sherman_levine

Answered it earlier. Digital zoom is crop+upsample.

Sure, but I don't have the foggiest idea why it might be useful.

Digital zoom is crop+upsample Doesn't accomplish anything you can't do at your desktop

Windows or Mac? Is the card reader compatible with the card formatting (which in turn varies with the capacity of the card)? Can you copy a JPG file from the card to your desktop using drag and drop?

My main issue at high ISO (even with NR set to low) is that the camera applies so much noise reduction that details smear. I wish they had a way to turn NR off, or better still save as raw. Other ...

Given your obvious skill and scope, I'm surprised that you don't just save as .rw2 and avoid the issue entirely

I don't understand your question, but pretty much everything from FZ1000 on my flickr page is posted without downsizing, so you can (see below) view them at 100%. I often crop, so don't worry about ...

You might find this interesting. Much more stable than the Brando attachment https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/59857012

Bruce, Here's an excellent post by Rudy Pohl from a few years back with a list of settings https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3277514 He's since moved on to larger-sensor cameras, but provided ...

I don't use the Cactus, but HSS is not relevant to the FZ1000 since it has a leaf shutter and not a focal plane shutter. When set to HSS, a flash emits multiple flashes because there's no moment ...

From the words "Firmware version", tap the top of the ring (towards the flash symbol) on  the 5-way control (the control w OK in the center) Keep tapping "Up" until you get to the VR setting

My i40 is similarly tight, but I think it's just the thickness of the flash sole plate, not the lock pin. If I press the release button fully, the exposed pin is hardly visible,  and it compresses ...

The images in the original thread seem to be gone, but here's a link to a page with a similar table, and many other useful links. http://www.ki.tng.de/~sgude/achromats.html

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3542300 The images are also here if you can't get to the google album https://www.flickr.com/photos/32989985@N07/albums/72157643381522694

If you tend to swap achromats, take a look at the XUME adapters. They're a bit pricey but incredibly convenient. Easiest to find them (including the combination kits) at B&H https://www.bhphotovide ...

If the card is OK in the camera and not in the USB stick, I'd wonder first whether the USB stick is an old one, and not compatible with the card's formatting. Any chance of that being the case? Bey ...

In birdwatching mode, the box tells you the 800mm FOV, and tapping OK takes you to 800mm, but you can certainly zoom to the full 2000mm FOV using the zoom lever

The pictures are interesting, but it's not clear to me what adding the Raynox lens accomplishes.  At the very wide angle you're using, the camera is already able to get 3-5cm from the subject, ...

Have you considered adding a +2 (50cm lens to subject) or stronger achromat? You can get excellent macro results with those. Take a look at any of the "macro" threads in this forum for examples. ht ...

Thank you for your very kind comment. Of the FZ line, if I had one camera to take on the trip, it would be the FZ1000, and I'd bring lots of cards (so I can save in Raw+JPG or Raw) and batteries ...