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Tele Lens for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ15
Hi Bob,
I am not familiar with the FZ15 body, the FZ30 has a longer barrel and as such doesnt require an extension tube. The existing threads on the fz30 are 55mm. I had to get a stepdown ring to fit 55mm as the raynox supplied rings skipped that size and went straight to 52mm. I am not sure of your location, but that is a very good price, I paid $410.00au for mine. Here is the page that actully covers the panasonic fz20/10 , http://www.raynox.co.jp/english/digital/fz10/index.htm at the bottom of the page it shows the adaptor required. I hope this helps Cheers Reg PS: Did you get the pic I emailed? "Bob Williams" wrote in message news:l5Q4g.211835$Oe2.97653@fed1read07... Hi Jessie, I have been checking on the Raynox DCR-2020 Pro on sale for $189. See: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=337263&is=REG What I can't quite figure out is how the Raynox attaches to the Lumix. My FZ15 has a 62mm thread but it is MALE thread on the EXTERNAL surface of the camera. The Raynox also hs a 62 mm lens, but I can't tell from the picture whether the thread is Male or Female. Can you enlighten me? Bob Jessie James wrote: http://www.raynox.co.jp/english/digital/egfujis602.htm Bob, I have the Raynox DCR-2020PRO 2.2X and I use it on a Panasonic fz30 and find it very good Cheers Reg "Bob Williams" wrote in message news:50k4g.211747$Oe2.121895@fed1read07... Anyone know of a good but inexpensive Tele add-on lens for a Lumix FZ15 camera? Seems like I saw a Raynox 1.5x Tele lens somewhere that fit the bill but I don't remember the Model No. and what step-up or step-down rings might be required. Any help on this subject would be appreciated.......Bob Williams |
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Tele Lens for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ15
Paul Allen wrote: Bob Williams wrote: Hi Jessie, I have been checking on the Raynox DCR-2020 Pro on sale for $189. See: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=337263&is=REG What I can't quite figure out is how the Raynox attaches to the Lumix. My FZ15 has a 62mm thread but it is MALE thread on the EXTERNAL surface of the camera. The Raynox also hs a 62 mm lens, but I can't tell from the picture whether the thread is Male or Female. Can you enlighten me? As I understand it, the FZ10/15/20 cameras all have a decorative ring that must be removed to expose male threads. The lens hood screws onto these threads, apparently. If you remove the hood from the tube, you will see female threads for filters or adapter lenses. The adapter tube Panasonic bundles with these cameras is apparently longer than it needs to be, so there are several third-party substitutes. Here is a nice summary of the options: http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam.../Adapters.html Note that I don't own one of these cameras, so what I know is just from looking at pictures on the web and reading the words of others. Have fun! Paul Allen Hi Paul. Thanks for the feedback. It was not quite correct but your link to adapters told me precisely what I needed to do to couple the Raynox to the Lumix. :-) The Lumix has NO Female threads anywhere on the camera. When you unscrew the decorative ring you expose 64 mm MALE threads. (I erroneously called them 62 mm threads) All of the adapters in your link, have FEMALE threads on BOTH ends. On one end, is a 64 mm Female to fit the exposed 64 mm Male threads on the Lumix. The other end may have various size female threads to accept different size filters or accessory lenses. The Raynox Adapter that I need is the RT 5264P. It has 64 mm Female and 52 mm Female threads. The 64 mm thread mates with the camera and the 52 mm thread accepts the Raynox 2020 Pro lens. It looks like Panny went to special pains to discourage one from using 3rd party accessories on their camera. Fortunately, I do not discourage all that easily. Thanks for the info.....You saved the day. Bob Williams |
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Tele Lens for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ15
OK! If you are saying that the FZ30 has Female 55 mm threads in the lens
barrel itself and does not require the RT 5264P adapter, then that is a significant difference between the FZ15 and the FZ30. So you just needed a 62mm F to 55mm M Step up ring to use the 2020 Pro? That's Cool!. I am in San Diego CA USA. The link was to a huge camera store in New York. As of this writing, I have not yet received the picture. But I eagerly await it.......Thanks Bob Jessie James wrote: Hi Bob, I am not familiar with the FZ15 body, the FZ30 has a longer barrel and as such doesnt require an extension tube. The existing threads on the fz30 are 55mm. I had to get a stepdown ring to fit 55mm as the raynox supplied rings skipped that size and went straight to 52mm. I am not sure of your location, but that is a very good price, I paid $410.00au for mine. Here is the page that actully covers the panasonic fz20/10 , http://www.raynox.co.jp/english/digital/fz10/index.htm at the bottom of the page it shows the adaptor required. I hope this helps Cheers Reg PS: Did you get the pic I emailed? "Bob Williams" wrote in message news:l5Q4g.211835$Oe2.97653@fed1read07... Hi Jessie, I have been checking on the Raynox DCR-2020 Pro on sale for $189. See: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=337263&is=REG What I can't quite figure out is how the Raynox attaches to the Lumix. My FZ15 has a 62mm thread but it is MALE thread on the EXTERNAL surface of the camera. The Raynox also hs a 62 mm lens, but I can't tell from the picture whether the thread is Male or Female. Can you enlighten me? Bob Jessie James wrote: http://www.raynox.co.jp/english/digital/egfujis602.htm Bob, I have the Raynox DCR-2020PRO 2.2X and I use it on a Panasonic fz30 and find it very good Cheers Reg "Bob Williams" wrote in message news:50k4g.211747$Oe2.121895@fed1read07... Anyone know of a good but inexpensive Tele add-on lens for a Lumix FZ15 camera? Seems like I saw a Raynox 1.5x Tele lens somewhere that fit the bill but I don't remember the Model No. and what step-up or step-down rings might be required. Any help on this subject would be appreciated.......Bob Williams |
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Tele Lens for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ15
Hi Bob,
You are right there Bob, unfortunately the vignatting of the lens becomes very apparent when not used in full zoom mode of the original lens. The fact you have to have a tube extension will also exasperate the problem. You may be better off looking for a 1x or1.5x Telephoto. The cheaper option is look for a cheaper type 2x to try out first. I actually had a 2x 55mm video telephoto adaptor to start with. The edges where not real good ,but centre focus at a subject was quite nice. I picked it from a camera store for $49au. But I suppose in the long run if you keep spending money trying things out, you may as well just spend the money upgrading the camera. The other feature the fz30 has is basically macro across the full zoom range. So in actual fact at 10 ft in macro mode the photos of the birds would be much clearer. I hope this makes sense, as I said, I am not real camera literit. As for the Photo, I will try and send it again. I did remove the spam trap. Cheers Reg. Bob Williams" wrote in message news:iS75g.211895$Oe2.45344@fed1read07... Hi again Jessie, On reading more about the Raynox 2020 Pro, I have a new concern. The Specs say that its closest focusing point is 10 meters (~33 ft.) Whereas, the unaided FZ15 in Tele mode can focus at 6.5 feet. My present bird blind is about 10 feet away from my subjects. I fear that if I must move my blind to 33 feet, the actual image size that can be captured with the Raynox will be SMALLER than with the Lumix alone at 10 feet. Of course, IF I could not approach closer than 33 feet, the Raynox would capture a much LARGER image than the unaided Lumix at the same distance. I guess that is what the Raynox is designed for. Any thoughts on the subject? P.S. Still no E-Mail picture yet. Did you remove the words "nospam" from my address? It is . Bob Williams wrote: OK! If you are saying that the FZ30 has Female 55 mm threads in the lens barrel itself and does not require the RT 5264P adapter, then that is a significant difference between the FZ15 and the FZ30. So you just needed a 62mm F to 55mm M Step up ring to use the 2020 Pro? That's Cool!. I am in San Diego CA USA. The link was to a huge camera store in New York. As of this writing, I have not yet received the picture. But I eagerly await it.......Thanks Bob Jessie James wrote: Hi Bob, I am not familiar with the FZ15 body, the FZ30 has a longer barrel and as such doesnt require an extension tube. The existing threads on the fz30 are 55mm. I had to get a stepdown ring to fit 55mm as the raynox supplied rings skipped that size and went straight to 52mm. I am not sure of your location, but that is a very good price, I paid $410.00au for mine. Here is the page that actully covers the panasonic fz20/10 , http://www.raynox.co.jp/english/digital/fz10/index.htm at the bottom of the page it shows the adaptor required. I hope this helps Cheers Reg PS: Did you get the pic I emailed? "Bob Williams" wrote in message news:l5Q4g.211835$Oe2.97653@fed1read07... Hi Jessie, I have been checking on the Raynox DCR-2020 Pro on sale for $189. See: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=337263&is=REG What I can't quite figure out is how the Raynox attaches to the Lumix. My FZ15 has a 62mm thread but it is MALE thread on the EXTERNAL surface of the camera. The Raynox also hs a 62 mm lens, but I can't tell from the picture whether the thread is Male or Female. Can you enlighten me? Bob Jessie James wrote: http://www.raynox.co.jp/english/digital/egfujis602.htm Bob, I have the Raynox DCR-2020PRO 2.2X and I use it on a Panasonic fz30 and find it very good Cheers Reg "Bob Williams" wrote in message news:50k4g.211747$Oe2.121895@fed1read07... Anyone know of a good but inexpensive Tele add-on lens for a Lumix FZ15 camera? Seems like I saw a Raynox 1.5x Tele lens somewhere that fit the bill but I don't remember the Model No. and what step-up or step-down rings might be required. Any help on this subject would be appreciated.......Bob Williams |
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Tele Lens for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ15
Jessie James wrote:
[...] The other feature the fz30 has is basically macro across the full zoom range. So in actual fact at 10 ft in macro mode the photos of the birds would be much clearer. [...] This is not quite right. The minimum focus distance in tele mode is 2 meters regardless of macro mode. In wide angle mode, the normal minimum focus of 30cm drops to 5cm in macro mode. Some previous FZ models had a big step in the minimum macro focus distance at the 3x zoom point. The FZ20 behaves identically to the FZ30. The FZ5's macro focus distance varies from 5cm at 1x zoom to 2m at 11x zoom, and then drops to 1m at 12x zoom. (In all these cases, I'm quoting the camera manuals. If some owner of one of these can add to or correct what I've said, please do.) Beyond the above, I have no idea what effect a tele extender has on the FZ30's minimum focus distance. Paul Allen |
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Tele Lens for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ15
Bob Williams wrote: Hi again Jessie, On reading more about the Raynox 2020 Pro, I have a new concern. The Specs say that its closest focusing point is 10 meters (~33 ft.) Whereas, the unaided FZ15 in Tele mode can focus at 6.5 feet. My present bird blind is about 10 feet away from my subjects. I fear that if I must move my blind to 33 feet, the actual image size that can be captured with the Raynox will be SMALLER than with the Lumix alone at 10 feet. You've got it. Actually, the largest possible image of a subject of a given size is usually smaller, not larger, with a teleconverter, because the increase in minimal focussing distance more that offsets the gain in focal length. Getting a teleconverter which increases the minimal focussing distance with only 1.5x or less will be a bit tricky. I'm not certain that there is one. I'd guess that any teleconverter with a focal length magnification of more than 1.3x would be out of bounds for you. And first off, I don't know of any 1.3x TC offhand, and second, even if it existed, would it really be worth it to be able to go from 432mm to 560mm? Frankly, if I were sitting at 10 ft from a bird, also a small one with an FZ15, I wouldn't bother with a TC at all. The distances that I normally use my DCR-2020 at are between 50 and 200 feet. Jan Böhme |
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Tele Lens for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ15
Jan Böhme wrote: Bob Williams wrote: Hi again Jessie, On reading more about the Raynox 2020 Pro, I have a new concern. The Specs say that its closest focusing point is 10 meters (~33 ft.) Whereas, the unaided FZ15 in Tele mode can focus at 6.5 feet. My present bird blind is about 10 feet away from my subjects. I fear that if I must move my blind to 33 feet, the actual image size that can be captured with the Raynox will be SMALLER than with the Lumix alone at 10 feet. You've got it. Actually, the largest possible image of a subject of a given size is usually smaller, not larger, with a teleconverter, because the increase in minimal focussing distance more that offsets the gain in focal length. Getting a teleconverter which increases the minimal focussing distance with only 1.5x or less will be a bit tricky. I'm not certain that there is one. I'd guess that any teleconverter with a focal length magnification of more than 1.3x would be out of bounds for you. And first off, I don't know of any 1.3x TC offhand, and second, even if it existed, would it really be worth it to be able to go from 432mm to 560mm? Frankly, if I were sitting at 10 ft from a bird, also a small one with an FZ15, I wouldn't bother with a TC at all. The distances that I normally use my DCR-2020 at are between 50 and 200 feet. Jan Böhme Thanks for confirming my suspicions, Jan. I am going to take your advice and forget about a TC for my FZ15. It just won't do what I want to do. I've never used a TC before and was not familiar with their characteristics. Thanks to ALL for your valuable input. Bob |
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