Getting familiar with the FZ2 (imgs)

I just setup an photobucket account. Finally i can share my pictures
This camera is so much fun !
So here are some examples: (hope i get the posting pictures thing right )
And please post some critique/comments

My comment:

Wow! You have a gift both in your artistry and your camera.

Fabulous shots. I can't add any more.

Glenn

Hi....Beautiful photos. I HAD a fz-10 looking at the fz-3.. Never got the brightness and tack sharpness..What is the exif info ..on the Bee shot ?? Jim

alrau said:

I just setup an photobucket account. Finally i can share my
pictures
This camera is so much fun !
So here are some examples: (hope i get the posting pictures thing
right )
And please post some critique/comments

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jIM cOLE said:

Hi....Beautiful photos. I HAD a fz-10 looking at the fz-3.. Never
got the brightness and tack sharpness..What is the exif info ..on
the Bee shot ?? Jim

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Actually it isn't a bee. It's a fly that looks similiar to a bee so that birds and other animals won't dare to attack it.

Here is the EXIF-Data:

Make - Panasonic
Model - DMC-FZ2
Orientation - Top left
XResolution - 72
YResolution - 72
ResolutionUnit - Inch
Software - Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
DateTime - 2004:07:06 20:44:16
YCbCrPositioning - Co-Sited
ExifOffset - 436
ExposureTime - 10/800 seconds
FNumber - 2.80
ExposureProgram - Normal program
ISOSpeedRatings - 50
ExifVersion - 220
DateTimeOriginal - 2004:06:30 18:42:31
DateTimeDigitized - 2004:06:30 18:42:31
ComponentsConfiguration - YCbCr
CompressedBitsPerPixel - 4 (bits/pixel)
ShutterSpeedValue - 1/80 seconds
ApertureValue - F 2.83
ExposureBiasValue - 0.00
MaxApertureValue - F 2.83
MeteringMode - Multi-segment
LightSource - Daylight
Flash - Not fired, compulsory flash mode
FocalLength - 10.90 mm
FlashPixVersion - 100
ColorSpace - sRGB
ExifImageWidth - 1600
ExifImageHeight - 1200
InteroperabilityOffset - 1008
SensingMethod - One-chip color area sensor
FileSource - DSC - Digital still camera
SceneType - A directly photographed image
CustomRendered - Normal process
ExposureMode - Auto
WhiteBalance - Auto
DigitalZoomRatio - 0.00 x
FocalLengthIn35mmFilm - 83 mm
SceneCaptureType - Standard
GainControl - None
Contrast - Soft
Saturation - Low
Sharpness - Soft
SubjectDistanceRange - Macro

Beautiful pictures and super detail. Were you using a closeup lens?

jIM cOLE said:

alrau said:

I just setup an photobucket account. Finally i can share my
pictures
This camera is so much fun !
So here are some examples: (hope i get the posting pictures thing
right )
And please post some critique/comments

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B.J.

B.J. said:

Beautiful pictures and super detail. Were you using a closeup lens?

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No closeup or other addon-lenses have been used.
But there is a nice trick about the macro-mode:

While in macro-mode zoom in to exyctly 2.8 (zoom to 3 and than a tick back). The camera can still focus and you can get even closer than the normal minimum distance. It works great and you can get really close. (even below 1 centimeter).

Wonderful shots! I echo what Glenn said about your skill and artistry. I marvel that you did these without a closeup lens? Very well done! If these are your "getting familiar" shots, Lord help us when you become experienced! ;-) Keep posting, though, so we can all follow your progress.
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Just let a smile be your umbrella!

John Reed

Panasonic Big and Lil Fluzis, Nikon Macromaker

alrau said:

I just setup an photobucket account. Finally i can share my
pictures
This camera is so much fun !
So here are some examples: (hope i get the posting pictures thing
right )
And please post some critique/comments

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Great macro shots! Thanks for the trick ;-) I am looking forward to more postings from you...

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Gabi

Olympus C-40 (D-40), Olympus C-2100UZ, Toshiba PDR-M70, Panasonic DMC-FZ2, Pentax Optio S4, Canon Powershot S50, Olympus C-5060WZ, Panasonic DMC-FX1

http://www.gabis-galleries.com/

Very nice shots indeed alrau !

Other than that, my only comment would be : get yourself a good close up lens and astonish us ! ;o)

David

alrau said:

I just setup an photobucket account. Finally i can share my
pictures
This camera is so much fun !
So here are some examples: (hope i get the posting pictures thing
right )
And please post some critique/comments

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http://ddsm.smugmug.com
There... My gallery migrated to Smugmug. Hope you'll enjoy it !
Comments, advices, critiques are most welcome : feel free to leave one !

Thanks for the tip. My F2 will arrive next week and after seeing your pics I just really can't wait to try it out.

alrau said:

B.J. said:

Beautiful pictures and super detail. Were you using a closeup lens?

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No closeup or other addon-lenses have been used.
But there is a nice trick about the macro-mode:

While in macro-mode zoom in to exyctly 2.8 (zoom to 3 and than a
tick back). The camera can still focus and you can get even closer
than the normal minimum distance. It works great and you can get
really close. (even below 1 centimeter).

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B.J.

Hi alrau, glad you're aboard. Fantistic pictures---can't believe you call yourself a novice. Beautiful focusing, beautiful color etc. I only have the FZ1v2 but supposedly mine could do the same----all I lack is the talent. Thanks also for the tip---I'll add that to my little black book. Looking forward to your next posts.

Thanks for sharing, Gene

Very nice! Welcome to the forum.

(And people were complaining this was an FZ10 forum, etc.) You and others are showing that the FZ1 and FZ2 aren't obsolete at all, and these are wonderful examples.
-Steve

alrau said:

I just setup an photobucket account. Finally i can share my
pictures
This camera is so much fun !
So here are some examples: (hope i get the posting pictures thing
right )
And please post some critique/comments

Click to expand...

alrau said:

B.J. said:

Beautiful pictures and super detail. Were you using a closeup lens?

Click to expand...

No closeup or other addon-lenses have been used.
But there is a nice trick about the macro-mode:

While in macro-mode zoom in to exyctly 2.8 (zoom to 3 and than a
tick back). The camera can still focus and you can get even closer
than the normal minimum distance. It works great and you can get
really close. (even below 1 centimeter).

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Great images!

So how close were you? And how did you keep these critters from flying/jumping/etc. away from you before you can take their picture?

Thanks

Will

Must be doing something wrong. I tried your suggestion to go to 2.8 zoom in macro mode, but I can't seem to focus closer than about 20 cm.
Gene Thomson

alrau said:

B.J. said:

Beautiful pictures and super detail. Were you using a closeup lens?

Click to expand...

No closeup or other addon-lenses have been used.
But there is a nice trick about the macro-mode:

While in macro-mode zoom in to exyctly 2.8 (zoom to 3 and than a
tick back). The camera can still focus and you can get even closer
than the normal minimum distance. It works great and you can get
really close. (even below 1 centimeter).

Click to expand...

gene thomson said:

Must be doing something wrong. I tried your suggestion to go to
2.8 zoom in macro mode, but I can't seem to focus closer than about
20 cm.

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hmm just zoom in to 3, then a bit back. Make sure you are in Macromaode. Are you using a FZ2 ? I don't know if it works for the
FZ1 and FZ10..

The first three pics: I was just a few centimeters away.
Maybe 3 centimeters from the dragonfly.
4 or 5 centimeters from the flower/fly.
I got very close to the spider, about 1 centimeter. It's a really small
spider. It appears much bigger on the picture.

The frog was shot from about 1.20 m away at full 420mm zoom and
a tripod.

Thanks for all the kind comments btw.

alrau said:

I just setup an photobucket account. Finally i can share my
pictures
This camera is so much fun !
So here are some examples: (hope i get the posting pictures thing
right )
And please post some critique/comments

Hell bells what am I doing wrong...these rare GREAT! Best Billy@

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Magic,murder and the weather.

alrau said:

I just setup an photobucket account. Finally i can share my
pictures
This camera is so much fun !
So here are some examples: (hope i get the posting pictures thing
right )
And please post some critique/comments

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Joan

FZ10 (Yoshida adapter+Canon TL-55)
(55-62 stepdown+Nikon 6T)
http://www.joanr.smugmug.com

Absolutely splendid! Surely you're not a beginnin photographer. Keep on working your magic with the FZ2 and sharing your wonderful photos.

Emma

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http://www.pbase.com/fluzichik

No luck, your method doesn't seem to work with my FZ1v2. This must be a FZ2 characteristic that the FZ1 upgrade didn't take care of. I guess I will still have to use the Nikon 6T to get such nice close-ups.
Gene Thomson

alrau said:

gene thomson said:

Must be doing something wrong. I tried your suggestion to go to
2.8 zoom in macro mode, but I can't seem to focus closer than about
20 cm.

Click to expand...

hmm just zoom in to 3, then a bit back. Make sure you are in
Macromaode. Are you using a FZ2 ? I don't know if it works for the
FZ1 and FZ10..

The first three pics: I was just a few centimeters away.
Maybe 3 centimeters from the dragonfly.
4 or 5 centimeters from the flower/fly.
I got very close to the spider, about 1 centimeter. It's a really
small
spider. It appears much bigger on the picture.

The frog was shot from about 1.20 m away at full 420mm zoom and
a tripod.

Thanks for all the kind comments btw.

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Gene,

I vaguely recall that John Reed verified that this worked on his FZ1v.2. I did a quick search but didn't find the thread. Maybe he'll chime in.

John, have I lost even more of my mind or didn't you try and verify this some months back?

Glenn