Rudy Pohl
Veteran Member
Hi Friends:
Those of you who have been following my threads and my attempts to get my 2 new FZ200s to focus properly (I've already brought one back to the store because of this issue) know that I have done virtually everything I know to get this camara to focus sharply. I shot about 2000 shots at a rugby match last Saturday with almost none in sharp focus. Today I went to a local dog park armed will all the camera settings and suggestions that have worked for others on this forum with this camera. (1/1000th sec. exposure, AF-S, pre-focussing, 5.5fps burst mode, full bright sun, hold camera still, and more...) to see if I could get some success.
I shot a couple of hundred shots today and regrettably I have to report to you that not a single photogrpahy was in focus. A few of the shots were of running dogs but in many of the shots the pooches were barely moving and in some cases standing still. The bottom line is that is particular copy simply does not work properly when it comes to focussing. This is my second FZ200 in a row like this. While I'm no Ansel Adams by any means I simply can't believe that the fault lies with me.
In view of these very disappointing results I have decided to return this camera tomorrow for a refund and I do not plan on buying another FZ200 in the foreseeable future, certainly not until such time as a high percentage of users can consistently produce good quality images with it. Even if I just held the camera up to any scene with random settings and held the shutter down till the battery ran out, I should statistically get more focussed shots than I have been able to attain by all my serious efforts and corrections. I think that there is a good chance that I got two duds in a row, and unfortunately I don't feel like trying anymore, at least not for a while.
My greatest regret (besides not being able to enjoy this camera as I had hoped to), is that I will have to leave this forum. In only a matter of 3 weeks I have really come to feel at home here and I feel as though I know a number of your personally and I will surely miss this community greatly. Who knows, I may yet again buy another Panasonic P&S camera. I was actually considering buying and old panny cluncker just to stay connected with you folks. (no kidding, that's really true).
The photos of Bruno in Slovenia, Pierre in Quebec and Dov in Jerusalem have so inspired me to get back to doing some creative photography that I couldn't bear to be without some kind of camera at least, so because of the great comments the Canon S3 got on this forum lately, I read some reviews and found one here in Ottawa that was virtually unused in mint shape and bought it today for $120. I will be happily playing with it and hopefully getting creative as I sit on the sidelines and watch the developments in the megazoom world.
My best regards to all you and thanks again for all your kind words and helpful comments.
Cheers,
Rudy in Ottawa
Those of you who have been following my threads and my attempts to get my 2 new FZ200s to focus properly (I've already brought one back to the store because of this issue) know that I have done virtually everything I know to get this camara to focus sharply. I shot about 2000 shots at a rugby match last Saturday with almost none in sharp focus. Today I went to a local dog park armed will all the camera settings and suggestions that have worked for others on this forum with this camera. (1/1000th sec. exposure, AF-S, pre-focussing, 5.5fps burst mode, full bright sun, hold camera still, and more...) to see if I could get some success.
I shot a couple of hundred shots today and regrettably I have to report to you that not a single photogrpahy was in focus. A few of the shots were of running dogs but in many of the shots the pooches were barely moving and in some cases standing still. The bottom line is that is particular copy simply does not work properly when it comes to focussing. This is my second FZ200 in a row like this. While I'm no Ansel Adams by any means I simply can't believe that the fault lies with me.
In view of these very disappointing results I have decided to return this camera tomorrow for a refund and I do not plan on buying another FZ200 in the foreseeable future, certainly not until such time as a high percentage of users can consistently produce good quality images with it. Even if I just held the camera up to any scene with random settings and held the shutter down till the battery ran out, I should statistically get more focussed shots than I have been able to attain by all my serious efforts and corrections. I think that there is a good chance that I got two duds in a row, and unfortunately I don't feel like trying anymore, at least not for a while.
My greatest regret (besides not being able to enjoy this camera as I had hoped to), is that I will have to leave this forum. In only a matter of 3 weeks I have really come to feel at home here and I feel as though I know a number of your personally and I will surely miss this community greatly. Who knows, I may yet again buy another Panasonic P&S camera. I was actually considering buying and old panny cluncker just to stay connected with you folks. (no kidding, that's really true).
The photos of Bruno in Slovenia, Pierre in Quebec and Dov in Jerusalem have so inspired me to get back to doing some creative photography that I couldn't bear to be without some kind of camera at least, so because of the great comments the Canon S3 got on this forum lately, I read some reviews and found one here in Ottawa that was virtually unused in mint shape and bought it today for $120. I will be happily playing with it and hopefully getting creative as I sit on the sidelines and watch the developments in the megazoom world.
My best regards to all you and thanks again for all your kind words and helpful comments.
Cheers,
Rudy in Ottawa
.. good news is that you choose to carry on with photography and already have a new camera - a tool that regardless of brand is "created" for one purpose only - taking the pictures!.. your concern about drifting away from this forum is irrelevant since you can actively participate in all weekly threads regardless the camera used..
