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Lens is pretty sharp at telephoto end

Started Aug 18, 2019 | Discussions thread
teknoi New Member • Posts: 14
Re: Lens is pretty sharp at telephoto end

arnoud venema wrote:

Coming from the FZ82 what are the main differencies to the SX60 and 70?

I personally could not get anything out of the FZ82 without heavy editing, as all details were muddy (including tripod shots at ISO 80, F5.6, object almost full frame). I exchanged mine for an sx70. The viewfinder is much more useful and where I tended to use the LCD screen with my FZ82 (missing shots in the process), I tend to use the viewfinder now all the time. It also has a sensor which enables it automatically, which is nice.

Feather details were mostly lost with the FZ82.
It appears the same lens is used for both the SX70 and FZ82, but the latter rattled and had zoom jitter like crazy. I guess there is variation in quality for this particular lens. You're either lucky or unlucky. Both cameras should in fact produce very similar results and they have the exact same weaknesses. Neither are going to produce good images in bad lighting. Both need plenty of light and plenty of contrast.

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