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Panasonic DMC-FZ18

  • 26-01-2009 6:17pm
    #1
    knoximus
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    Hi. Im currently lookin for some advice on what lenses you would recommend for the likes of wildlife photography and landscapes for a panasonic DMC-FZ18. iv been lookin around the net and cant really find much.
    Any advice would be greatly appreciated.panasonic-dmc-fz18.jpg
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  • #2
    soccerc
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    knoximus wrote: »
    Hi. Im currently lookin for some advice on what lenses you would recommend for the likes of wildlife photography and landscapes for a panasonic DMC-FZ18. iv been lookin around the net and cant really find much.

    It's a bridge camera not a dSLR with the lens is permanently attached to the camera. You cannot get any other lenses but can get a 1.7x teleconvertor


  • #3
    knoximus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 237 ✭✭knoximus


    soccerc wrote: »
    It's a bridge camera not a dSLR with the lens is permanently attached to the camera. You cannot get any other lenses but can get a 1.7x teleconvertor

    thx man. newbie here :S


  • #4
    Kintarō Hattori
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    It's a great camera, I had one before I traded up to a DSLR. You should see if you can sell it and have a look at the photography section on adverts.ie, there are some bargains to be had at the momet.


  • #5
    knoximus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 237 ✭✭knoximus


    Kintarō Hattori wrote: »
    It's a great camera, I had one before I traded up to a DSLR. You should see if you can sell it and have a look at the photography section on adverts.ie, there are some bargains to be had at the momet.

    cool. it is a great cam alright. i just got it over xmas so i dnt really know if i wanna sell it. but rather upgrade it.
    i found this sight about some accessories u can get for it.
    http://www.raynox.co.jp/english/digital/fz18/index.htm

    what do u think wud be a good investment in ur opinion?


  • #6
    Kintarō Hattori
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    Hmmn I wouldn't be too knowledgeable about accessories for it. I didn't have the levels of control that I wanted with it, which is the reason I sold it and bought a DSLR.

    If you don't mind can I ask did you buy the FZ18 or did you get it as a present? If the latter I can understand that you don't want to sell it. However if you bought it yourself I would still recommend selling it as by the time you've bought the accessories you want you'd have bought an excellent DSLR second hand which would give you better results and which would be far more flexible in terms of expansion, lenses, filters etc.

    For instance here is a Canon EOS 200D for sale at €200. Deals such as this pop up frequently on adverts.


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  • #7
    knoximus
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    yea it was a gift i got over xmas. i definetly dnt wanna sell it because im pritty happy with it as an ameture. just goin over my options at the mo. i reckon ill invest in dslr in the future sometime.

    thx for the help.


  • #8
    Kintarō Hattori
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    Well I think the best advice would be to not waste money buying accessories for the camera, they won't really help you get the best from it. Save your money and keep it for a DSLR.

    You might be wiser to perhaps buy a filter or two and learn how to process your images in photoshop (something I haven't done yet myself!).


  • #9
    knoximus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 237 ✭✭knoximus


    Kintarō Hattori wrote: »
    Well I think the best advice would be to not waste money buying accessories for the camera, they won't really help you get the best from it. Save your money and keep it for a DSLR.

    You might be wiser to perhaps buy a filter or two and learn how to process your images in photoshop (something I haven't done yet myself!).

    Cool. Thanks.:)
    I got photoshop cs3 here too. trying to use it with the help of some tutorials.
    its takin its time!


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