Fz50 A mode

[jlina]

Hi everyone! The fz50 I got seems to at least take pictures. I have downloaded the manual of course but I had a quick question. In a mode turning the dial does not change anything it says f 5.0. however she also has it set at - 2/3 EV and I'm not sure how to access that yet. So the manual says something about if the exposure or I think it's something about exposure is set a certain way you can't change the f-stop? I know I can further look this up but I would like to email her tonight either thanking her or telling her that the camera does not work in a mode so any help here would be greatly appreciated! The knob obviously functions cuz it will change the shutter speed readily.

It also has that old camera sticky plastic that gets on your hands. Not bad I threw a camera away because of this once. Then any solutions for that would be greatly helpful, I'm thinking Saran wrap?

first impressions are that it's going to be an absolutely fabulous camera to learn with because things are so manual on there. when you turn the zoom knob you actually get numbers, so it may be worth keeping whether or not the aperture mode works. and I'll upload some photos so we can look at them but I'm pretty sure the focus is better than the camera I returned.

Thanks for any help offered!

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jlina

 

[alcelc]

Well well well, what a surprise dear friend... FZ50? Really?

I had FZ30 as my 2nd digital camera back in early 2006 after it was launched... FZ50 was the successor to FZ30, which was launched in 2006... I had my FZ30 retired in 2008 after the sensor had a large piece of dust on it and Panny Service Center asked me not to repair it... I upgraded to G1, the first ever made mirrorless M43 camera.

Would that FZ50 be at a small cost? It was once a very interesting model back in its time, but it should be the history I believe.

Hi everyone! The fz50 I got seems to at least take pictures. I have downloaded the manual of course but I had a quick question. In a mode turning the dial does not change anything it says f 5.0.

IIRC, select the mode dial to A, and turn the front or back dial could change the f/stop.

I am not very sure but it seems that my FZ30 had certain way of operation (long forgotten, looking quite strange in today's standard). Despite it has front and back dial, the front dial is fixed to set f/stop and the back is for SS only. Under A or S, the ISO would be switched to manual ISO at 100. No EC support as modern day cameras.

however she also has it set at - 2/3 EV and I'm not sure how to access that yet.

Likely it has -2/3ev set through Exposure Compensation. Hit the Up key of the 4 ways command, use the Left and Right key can return the EC back to 0ev.

So the manual says something about if the exposure or I think it's something about exposure is set a certain way you can't change the f-stop? I know I can further look this up but I would like to email her tonight either thanking her or telling her that the camera does not work in a mode so any help here would be greatly appreciated! The knob obviously functions cuz it will change the shutter speed readily.

It also has that old camera sticky plastic that gets on your hands.

Dear dear, it would be in a very bad condition. I think you can find many thread on this tropic (on Open, M43 or even this Panny Compact forum...), likely impossible to remove the fading plastic...

Not bad I threw a camera away because of this once. Then any solutions for that would be greatly helpful, I'm thinking Saran wrap?

first impressions are that it's going to be an absolutely fabulous camera to learn with because things are so manual on there. when you turn the zoom knob you actually get numbers,

You could be a mechanical zoom guy like me, for the speed of zooming action and one step to the right zoom effect...

so it may be worth keeping whether or not the aperture mode works. and I'll upload some photos so we can look at them but I'm pretty sure the focus is better than the camera I returned.

Thanks for any help offered!

Might better refer to the FZ50 manual, which I don't have and the problem is my FZ30 batteries were all long died, can't find my AC adapter to power it up and looking for solution for you. Sorry...

 

[jlina]

Hi Albert! That solve my problems . I did download a manual but wanted to quickly see if this thing worked before I had to email her any problems.

And a front dial?! I kept messing with the zoom and focus rings. If you hadn't of told me that I'd of never found it. Well not today or without a lot of frustration lol!

no it looks pretty pristine actually it just has that slight stickiness which is already going away some what. The original charger and original battery still hold a charge.

Only thing that seems to be missing is a lens cap. The lens itself looks pretty darn good not a single scratch under a flashlight with 3x readers, a few spots like dust maybe? Didn't use any fluid or lens pen on it, only a microfiber wipe. Took some photos but had to put the battery back on charge.

And yes it was a quick and easy solution it was $75 total with shipping and tax

some people on here said that I should keep it because the sensor is different than they have nowadays.

Anyway I have to upload the photos no Wi-Fi on this one and see but it looks to me like it is focusing light years beyond what I had?!

so now that I have something to take some basic photos with I focus on what camera I want to actually buy and invest in.

Thank you so much for helping me! Hope you are doing well I think it's going to freeze here on the weekend pretty unusual for Texas but hoping it's warm where you're at

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jlina

 

[jshen808]

Hi everyone! The fz50 I got seems to at least take pictures.

Congrats!

I have downloaded the manual of course but I had a quick question.

Good!

In a mode turning the dial does not change anything it says f 5.0.

however she also has it set at - 2/3 EV and I'm not sure how to access that yet.

So the manual says something about if the exposure or I think it's something about exposure is set a certain way you can't change the f-stop? I know I can further look this up but I would like to email her tonight either thanking her or telling her that the camera does not work in a mode so any help here would be greatly appreciated! The knob obviously functions cuz it will change the shutter speed readily.

It also has that old camera sticky plastic that gets on your hands.

Not bad I threw a camera away because of this once. Then any solutions for that would be greatly helpful, I'm thinking Saran wrap?

first impressions are that it's going to be an absolutely fabulous camera to learn with because things are so manual on there. when you turn the zoom knob you actually get numbers, so it may be worth keeping whether or not the aperture mode works. and I'll upload some photos so we can look at them but I'm pretty sure the focus is better than the camera I returned.

Thanks for any help offered!

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You may also want to perform a camera "reset".



















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Cheers!

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Cheers, John
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*** Photography is about fun ***
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[jlina]

ia


fstop wrong


focus on left shoulder

I like it!! I especially like it in IA and the colors. Although sure needed to fix the EV! Some were not focused, gotta get over not wanting to put my eye on someone else's viewfinder - yes, I alcoholed the viewfinder and lcd screen.
jlina

 

[jlina]

Hi, John! Thanks for that, I actually have 90% alcohol - a whole case because it was all they had. I think she reset it before she sent it, it said 2006 lol. Need to format the memory card, none of my new ones would work. I assume they were too big but found a 16 gig that will.

Going to be fun to practice with. The focus wheel is super easily turned so I got some blur in manual focus. And screen is indeed small.

It will be good practice for a screen that only flips up though to compare with. Like the Sony's. And the color looks pretty darn good. No grey/green to be seen !

And it did remarkably well in IA.

I have changed to the wider focus from the smaller center weighted to the ( ) one...I found that worked better on the FZ300. What do you think?

I think the FZ50 is definitely going to be more fun to mess with than my FS 15. Which I guess I'll keep in my car now!

Thank you for the research notes! A front dial?! It was hard to find actually. Just kind of hidden on there.

 

[jshen808]

Hi Albert! That solve my problems . I did download a manual but wanted to quickly see if this thing worked before I had to email her any problems.

And a front dial?! I kept messing with the zoom and focus rings. If you hadn't of told me that I'd of never found it. Well not today or without a lot of frustration lol!

no it looks pretty pristine actually it just has that slight stickiness which is already going away some what.

Good!

Sometimes just leaving the camera out in the open air can help.

The original charger and original battery still hold a charge.

Only thing that seems to be missing is a lens cap.

The FZ50 uses the 55mm lens cap size, and also the lens filter size as well.

The lens itself looks pretty darn good not a single scratch under a flashlight with 3x readers, a few spots like dust maybe?

A few dusts inside the lens should be fine, and should not affect the image quality.

Didn't use any fluid or lens pen on it, only a microfiber wipe.

Gentle wiping with a lens cloth should be enough.

Took some photos but had to put the battery back on charge.

And yes it was a quick and easy solution it was $75 total with shipping and tax

some people on here said that I should keep it because the sensor is different than they have nowadays.

The FZ80 uses a 1/1.8" sensor, which is larger than the 1/2.3" sensor.

Anyway I have to upload the photos no Wi-Fi on this one and see but it looks to me like it is focusing light years beyond what I had?!

so now that I have something to take some basic photos with I focus on what camera I want to actually buy and invest in.

Thank you so much for helping me! Hope you are doing well I think it's going to freeze here on the weekend pretty unusual for Texas but hoping it's warm where you're at

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Cheers!

--
Cheers, John
(Feel free to download my pictures)
*** Photography is about fun ***
*** No response = ignore list ***

 

[jshen808]

ia


fstop wrong


focus on left shoulder

I like it!! I especially like it in IA and the colors. Although sure needed to fix the EV! Some were not focused, gotta get over not wanting to put my eye on someone else's viewfinder - yes, I alcoholed the viewfinder and lcd screen.
jlina

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Very nice pictures!

The FZ50 have a nice CCD sensor.







Cheers!

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Cheers, John
(Feel free to download my pictures)
*** Photography is about fun ***
*** No response = ignore list ***

 

[jshen808]

Hi, John! Thanks for that, I actually have 90% alcohol - a whole case because it was all they had. I think she reset it before she sent it, it said 2006 lol. Need to format the memory card, none of my new ones would work. I assume they were too big but found a 16 gig that will.

Going to be fun to practice with. The focus wheel is super easily turned so I got some blur in manual focus. And screen is indeed small.

It will be good practice for a screen that only flips up though to compare with. Like the Sony's. And the color looks pretty darn good. No grey/green to be seen !

And it did remarkably well in IA.

I have changed to the wider focus from the smaller center weighted to the ( ) one...I found that worked better on the FZ300. What do you think?

I think the FZ50 is definitely going to be more fun to mess with than my FS 15. Which I guess I'll keep in my car now!

Thank you for the research notes! A front dial?! It was hard to find actually. Just kind of hidden on there.

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I think you and the FZ50 camera is getting along just fine!

Cheers!

 

[jlina]

Thank you John! I am not getting the best focus but I am getting great colors. And it obviously can focus because it focused on the Christmas card. It's dark and late here so I will mess with it some more tomorrow.

can't wait to see some new pictures from you and I wonder when you're going to get your camera? Looking forward to it!

 

[jshen808]

Thank you John! I am not getting the best focus but I am getting great colors. And it obviously can focus because it focused on the Christmas card. It's dark and late here so I will mess with it some more tomorrow.

can't wait to see some new pictures from you and I wonder when you're going to get your camera? Looking forward to it!

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Looking forward to seeing more pictures from your FZ50 camera!

Probably can post some FZ80 pictures sometime in the next week.

Cheers!

 

[Sranang Boi]

I still got my Leica badged FZ50 and I refuse to part with it. The image quality at 100 ISO from that CCD sensor still stands up to today's CMOS sensors. OK, it is slow compared to todays standards. But I enjoy using it for still life, product photography, etc.

 

[Dak on cam]

Hi everyone! The fz50 I got seems to at least take pictures. I have downloaded the manual of course but I had a quick question. In a mode turning the dial does not change anything it says f 5.0. however she also has it set at - 2/3 EV and I'm not sure how to access that yet.

The FZ50 has two dials: one in front (below the shutter button), one in the back opposite to it. In several of the display modes it shows which dial will have which effect.

So the manual says something about if the exposure or I think it's something about exposure is set a certain way you can't change the f-stop? I know I can further look this up but I would like to email her tonight either thanking her or telling her that the camera does not work in a mode so any help here would be greatly appreciated! The knob obviously functions cuz it will change the shutter speed readily.

The FZ50 I got had an erratic dial (I think it was the back dial) that tended to move a lot in one direction regardless of which way you turned it. A bit of tuner spray (a comparatively mild variant of contact cleaner) right into the dial fixed it.

It also has that old camera sticky plastic that gets on your hands.

Put pure alcohol (not other solvents!) on a cloth you'll never need anymore (you won't get it clean afterwards) and give the plastic a good rubbing. Avoid smearing from the rubbery part to the hard one, particularly lettering. It won't help immediately but be a lot better the next day.

Not bad I threw a camera away because of this once.

Not necessary. You may need to repeat the procedure in a year or two, though.

Then any solutions for that would be greatly helpful, I'm thinking Saran wrap?

first impressions are that it's going to be an absolutely fabulous camera to learn with because things are so manual on there. when you turn the zoom knob you actually get numbers, so it may be worth keeping whether or not the aperture mode works. and I'll upload some photos so we can look at them but I'm pretty sure the focus is better than the camera I returned.

Thanks for any help offered!

In my impression the resolution of the sensor is higher than the noise level makes prudent and the camera's noise reduction compensates.

It combines nicely with something like a Raynox DCR-250 for closeup photography (F11 in connection with a 1/1.8" sensor makes for a rather large depth of field). The internal zoom is nice for that.

























Its dynamic range does not leave a lot of leeway for correcting blown highlights (the above images of goldenrod contain a lot of those):





This was actually a picture in the middle of the goldenrod series and I did not manage to put the camera's parameters to good settings before the swallows took off (possibly also because the flash was still on).

If you have a larger collection of cameras, the FZ50 will mainly come into play for convenient closeup photography. But it's a nice one.

The maximum card size it will take is 32GB (that is a hard limit: anything above that size will not get accepted at all, no matter where and how you format it). However, image deletion times for some reason are proportional to card size, so if you delete images in-camera (particularly if you use batch deletion), the deletion times when using large cards are utterly ridiculous. Just get used to do the content management in a cardreader of a computer rather than with the camera.

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Dak

 

[jlina]

Thank you Dak! That's pretty much what I thought I would do with it stuff like still life's flowers trees etc while I learned the system. The alcohol really didn't get anything on the cloth so it should be fine but I did wipe it down.

Will be uploading some photos in a minute but it seems to be doing a very good job on colors. There is a downside in that I have to use readers to see the screen LOL, and the focus ring on the front just spins madly but I think I got one or two in focus before I hit it against the wall by accident, but only a slight knock. That's why I needed a learning camera!

Those are amazing photos, if I can learn to work the focus ring or if it does work I will be playing with macro soon. However between you and Nick I'll never compete

It's still a very fun world in your own backyard huh?! I worry about the plight of the honey bee. Thank you for sharing those.

I kind of like the slowness for still photos

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jlina

 

[jlina]

Hello thanks everyone for your help. I'm beginning to think this icon means the flash is set to minus 2/3 but I still can't figure out how to access it. It is not the EV I will post the photos below any help is greatly appreciated!




What is -2/3 how to get rid of it?

Not ev unless it just refuses to go back to zero!




Set at 0

Thanks!

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jlina

 

[jlina]

Hi Albert! You're going to love this fact the screen has a histogram on it and I can't figure out how to get rid of it so I guess I'll leave it and try to make it peak in the middle

 

[jlina]

I'm looking forward to that John! I still haven't found noise reduction on this one but I read a lot about adding sharpening for detail and I'm not sure it has much nr on this one.

I'm looking forward to sharing our settings! Well mostly I'm looking forward to taking a decent picture look how yellow that fence looks in that first photo!

 

[Dak on cam]

Thank you Dak! That's pretty much what I thought I would do with it stuff like still life's flowers trees etc while I learned the system. The alcohol really didn't get anything on the cloth so it should be fine but I did wipe it down.

Will be uploading some photos in a minute but it seems to be doing a very good job on colors. There is a downside in that I have to use readers to see the screen LOL,

I find it somewhat annoying that the LCD/viewfinder switch only functions when the LCD screen is open flat on the camera's back. Otherwise, the viewfinder is always off unless the LCD screen is closed flat on the camera's back, in which case the viewfinder is always on.

and the focus ring on the front just spins madly

It's focus-by-wire. It is only active when you switch to manual focusing and then it only informs the camera of how to move focus and does not have any mechanical connection. That's different to how the zoom operates on this camera (even though the zoom moves rather easily and smoothly, too).

The focus ring works pretty well though the limited screen/viewfinder resolution makes it somewhat tricky to use.

but I think I got one or two in focus before I hit it against the wall by accident, but only a slight knock. That's why I needed a learning camera!

Those are amazing photos, if I can learn to work the focus ring or if it does work I will be playing with macro soon. However between you and Nick I'll never compete

Oh, it should be easy to outclass me. Nick, however...

It's still a very fun world in your own backyard huh?! I worry about the plight of the honey bee.

The honey bee more or less is the poster child for insects, but the decline of a vast variety of other insects (many of them small enough that they are rarely notices) is actually more troubling regarding the effects on the ecosystem.

Thank you for sharing those.

I kind of like the slowness for still photos

Well, the FZ50 is not really what you'd use for movies these days, anyway.

All the best

 

[Dak on cam]

Hello thanks everyone for your help. I'm beginning to think this icon means the flash is set to minus 2/3 but I still can't figure out how to access it. It is not the EV I will post the photos below any help is greatly appreciated!


What is -2/3 how to get rid of it?

Not ev unless it just refuses to go back to zero!

It's not EV but independent from it Flash EV. You get to the EV value from the default by pressing the up arrow on the cursor diamond. If you press it twice, you are at the Flash EV value.

Set at 0

Thanks!

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Dak

 

[Dak on cam]

Hello thanks everyone for your help. I'm beginning to think this icon means the flash is set to minus 2/3 but I still can't figure out how to access it. It is not the EV I will post the photos below any help is greatly appreciated!


What is -2/3 how to get rid of it?

Flash is forced off because you have exposure bracketing enabled (the icon to the lower left of the screen). This makes several shots with different exposure in short succession, and the flash cannot fire several times in short succession.

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Dak