Loving my new Lumix FZ1000

[Tartness909414 3]

I recently purchased a Lumix FZ1000 because I have decided that using a bridge camera is the way forward for me, as much as I love my Pentax gear, it's become a pain in the backside deciding which lens to put on and so on. My Fujifilm X-S1 is a lovely camera to use but the AF has always been a problem. The FZ1000 only cost me £300 and compared to the Sony RX10iv/v is an absolute bargain. I know it does not have weather sealing or such a long range but too be honest, I can't remember the last time I really shot in the rain. I am also converted to shooting jpegs because it was quite harsh light yesterday when I took these photos at Great Chalfield Manor in Wiltshire but the FZ1000 coped really well.

 

[Jeff1563 63]

Some very good shots. Many years ago, I switched to a bridge camera, I use the Sony RX10M4

 

[IpseLux9 8]

Nice images. Congratulations and continued success taking these wonderful photos.

 

[Ozzie_Traveller11 3]

G'day 9094

Like @Jeff15, I also love the superzoom cameras - I have the Panny FZ-2500 + the FZ-300 and can't go anywhere without one or both--depending upon my mood! I used film SLRs for 40+ yrs and was glad to see the back of them once superzoom bodies with a good zoom attached came upon the market.

I also shoot JPG - 100% of the time as I find that the custom panny settings (in my case to 'vivid') gives me beaut colours and etc that few images need any post-exposure treatment

ps- I don't use the term 'bridge' as I feel it is a marketing ploy to infer that the user is mid way to buying into the dSLR network + a bevy of lenses ... something that is far from the case for 99% of superzoom users that I speak to on my travels
Phil

 

[Jeff1563 63]

I used all Nikon gear for many years but as I got older, it got heavier...

 

[Tartness909414 3]

I used all Nikon gear for many years but as I got older, it got heavier...

It's not just the weight for me, it's also the hassle of choosing which lens to use all the time and using the FZ1000 is so more relaxing to use

 

[Ozzie_Traveller11 3]

G'day fellas

Back in film-camera days (in my case starting back in the 60s) my Std lens was a 100-300 job with a choice of a longer lens if I needed it and 2 shorter lenses again, if I needed it. This stemming from my love of 'out there' rather than up close & personal sort of thing. It did mean carrying everything in two camera bags though

So when the superzooms came along, my first (a Fuji) had a 40-400 Eq lens, and the Panny FZ-2500 with its 25-500 sort of range, all my wishes came at once. Here I could shoot everything I wanted without the need to carry / swap / lenses at any moment in time. The versatility was amazing

=if= I were doing commercial work regularly, then it would need to be a different story, with the larger sensors obviously creating a slightly better image for various technical reasons. But I still get the occasional magazine cover via the FZ-2500, so I'm okay with that
Hope this helps
Phil