Tag Archives: Photography

Hmm, I wonder if it’s possible that dpreview and PC Mag were looking at the same camera? DPReview gave the FZ5 a glowing review, while PC Mag slated it!
I’ve used one for over 2 weeks now and all the photos that appeared here over that period were taken with it.
It’s a great camera, but not perfect:

• The view finder is a bit small. I was spoilt by the large one on the Sony F717!
• Controls can be a little fiddly. Things are hidden within menus. This is probably a ciritisism that can be leveled at many cameras at this price range. The 717 had two scroll-wheels for very quick access to EV, focus points and shutter speed AFAIR!
• Image stabilisation can’t work wonders when there isn’t enough light. It helps, but don’t expect magic tricks!
• I’ll fill this in with more as I find them..

It’s still a great camera! I love the long zoom. On the street, it lets you get in close, even if that’s the cowardly way of doing things. Sometimes it’s the only way when you’re shooting street performers! I’ll post pics soon!

Adventures with Panoramas – very lengthy and well written article exploring panoramic photography.
There’s some great photos here and Doug’s explanations and stories make for a good read!

Here boy!

“Rustic cottage..”

Flower detail on a rainy day.

When you’ve been walking around town all day..

And we’re back to normal Irish Weather^tm. The sun was good while it lasted!

In my kitchen

.. For your camera! What were you thinking?
For the 99% of the camera market that don’t have swivel bodies (Sony 7×7, 828) or swivel LCDs (Canon G6, and others) this might be useful. It looks like a mirror that reflects the LCD display at the back of digital cameras (so DSLRs are out of luck unless you want to review your photos?) Both digitalphotography blogs and engadget have posts about it and comments. It’s for sale in the UK but you could build one yourself if you’re handy at the ol’ DIY.