On Thu, Jun 27, 2013, Walt wrote: > On 6/27/2013 2:24 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: >> >>I had both a panasonic fz-28 and fz-35. I think the v-lux 1 is the >>same as an fz-50. They all had great, great optics that more than made >>up for the noisy sensors panny was using. When they switched from CCD >>to MOS (which gave even worse quality) I quit buying them and bought >>my first DSLR. I've made some really nice prints from those cameras. > > It's a shame they went to an even noisier sensor. I haven't tried > shooting the V-Lux at anything over ISO 100 so far. At what point > does the noise start to really degrade the image? > > I really do like the lens a lot. If I found an exceptional deal on a > gently used one of those Panasonic somewhere, I'd be sorely tempted > to buy it as a lightweight carry-around for snapshots.
De gustibus strikes again! My primary really dislikes zir FZ-35, partly because of the poor low-light performance, partly because some modes won't shoot RAW, but mostly because the interface is clumsy (which I agree with after trying some moon shots). It does take nice shots within its limitations. We're probably getting the Fuji X-S1 to replace it. If you (or anyone else, which is why I'm cc'ing the list) would be interested in the FZ-35, please e-mail me privately and I'll let you know when it's available. A proposed price would be welcome. (Wouldn't normally advertize it here, but other people brought it up...) -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
