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Tullio · Nov 11, 2008, 10:14 PM

That's interesting. I just ordered the FZ28. I had the FZ18 and at one point, the H50 (for only a few days). I found the H50 AF to hunt quite a bit compared to the FZ18. How do you like the FZ28?

mtclimber · Nov 12, 2008, 9:19 AM

Tullio-

The FZ-28 is an excellent camera. My only qualm is that it becomes slower to focus as the light level decreases. Here is an FZ-28 sample.

Sarah Joyce

Tullio · Nov 12, 2008, 9:57 AM

That's not very encouraging, Sarah. How do you have the AF set on your FZ28? One thing I had noticed on the FZ18 was that the fast AF setting was not totally accurate 100% of the time. Some times it would miss focus. So, I used spot focus all the time. It was not as fast but it certainly was accurate.

mtclimber · Nov 14, 2008, 8:12 AM

Tullio-

I switched the FZ-28 over to spot focus last night and got much better results. Here is how it looks. Thanks.

Sarah Joyce

mtclimber · Nov 14, 2008, 8:13 AM

Tullio-

Here it is with spot focus. Thanks for the tip.

Sarah Joyce

Tullio · Nov 14, 2008, 12:34 PM

My pleasure. Your image does look sharp, specially considering the low light condition.

Cyberf828 · Nov 17, 2008, 8:22 AM

Tullio wrote:

Quote:

Your image does look sharp, specially considering the low light condition.

I agree nicely done Sarah.

antony · Nov 17, 2008, 10:53 PM

I know there are quote a lot of Opera House photos, here's another one, sorry to bore you guys.

(Sony DSC H9, no zoom)

It was actually a test shoot for Sony Wide Conversion Lens (VCL-DH0774). Turns out that I really like it.

Here's the one with the wide angle lens, in case you are interested.

(Sony DSC H9, 0.75x with Wide Conversion Lens)

Tullio · Nov 17, 2008, 11:22 PM

Nice shots, Antony. I find WA converters to be more useful for small areas or when you are too close to the scene and can not capture all at the 36mm. In this case, the gain does not appear to be that significant but the image has become a lot smaller.

antony · Nov 18, 2008, 4:53 AM

Thanks Tullio.

I agree that a wide angle convertor can be very useful in a number of situations. The only complaint I have is its weight.

Nov 12, 2008, 9:19 AM	#952
mtclimber Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 18,143	Tullio- The FZ-28 is an excellent camera. My only qualm is that it becomes slower to focus as the light level decreases. Here is an FZ-28 sample. Sarah Joyce Attached Images

Nov 14, 2008, 8:13 AM	#955
mtclimber Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 18,143	Tullio- Here it is with spot focus. Thanks for the tip. Sarah Joyce Attached Images

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Nov 11, 2008, 10:14 PM	#951
Tullio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,370	That's interesting. I just ordered the FZ28. I had the FZ18 and at one point, the H50 (for only a few days). I found the H50 AF to hunt quite a bit compared to the FZ18. How do you like the FZ28?

Nov 12, 2008, 9:57 AM	#953
Tullio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,370	That's not very encouraging, Sarah. How do you have the AF set on your FZ28? One thing I had noticed on the FZ18 was that the fast AF setting was not totally accurate 100% of the time. Some times it would miss focus. So, I used spot focus all the time. It was not as fast but it certainly was accurate.

Nov 14, 2008, 8:12 AM	#954
mtclimber Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 18,143	Tullio- I switched the FZ-28 over to spot focus last night and got much better results. Here is how it looks. Thanks. Sarah Joyce

Nov 14, 2008, 12:34 PM	#956
Tullio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,370	My pleasure. Your image does look sharp, specially considering the low light condition.

Nov 17, 2008, 10:53 PM	#958
antony Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 182	I know there are quote a lot of Opera House photos, here's another one, sorry to bore you guys. (Sony DSC H9, no zoom) It was actually a test shoot for Sony Wide Conversion Lens (VCL-DH0774). Turns out that I really like it. Here's the one with the wide angle lens, in case you are interested. (Sony DSC H9, 0.75x with Wide Conversion Lens)

Nov 17, 2008, 11:22 PM	#959
Tullio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,370	Nice shots, Antony. I find WA converters to be more useful for small areas or when you are too close to the scene and can not capture all at the 36mm. In this case, the gain does not appear to be that significant but the image has become a lot smaller.

Nov 18, 2008, 4:53 AM	#960
antony Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 182	Thanks Tullio. I agree that a wide angle convertor can be very useful in a number of situations. The only complaint I have is its weight.