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Superzooms just aren't worth it, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR; BUY THE REAL THING ]]>Jul 28th 2009 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/
The only reason of getting myself a DSLR and resting my S3IS in the dry cabinet was the noise / artifacts.]]>Jul 28th 2009 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/
for the record, i owned an FZ28 and loved it. i sold it and bought a nikon D60. Is there a difference in image quality? barely. I miss the HD video, too. I wouldn't go back to the FZ28, but seeing the new iteration with a stereo mic and AVCHD Lite makes it awfully tempting.]]>Jul 28th 2009 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Also, I take my FZ18 with me everywhere. It's very light, never gets dust/dirt in it, is fast to get up and running for any shot (no lens swaps), durable (no moving mirrors or carefully aligned prisms), and it fits in my camelback. I take it mountainbiking without worrying about it breaking, I take it on camping and canoe trips, I take it hiking, and I take it along for social things where anything more than a quick P&S for snapping shots with friends is just awkward.

Saying that you should just buy a dSLR is like saying that you should buy a hard-wired land line telephone instead of a cellphone because the call quality will be slightly better.]]>Jul 28th 2009 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/
My LX3 with its Leica lens takes amazing photo's, and has really impressed me. I'm sure this camera takes great shots as well.]]>Jul 28th 2009 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/
Now reveal us your Micro four thirds!
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Check out the pics and you'll see the images aren't bad at all...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/codyman/sets/]]>Jul 28th 2009 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/Jul 28th 2009 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/
Nice to see your comments.

I currently have an oldish Konica Minolta DSLR, which im looking to change and have been looking at the Lumix G1 and the FZ28 - and now the new model, as viable alternatives to a DSLR.

Any views on which would be the better bet??? Superzoom or the four thirds G1 ??

The G1 is about £450 in the UK. The FZ28 i can pick up for £230 and the FZ35 will be about £330.

Any thoughts? My initial view is that the G1 is possibly a better bet but it is twice the price than the FZ28 - but the zoom on the FZ28 tempts me.

Any suggestions appreciated. My budget is £500.]]>Jul 28th 2009 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/
G1 is much more expensive, almost twice as much as the FZ35.
G1 ships with a much lesser lens, however there is an equivalent lens for sale as an accessory (more $$$).
G1 does not have the HD video capability (you'd have to upgrade to the GH1 - much, much more $$$).
G1 is only slightly bigger and slightly heavier - this is not really a negative for me because it's still way smaller than the DSLRs.

Based on the above, one would think I'm leaning towards the FZ35 but I'm not. The ONE thing that really is holding me back is this: the Micro 4/3's system is finally here!!! Hallelujah! Someone finally got it right!

So, I love DSLR's performance as we all do, I'm sure. But why? What is it that makes DSLR's so incredible... it's the lenses - it's NOT the "SLR" aspect of the camera. I'm refering specifically to the prism/beam splitter that every camera manfacturer has conveniently used to replace the mirror of the traditional SLRs so that they can deliver a "through the lens" viewfinder.

(So I know, noise and detector performance is another wonderful aspect of DSLR's - but the G1's new Micro 4/3's format has no baring on this aspect of performance - in fact it should make the noise performance, albeit very slightly, better, after all there is one less piece of optic in the optical path.)

Frankly, I don't even like the through the lens eye-piece because I want to know what my 'digital' photo is going to look like before I snap the picture - I don't care what the analog equivalent looked like moments before I snap the picture.

Analog photography isn't the instantly gratifying art that digital photography is -it's a completely different and rewarding art all in itself. Now, don't get me wrong here, I love my SLRs and I'm not arguing if it's better or worse - I'm merely saying that they are two completely different arts!

With digital, if your aperture/speed/ISO/etc. are set wrong, you know immediately not three days from now so what is the point of a through-the-lens viewfinder if your medium isn't film?!!

... bla bla bla I know, I know: "the resolution of the viewfinder isn't as high as the resolution of the stored picture." That's fair - it's a preference thing I suppose, but I guarantee that nowadays, your viewfinder image is a way more accurate representation of your digital photo than your analog viewfinder. And I think most professional photographers would probably agree if they just think about it for a moment and ask themselves one question, "why is it that my neck always hurts after every wedding/gig/etc I shoot?"

Almost every professional I see does this:
1) they use the eyepiece to frame and set up their shot.
2) Then they shoot - CLICK.
3) Then they pull their head back away from the eyepiece (sometimes they don't even move the camera so they keep their framing, just in case) and look down at the LCD on the back of the camera to do a quick "sanity check" that the photo looks good.
4) Then back on that eyepiece for the next shot.

OUCH! I see it ALL THE TIME!!! It's stupid and unnecessary.

So I've been avoiding buying a DSLR for this reason. Even after having owned several Nikon SLRs. I felt that no camera manufacturer has ever fully embrace the technology of digital focal planes even though they build their cameras around them, until now! The DSLR was a cluge - let's face it - it was nothing more than a retrofit to an older technology. It's understandable as coming up with a new standard of lenses is risky business.

So kudo's to Panasonic for sticking their necks out there! I want to support their endeavors in leading this whole paradigm shift that the photography world NEEDS to embrace. Let's get moving folks, we're way behind here.... get over the DSLR - it's antiquated. Here is the future.

I've been waiting for it for sooo long, that it's hard for me to not support what Panasonic is doing and give them my patronage. I'm confidant that the others will follow.

So my vote is G1. Now, let's see if I can come up with the money.]]>Aug 18th 2009 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/
My uncle is a pro wedding and sports photographer and he loves his Canon. I have a 5D Mark II and I am convinced that Canon makes the best professional cameras on the planet.]]>Jul 29th 2009 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz35-superzoom-reviewed-creme-de-la-creme/http://twitter.com/Gbocoliseum/status/2930920674]]>Aug 6th 2009 7:17PM