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Plus: Close ups (Flowers etc.) Individual portraits Having manual controls for Aperture, Shutter Speed , Exposure Compensation and even Aspect Ratio make it a real joy to use. No, It is not too old. ...

The Godox (O) Olympus works fine with my fz300 & LX100. The (S) is for Sony.

Thank you Dale.

Thank you jlina. You are right about white petals and having to use a background that is much brighter than the subject doesn't help.

So far ours are standing up on there own but I wouldn't want to move them too much. Here are a couple more. "Shades of Grey" The original white backlit against the window light. Petal Detail 5 Buds ...

Thank you jlina. Good luck with yours.  I will look out for your postings if you get good results. Our white one is considerably fuller now after just a couple of days, I might try and get another ...

Thank you Bob.  Yes that white one is still growing and is now quite a bit larger than when I took the photos.

Your memory is quite correct. Interestingly the lens, once  removed from the Raynox clip on macros is a perfect fit. It’s a little heavy but I have used my DCR-250.

Just in case you like a bit more colour.

Amazing Amaryllis The flowers of this plant span about a foot from top to bottom. There are presently 8 open buds with a further 10 on the way. The inner plastic pot that it stands in is only 5 ...

Thank you Sue Anne.   Where did you find my pbase galleries.  I didn’t renew it and now I can’t find them. My more recent photos are in my DPReview gallery.

Chris, you should have also looked at the FZ300 and then not worried about choosing more lenses. O.K. It has a small sensor but otherwise is very capable full featured camera which can produce...

See DP Review News Chris discusses LX10 for a still and Jorden’s pick for video is the FZ300. As far as I am concerned the FZ300 is the best for still and video.

Great capture Bassy. . Seems to me that is a a bit of a hit or miss procedure though and wonder if you wouldn’t be better with a remote shutter release (I assume that the FZ1000 has the connection ...

Just starting to experiment with Alcohol Inks.  Dropping a dozen or so sample colors on a white tile and the playing a bit I ended up with this.  I like the effect.  The colors look even sharper ...