SO happy with my decision to purchase the FZ1000!

I must say, the more threads that I read through that mention the FZ1000, the more I feel I made a great choice in purchasing it for my reentry into the photographic realm.

I began seriously shooting 35mm back in the late 70s with a Pentax ME and ME Super Program. I used them endlessly, majored in photography in college and shot quite a few assignments and weddings back then. Life took over and I was busy doing other things (being a designer, I spent most of my time in computer graphic programs) and only occasionally was able to shoot much at all. I did purchase a Canon SX10 a few years ago, but it was never really a camera that felt "right" to me.

A couple of months ago, reading many reviews and doing quite a bit of research, I decided on the FZ1000. The features, options, modes, and overall quality of it never ceases to amaze me. Full manual, A priority, S priority, Program, 4K video, time lapse, fantastic IQ and a huge focal range; It is consistently praised as a wonderful bridge camera capable of handling SO many different situations and shooting choices. I feel that this is the one that will allow me to comfortably begin shooting photos again without feeling like I've sacrificed too much.

I realize it's not a "top of the line" DSLR in any sense of the word, and I must say I can't help but look longingly at something like the Sony A7r II like an unobtainable supermodel, but for now it's really been a lot of fun and continues to reward my time with it!

-Kev

agree with everything you said good at the wide end and even very good when using zoom out to 800mm,in the past i have done hundreds of time lapse shots mostly placing the camera right in front of the birds ,then leaving the area while the camera catches the action ,should say the camera is always in my sight lol photos grabbed from 4k videos look great,

i do have canon 6d full frame with 70-200mm f 2.8 mark 2 and zeiss f2 35mm

but the camera i take with me the most is the fz1000 it just gets on with the job in hand

Have fun with the new purchase, its a very good camera and I look forward to seeing some of your results.

Congrats on your FZ1000...and welcome back to photography...and to this forum !

I owned at least 12 FZ's over the years.....but the FZ1000 is by far my favorite.

ANAYV

Kevwheez said:

I must say, the more threads that I read through that mention the FZ1000, the more I feel I made a great choice in purchasing it for my reentry into the photographic realm.

I began seriously shooting 35mm back in the late 70s with a Pentax ME and ME Super Program. I used them endlessly, majored in photography in college and shot quite a few assignments and weddings back then. Life took over and I was busy doing other things (being a designer, I spent most of my time in computer graphic programs) and only occasionally was able to shoot much at all. I did purchase a Canon SX10 a few years ago, but it was never really a camera that felt "right" to me.

A couple of months ago, reading many reviews and doing quite a bit of research, I decided on the FZ1000. The features, options, modes, and overall quality of it never ceases to amaze me. Full manual, A priority, S priority, Program, 4K video, time lapse, fantastic IQ and a huge focal range; It is consistently praised as a wonderful bridge camera capable of handling SO many different situations and shooting choices. I feel that this is the one that will allow me to comfortably begin shooting photos again without feeling like I've sacrificed too much.

I realize it's not a "top of the line" DSLR in any sense of the word, and I must say I can't help but look longingly at something like the Sony A7r II like an unobtainable supermodel, but for now it's really been a lot of fun and continues to reward my time with it!

-Kev

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I too spent decades with a Pentax ME-Super and some Pentax prime lenses. Many of the slides produced have been scanned into digital images.

The FZ1000 is also my current main camera, although I got there via a variety of digital cameras, from Canon G5 through Sony R1, a couple of Fujis, a Panasonic FZ200 and finally the FZ1000. Currently I also have a small & convenient Olympus Tough for wet sandy places (the only such camera that does RAW I think) and a Samsung EX1 (pocketable, just; with a slightly larger-than-usual small sensor and an add on WA lens giving 18mm equiv WA view).

Although the Sony R1was enough camera for me for a whole decade, it did lack many features. I kept it so long because of it's wonderful IQ. The FZ1000 has an IQ that's comparable or better, despite having a significantly smaller sensor than the Sony R1. But the FZ1000 is also a superbly competent photographic tool enabling much more, photographically, than the R1. For a start it has video; high class video; that also supports additional and very useful photo-stills modes.

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I often compare the IQ of my ME-Super slide-scans with various IQs from digital cameras I've used over the last 13 years. As you will probably know, the slide-scans have terrible IQ when pixel-peeped; yet as photos, even on a 30" calibrated monitor or A3 print, they still look great.

But the cost, inconvenience and waste of film! Not to mention the lack of control over development.

Like you perhaps, I feel that a machine like the FZ1000 is an almost magical thing, considering what it can capture and reveal in a photograph.

SirLataxe