Time to say goodbye

All good things must come to an end....
I'm giving my Z-50 to a good home, my dad!
I finally got tired of waiting on Panasonic to come out with
a new "super zoom" similar to the Z30/50 and dropped the
hammer and bought a Nikon D5000 + 18-270 lens.
I've enjoyed the time spent here, picked up a TON of tips,
tricks and other things from the group, but, it was time to
get back into the SLR groove. With an 18-270, I'll have more
on the lower end, but will lose some on the upper end.

Have fun everyone, maybe I'll get my dad on here. I know he'll
enjoy the Z50 as much as I did!

Rusty

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Coming to you from the beautiful Ozark Mountain Country
where if you're too busy to go fishin', then you're too busy!

Hi Rusty,
I have always got a smile when I read your signature.

I know how you feel - I'll be moving on too - well, I would have by now if my online purchase of a KX had arrived.
Good luck and I'll be sure to get some fishing in!
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Cheers Brett

Even though that Tamron is slow by SLR standards you will enjoy the lens no doubt. It is as close as you can get to an all in one lens. It isn't a true 270mm lens though. So at closer distances it will act like a 180mm lens, quite a decrease. The lens isn't that great a performer so you may run into issues that need PP correction, see if PTLens works for this lens.

In my experience Tamron and Sigma both have variable quality, meaning you may get a misaligned copy, not uncommon. So check the lens thoroughly in case you need to trade it for a better sample.
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Oll an gwella,
Jim

I've got 7 days to figure out if I want to keep it or not.
The camera shop I frequent has been around since 1888, and
I've been going there for 30 years. HOPEFULLY the weather
will cooperate this weekend and I can give it a good workout.

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Coming to you from the beautiful Ozark Mountain Country
where if you're too busy to go fishin', then you're too busy!

p51d007 said:

I've got 7 days to figure out if I want to keep it or not.
The camera shop I frequent has been around since 1888, and
I've been going there for 30 years. HOPEFULLY the weather
will cooperate this weekend and I can give it a good workout.

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Coming to you from the beautiful Ozark Mountain Country
where if you're too busy to go fishin', then you're too busy!

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Try and shoot something like a brick wall at different apertures and focal lengths and look for signs of off-centre elements. There are I think 18 elements in the lens. It will show up as softness in one region of the shot, I think wide open at the wide end is where you are likely to notice it if it is present. These super telephoto lenses on DSLRs are always a bit of a compromise, but better than missing a shot due to the wrong lens on the camera.

I use a 70-300mm on my Olympus which equals 140-600mm and often I have a need to switch wide and it can be a pain, so I either carry another DSLR with a 9-18 or 14-42, or I throw my LX1 or TZ3 in my pocket as a compromise but usable solution.

I'm sure you will enjoy your new camera, but you will find times when you really miss that FZ50.
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Oll an gwella,
Jim

Good luck Rusty. Your dad would be welcome. There a lot of oldsters on this forum.

Jack
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http://www.pbase.com/jbrandt

"Oldsters" nah. As with cars being pre-owned, people over 70 are pre-lived.

Good luck. I hope your new gear works out for you. But there is always the possibility that you may be back. I have made several forays into DSLR land, but I guess I am a slow learner and I have come back to Panasonic compacts each time. I now have a TZ1 and an Fz35 and I will probably not change. Of course, I have said that in the past, too. (sigh)
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POGO was right !

I stand corrected.
Jack
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Good luck! I did the same thing (twice -- with an Olympus DSLR and now the Pentax KX DSLR), but I've stuck around here, checking in from time to time. There's a great group of people here, and photography is photography.

There are things that I miss about my FZ50, but I'm still loving the Pentax DSLR and I'm glad I made the move. My only regret in this is that I think it should've been a Panasonic KX instead of Pentax, but Panasonic has focused on a path that has no interest for me. I was going to just stick with the FZ50 when the Pentax KX came along -- right features, right price, great photos (with or without my assistance). Otherwise, I'd probably still be shooting with the FZ50.

Good luck and have fun. Don't be a stranger. It only takes a couple of seconds to check in on the Panasonic forum from time to time.

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Chris
Effzeeone now has a...PentaxKayEx ???!!! WHAT?!
(Gear in profile)

Thanks for the tips!

As far as missing my FZ50, I'm already missing it, and it's still at my house, in the
camera bag. At least it is staying in the family

kernow said:

p51d007 said:

I've got 7 days to figure out if I want to keep it or not.
The camera shop I frequent has been around since 1888, and
I've been going there for 30 years. HOPEFULLY the weather
will cooperate this weekend and I can give it a good workout.

--
Coming to you from the beautiful Ozark Mountain Country
where if you're too busy to go fishin', then you're too busy!

Click to expand...

Try and shoot something like a brick wall at different apertures and focal lengths and look for signs of off-centre elements. There are I think 18 elements in the lens. It will show up as softness in one region of the shot, I think wide open at the wide end is where you are likely to notice it if it is present. These super telephoto lenses on DSLRs are always a bit of a compromise, but better than missing a shot due to the wrong lens on the camera.

I use a 70-300mm on my Olympus which equals 140-600mm and often I have a need to switch wide and it can be a pain, so I either carry another DSLR with a 9-18 or 14-42, or I throw my LX1 or TZ3 in my pocket as a compromise but usable solution.

I'm sure you will enjoy your new camera, but you will find times when you really miss that FZ50.
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Oll an gwella,
Jim

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Coming to you from the beautiful Ozark Mountain Country
where if you're too busy to go fishin', then you're too busy!

I'll have to point him over here. When I built him his first computer in 2000, he said he'd never use it...he's 77 and he's on it all the time.

His camera days go WAY back to the early 60's when he worked as a photographer & ad manager for the local newspaper. I still can remember the SMELL when he would let me into the dark room and I'd get the job of rocking the photos in the developer, stop & rinse baths

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Coming to you from the beautiful Ozark Mountain Country
where if you're too busy to go fishin', then you're too busy!

when you get tired of carry the d3000 around and when you learn it doesn't fit in your pockets, you'll be back.