a 256MB card, but in this price-sensitive area it would be better to drop the card altogether. I got 2 x 1GB cards, and my wife got 2 x 1GB and 4 x 512MB... Cheers, David |
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"Hunibal" wrote in message ... -- "David J Taylor" wrote in message ... Panasonic FZ5 review now out at DP Review: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/PanasonicFZ5/ "There is so much to like here - and so little to complain about - that the DMC-FZ5 has to come highly recommended, and certainly has to make its way to near the top of the list for anyone looking for an affordable, compact super zoom camera." David Not a complain just observation: the 16 MB card is a joke. I know, it is the -industry standard - Analog camera's never came with a lifetime-supply of film, so why would a digital camera come with a large storage card? 16MB is still a couple of shots worth... JohanE |
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"JohanE" wrote in message ... "Hunibal" wrote in message ... -- "David J Taylor" wrote in message ... Panasonic FZ5 review now out at DP Review: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/PanasonicFZ5/ "There is so much to like here - and so little to complain about - that the DMC-FZ5 has to come highly recommended, and certainly has to make its way to near the top of the list for anyone looking for an affordable, compact super zoom camera." David Not a complain just observation: the 16 MB card is a joke. I know, it is the -industry standard - Analog camera's never came with a lifetime-supply of film, so why would a digital camera come with a large storage card? 16MB is still a couple of shots worth... JohanE Bet your car didn't come with a 1 gallon petrol tank and connectors to change to a bigger one! P. |
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PC wrote:
"JohanE" wrote in message ... "Hunibal" wrote in message . .. -- "David J Taylor" wrote in message ... Panasonic FZ5 review now out at DP Review: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/PanasonicFZ5/ "There is so much to like here - and so little to complain about - that the DMC-FZ5 has to come highly recommended, and certainly has to make its way to near the top of the list for anyone looking for an affordable, compact super zoom camera." David Not a complain just observation: the 16 MB card is a joke. I know, it is the -industry standard - Analog camera's never came with a lifetime-supply of film, so why would a digital camera come with a large storage card? 16MB is still a couple of shots worth... JohanE Bet your car didn't come with a 1 gallon petrol tank and connectors to change to a bigger one! P. I don't have a big problem with the too-small memory cards that come with digital cameras. As JohanE pointed out, most film cameras don't come with a lot of film -- maybe a single roll, if you're talking about a point-and-shoot in a "deluxe" package. As long as the card has enough memory to let me test the camera, that's all I expect. I'd rather buy the brand, capacity and speed I prefer on the aftermarket than pay for a bundled commodity-class higher-capacity card. The little 8, 16 or 32MB cards that usually come with digital cameras may not hold a lot of images, but they're fine for storing other small digital files that I don't want to leave on my computer (after I've used them to test the camera). FWIW, I consider the type of flash-memory when I'm buying a new camera,; I prefer Compact Flash because they're plentiful, usually less expensive than other formats, and available almost everywhere. CF incompatibility isn't necessarily a deal-breaker for me, any more than the ability to use AA cells is; but when two cameras reach the top of my short list, I'll usually give the nod to the one that uses the same cards and batteries I already have. -- Walter Luffman Medina, TN USA Amateur curmudgeon, equal opportunity annoyer |
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What Brand and how much?
David J Taylor wrote: Hunibal wrote: [] Not a complain just observation: the 16 MB card is a joke. I know, it is the -industry standard - Cheers _ Hunibal _ Completely agree - may be a 256MB card, but in this price-sensitive area it would be better to drop the card altogether. I got 2 x 1GB cards, and my wife got 2 x 1GB and 4 x 512MB... Cheers, David |
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measekite wrote:
David J Taylor wrote: [] Completely agree - may be a 256MB card, but in this price-sensitive area it would be better to drop the card altogether. I got 2 x 1GB cards, and my wife got 2 x 1GB and 4 x 512MB... Cheers, David What Brand and how much? Basically, Kingmax Platinum: http://www.kingmaxdigi.com/news/news..._p20040303.htm from the cheapest reliable UK supplier I have found: http://www.emartbuy.com/ They were out of stock once, and sent a SanDisk Ultra II instead, which appears to work just as well. Cheers, David |
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My personal observations:
Arrived four days ago, so this is preliminary: 1/ Very small and light but too big for most pockets. 2/ Easy to use but the menus are a bit tedious. 3/ IS works well, even at full zoom. 4/ Good exposures and mostly good focus, so far. 5/ Flash works well, so far. 6/ Image quality is very good. 7/ Response time/on time/focus lock time ... all good. 8/ LCD viewer above average. 9/ EVF only OK ... useable but not much more. 10/ Look and feel are both good. A last comment: My wife has carried it for three occasions and has shot some very nice photos with it with no prior experience and no reading of the manual. This camera has a "Simple Mode" that seems to be worth looking at for casual users. |
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