FZ1000 image sharpness newbie question

Hello,

along with a FZ82 i'm struggling with, i also ordered a FZ1000. I'm a bit unsure about the sharpness. Are the unedited pictures below sharp enough? I'm still learning about shutter speed, aperture, etc.

I'm asking because I read about occasional lens problems.

Regards
Tony

EDIT: This are handheld shoots.

Hi,

If my old eyes are still working well, I believe your unedited pics are just ok.

I'd suggest you to stick with NR settings at the lowest -5 position, and you can also try combining this with the Sharpness settings ranging from 0 to -2. Other two Pic Style settings are to your personal taste.

In addition, to get the max sharpness try to rely mainly to 25-400mm optical range, as it looks you got ok copy. Use lower resolution EZ zoom only if it's really needed. The same goes also for iZoom. Instead, from my experience, using the 4K Photo option can pay off. Since you get 592mm FL crop already on optics and the details you get with 4K still grabs (8mpx - check example below) can be just great.

Hope this helps. Wish you a happy shooting. Merry festivities too.


Nutty The Nerve - 4K video 8mpx grab

tony have you bought this fz1000 second hand

the date on your photos exif shows 4 years old 2014

Oh, i forgot to set the correct date. The camera is new.

I have found that, when left to it's own devices, my FZ1000 tries so hard to shoot at the lowest possible ISO that it often selects a very slow shutter speed to compensate. I normally shoot at f4.0 (lens seems sharpest there), but keep a careful eye on shutter speed. If shutter speed falls below 1/125 I switch to shutter priority to raise it. ISO will go up to compensate, but I have found that is the lesser of evils. As I grow older I find it more difficult to hold the camera steady at 1/80, and this slow speed will encourage subject motion blur too.

They look fine to me

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Sherm
Sherms flickr page

P900 album

oldbob2k said:

Hello,

along with a FZ82 i'm struggling with, i also ordered a FZ1000. I'm a bit unsure about the sharpness. Are the unedited pictures below sharp enough? I'm still learning about shutter speed, aperture, etc.

I'm asking because I read about occasional lens problems.

Regards
Tony

EDIT: This are handheld shoots.

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Your shots look fine Tony. Don't worry about some comments on lens problems.

Lens is sharp on the FZ1000.

Congrats on buying what will one day be a classic camera, in the Panasonic ranks, the FZ1000.

I had my FZ1000 over 3 years and never an issue. It's well built and takes wonderful images.

I also own and still use the FZ80 (82) . PM me for any tips and sample shots at varying zoom ranges and ISO settings.

Do NOT expect to get same I.Q. from your FZ82 as you will with your better (4x larger sensor, I think) FZ1000.

They are in a different class, and for different type shooting.

FZ82 mainly for far, far away subjects.

FZ100 for closer subjects within it's 1/3 shorter zoom range. (400mm vs. 1200mm)

Both operate and AF very fast. FZ80 might be slightly faster (it is newer).

Both have similar menu system, so learning curve will be easy.

Also, Look for Sherman's thread about the FZ1000 Tips or something named similar.

It has many, many tips and tricks for your new FZ1000.

Hope this helps

ANAYV

The FZ 1000 is very sharp and your's is no exception. Sharpness is a perception which you can change by a little editing. If you enlarge contrast or saturation, your pictures will look sharper. You can see through the electronic viewfinder to see the results of the changes you make. Most pictures require a bit of postediting. You can start this process with free editors as available on flickr before investing in applications like lightroom.

Jon

oldbob2k said:

Hello,

... i also ordered a FZ1000. I'm a bit unsure about the sharpness. Are the unedited pictures below sharp enough? ...

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As others have posted they look fine; quite of few of the images you see posted here have been post processed.

I myself shoot mainly RAW.

In camera JPG settings/ adjustments (i.e., +/- 5) are very limited compared to type of and range of adjustments in a good 'photo editor' type app; e.g., PhotoShop Elements which can also process RAW images.

Following images post processed with PhotoShop Elements 16 and Neat Image plug-in to reduce noise and sharpen:




Made image a little more vivid to enhance colors & texture.

oldbob2k said:

... I'm still learning about shutter speed, aperture, etc. ...

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Take a look at:

This forum's FZ1000 tips and tricks and FAQ HERE

Graham Houghton's FZ1000 YouTube Tutorials HERE

oldbob2k said:

... I'm asking because I read about occasional lens problems. ...

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Don't recall FZ1000 lens softness problems; the FZ2500/ FZ2000 has had some reports of possible sample variations with soft lens.

Cheers,
Jon

Thanks for all the helpful answers and links. I will keep the FZ1000.

Regards
Tony

oldbob2k said:

Thanks for all the helpful answers and links. I will keep the FZ1000.

Regards
Tony

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Good choice!

enjoy it!

ANAYV

Tony,

Since I got my FZ1000, I no longer have an interchangeable lens camera. The FZ1000 on my resolution chart out-resolved my Canon 70D by 20-25% in resolution.

Like just about all the people who responded to your post, I tweaked the in-camera settings for NR and sharpening. I also set the camera for the EZ 10 MP setting and stored that in the custom setting on the mode dial. So when I want a little more reach, it's just a couple of clicks away, and gives me a very good 565 mm focal length.

Is it sharp enough? If you use the loupe, you can read the name of the vessel: Relinquenda

jebo1 said:

Is it sharp enough? If you use the loupe, you can read the name of the vessel: Relinquenda

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Did you use a tripod?

No just out of my hand standing over my bicycle from a bridge. I allways use the electronic viewfinder and have my left hand under the barrel of the lens. When you presse the shutter, hold your breath. Just keep it steady, feet widespread. With the fz 1000 I allways have sharp results, better than with a dlsr where you have the bang of the mirror or a very light camera.

When you want sharp pictures, start to use only the middle focus point. Point that to the area you want to have sharp. If you half press the shutter button the focus is fixed and you could modify your composition somewhat. When you just start try to stay above 1/250 sec and use shutter priority.

You will see, it is very easy that way and you get great results.

Regards,

Jon