Gloomy evening, Kamo oohashi

More Lumix FZ10 photos

Futtari yandari shite imasu (It's raining off and on), and I'm getting used to my new Lumix. All these pictures are taken with high contrast and saturation settings.

The top two are 1024 X 768 background size



Getting better at wielding this new toy, I mean, instrument. My biggest wish so far is that I could toggle between spot metering and matrix metering as fast as I can change the exposure comp and flash comp, but it's not bad. The panning shot at the bottom is easy in panning mode, that was my second try. The burst mode is really fast. I fired off like 6 full-size shots in less than two seconds, so the next time I go to uma kurabe (horse racing) at Kamigamo Jinja, a 1,000-year-old event, I won't have to settle for the poor shots I got last spring. The camera is starting to feel natural in my hands, using the hood to steady it. The OIS is great, the AF works well in the light, the zoomed shots are as good as you could expect.

I grew up idolizing Leica lenses, and they deserve it, but just because it's Leica doesn't mean they can defy the laws of physics. When you crank that lens (so to speak) you are shooting through a lot of atmosphere, not empty space, ONTO A DIGITAL SENSOR that is a clumsy substitute for a glorious square of 35mm film emulsion, so you can't expect as much detail as a shot taken close up, just because you are filling the frame. THIS IS NOT A DEFECT.

This lens is trying to be all things to all people. From 35mm to 420mm at F2.8 is a whole crazy lot of range. Something's gotta give. In this case, it's barrel distortion at close up. Not bad barrel distortion, just average. Leica can do better, but not on an all-purpose lens like this. A 420mm Leica??? A long lens for them would be a 135mm portrait lens, right?

The comments about noise are right. You should try to keep the ISO down as much as possible, but since I shoot almost only for web, reducing the size of the image takes care of the noise for me. Your mileage may vary depending on your purpose

This camera is good, and fun, I'm having fun with it.