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purchasing a new camera
Agron wrote:
I am currently looking at: Panasonic DMC-FZ7. It has relatively good marsk in various reviews Canon Powershot A620 also looks good (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canona620/) as does: Fujifilm FinePix E900 Zoom (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/spec...nepixe900z.asp) All three camera's are in the same price group and the features are quite similar. I would like someone to give some recommendations as the time has definitively come for me to change my aging Fuji FinePix 304 after I made over 8000 shots with it. You might want to ask in the ZLR group: rec.photo.digital.zlr as that is the group for fully controllable, SLR format cameras like the Panasonic FZ7. I'll cross-post and set follow-ups there. I have the Panasonic FZ5 and my wife the FZ20, and we have both been delighted with the cameras. The image stabilisation works very well indeed, and I would never wish to have a camera without IS in the future. David |
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"David J Taylor" wrote I have the Panasonic FZ5 and my wife the FZ20, and we have both been delighted with the cameras. The image stabilisation works very well indeed, and I would never wish to have a camera without IS in the future. David Thanks, Iknow the FZ5 was a good camera but was wondering what the FZ7 is. |
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Agron wrote:
"David J Taylor" wrote I have the Panasonic FZ5 and my wife the FZ20, and we have both been delighted with the cameras. The image stabilisation works very well indeed, and I would never wish to have a camera without IS in the future. David Thanks, Iknow the FZ5 was a good camera but was wondering what the FZ7 is. Good question - looking at the review I get the impression that some things have been improved, but some of the new features (like high ISO) haven't been well thought out. My /tentative/ view is that unless you really need the extra megapixels or the other new features, the 5MP FZ5 may be the better value camera to get. What are the comparative prices now? DP Review include the paragraph: "The FZ5 was a camera that stood out in a very crowded market by virtue of an excellent lens, comprehensive set of photographic controls and fast, reliable operation. And most of the issues we did have - poor movie mode, fiddly manual exposure control, lack of external ISO control and poor low-light screen visibility have been addressed pretty convincingly in the FZ7." http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicFZ7/page14.asp Cheers, David |
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:38:10 GMT, David J Taylor wrote:
Agron wrote: "David J Taylor" wrote I have the Panasonic FZ5 and my wife the FZ20, and we have both been delighted with the cameras. The image stabilisation works very well indeed, and I would never wish to have a camera without IS in the future. David Thanks, Iknow the FZ5 was a good camera but was wondering what the FZ7 is. Good question - looking at the review I get the impression that some things have been improved, but some of the new features (like high ISO) haven't been well thought out. My /tentative/ view is that unless you really need the extra megapixels or the other new features, the 5MP FZ5 may be the better value camera to get. What are the comparative prices now? I was looking at this on Amazon yesterday (a coworker was drooling over my FZ5, and thinking of buying one) and it looks like: FZ5: $326 FZ7: $376 with the caveat that the FZ5 was on 1-2 week backorder. -dms |
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David J Taylor wrote: Agron wrote: "David J Taylor" wrote I have the Panasonic FZ5 and my wife the FZ20, and we have both been delighted with the cameras. The image stabilisation works very well indeed, and I would never wish to have a camera without IS in the future. David Thanks, Iknow the FZ5 was a good camera but was wondering what the FZ7 is. Good question - looking at the review I get the impression that some things have been improved, but some of the new features (like high ISO) haven't been well thought out. My /tentative/ view is that unless you really need the extra megapixels or the other new features, the 5MP FZ5 may be the better value camera to get. What are the comparative prices now? Yes the new features appear worthwhile and the list price of the FZ7 is lower than the FZ5. I have not seen any big sales prices on either camera so I do not think there will be much of a difference. I am planning on getting an FZ7. Based on the test reports I read the results should be about the same and the new features (like the joystick) should be a help. The movies mode has also improved for the few times most will use it. DP Review include the paragraph: "The FZ5 was a camera that stood out in a very crowded market by virtue of an excellent lens, comprehensive set of photographic controls and fast, reliable operation. And most of the issues we did have - poor movie mode, fiddly manual exposure control, lack of external ISO control and poor low-light screen visibility have been addressed pretty convincingly in the FZ7." http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicFZ7/page14.asp Cheers, David |
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Daniel Silevitch wrote: On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:38:10 GMT, David J Taylor wrote: Agron wrote: "David J Taylor" wrote I have the Panasonic FZ5 and my wife the FZ20, and we have both been delighted with the cameras. The image stabilisation works very well indeed, and I would never wish to have a camera without IS in the future. David Thanks, Iknow the FZ5 was a good camera but was wondering what the FZ7 is. Good question - looking at the review I get the impression that some things have been improved, but some of the new features (like high ISO) haven't been well thought out. My /tentative/ view is that unless you really need the extra megapixels or the other new features, the 5MP FZ5 may be the better value camera to get. What are the comparative prices now? I was looking at this on Amazon yesterday (a coworker was drooling over my FZ5, and thinking of buying one) and it looks like: FZ5: $326 FZ7: $376 with the caveat that the FZ5 was on 1-2 week backorder. Like I said in another post, I think the new features of the FZ7 is worth the price difference. You may not. -dms |
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:22:35 GMT, measekite wrote:
Daniel Silevitch wrote: I was looking at this on Amazon yesterday (a coworker was drooling over my FZ5, and thinking of buying one) and it looks like: FZ5: $326 FZ7: $376 with the caveat that the FZ5 was on 1-2 week backorder. Like I said in another post, I think the new features of the FZ7 is worth the price difference. You may not. If I were in the market for a camera right now, I'd also go with the 7. I don't, however, think that there's enough of an improvement to warrant selling my FZ5 and buying the newer model. -dms |
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Good question - looking at the review I get the impression that some things have been improved, but some of the new features (like high ISO) haven't been well thought out. My /tentative/ view is that unless you really need the extra megapixels or the other new features, the 5MP FZ5 may be the better value camera to get. What are the comparative prices now? FZ7 has manual focus (with joystick); my understanding is that FZ5 does not. I was looking at this on Amazon yesterday (a coworker was drooling over my FZ5, and thinking of buying one) and it looks like: FZ5: $326 FZ7: $376 with the caveat that the FZ5 was on 1-2 week backorder. Funny thing; Circuit City has been advertising the FZ7 in silver (FZ7S) for 50-60 bucks less than in black (FZ7K). |
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On 26 Mar 2006 20:14:25 -0500, tjab wrote:
Good question - looking at the review I get the impression that some things have been improved, but some of the new features (like high ISO) haven't been well thought out. My /tentative/ view is that unless you really need the extra megapixels or the other new features, the 5MP FZ5 may be the better value camera to get. What are the comparative prices now? FZ7 has manual focus (with joystick); my understanding is that FZ5 does not. I was looking at this on Amazon yesterday (a coworker was drooling over my FZ5, and thinking of buying one) and it looks like: FZ5: $326 FZ7: $376 with the caveat that the FZ5 was on 1-2 week backorder. Funny thing; Circuit City has been advertising the FZ7 in silver (FZ7S) for 50-60 bucks less than in black (FZ7K). I'll bet the black is selling better overall. All of the FZ5s I've seen in the wild (including my own) are black; I think the only silver ones I've seen have been in reviews. I think the black just looks better, though for 50 bucks, I might be persuaded to change my mind. -dms |
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tjab wrote:
[] FZ7 has manual focus (with joystick); my understanding is that FZ5 does not. Correct - but to be honest the autofocus is so good that I have never found the lack of manual focus to be a drawback. [] Funny thing; Circuit City has been advertising the FZ7 in silver (FZ7S) for 50-60 bucks less than in black (FZ7K). Funny that - I also thought the black FZ5 looked better and wanted one over and above the silver model. Who would have thought that more people wanting the camera made it demand a higher price? G David |
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