 consumer camcorder that will be much worse for stills, no thanks.
btw, I hate the ergonomics of the AX100. It is rather uncomfortable which may be why no one buys that style of camera to use hand held anymore.
What's the advantage to xavcs? The other reasons for using the AX100 I apprehend.
And I realize you were addressing the OP.
The xavcs format is some variation of MP4 and opens easily enough in Adobe Premiere 5.5+plays well enough on my Windows laptop, not so much on a Mac.
The AX100 costs a bit more than $1100--more like $2000. And I like the design of the AX100's body.
But if the Sony is not for you, there's this Panasonic or perhaps a different Panasonic or Canon.
Same sensor as the Sony RX10, first time Panny "surrenders" to a Sony sensor to achieve High IQ. This time they did right, I never liked Panasonic sensor colors and low light image degradation. Anyway, for me a 25-400 is an IQ compromising stretch, I rather go the RX10 way which is smaller, lighter, has the built-in ND filter and that great Zeiss lens. As for 4k, the RX10's 1080/60p video with full-sensor sampling is already an overkill for my occasional use.
GH3 was a "Sony" sensor. They all share tech now. The GH4 uses a Panasonic sensor that performs just like the Sony but with a faster read out.
This could be another Sony sensor with some tweaks.
How are you sure it's the Sony sensor?
It's not impossible, but how do you know?
Does the lens have any sort of image stabilization? It's not mentioned here or in the review. If not, 400mm equiv is an awfully long FL to shoot without IS.
5 axis image stabilization, it's in the spec sheet.
Thanks photofan. Missed that.
I like everything about it except for the hilarious hugeness, which would be a dealbreaker for me. Damn the laws of optics.
Yes, it looks to be bigger than I would have thought from Panny in this day and age. Looks like a nice camera but like I said elsewhere on this site I still think it is too expensive to talk a lot of wives into lol.
I wonder if the size is due to having the need to dissipate heat for 4K video, or to counter balance/stabilize the lens? or just to make it look substantial marketing wise...
You bring up some good points. Probably both right!
Very fast and easy to handle, very good lens & iq and still very portable.
"Since its arrival in our office, the Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 has hardly had a moment's rest."
just right. :) i'd like to see a LX8 preview, not four (!) main articles on the dpr main site about a superzoom bridge.
Umm... LX8? Does that even officially exist?
Its funny we get more information finally instead of less and people complain!
I'm sure it's a lovely gadget to play with but a Nikon D3300 and two lenses will be smaller lighter and cheaper and will take better pictures too.
What Nikon lenses do you mean? Superzoom ones? The $1000 Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR, which, while indeed a bit longer (450 vs 400) but only starts at 27mm (and not 25), produces pretty soft images when zoomed in? I'm pretty sure the Pana produces significantly better (crisper) images at the long end of the zoom - at least the test images (like the one at http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/reviewsamples/photos/2946619/?inAlbum=panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz1000-real-world-samples ) show this.
18-55mm and 55-300mm ought to do it.
Plus you get versatility to add extra lenses like the 10mm-24mm or a nice macro lens or the 35mm 1.8 for low light.
OK, I missed the word "two" in your original post. I thought you referred to superzoom lens.
Yes I dont think the math ads up. The two lens combo with a D3300 wont be smaller and lighter. And if your going to use semi soft (not sharp) kit lenses that come with the combo pack that are f3.5 to 5.6. The photos will not be better. If you get the f2.8 24-70 and the f2.8 70-200 and a 2x teleconverter to match what this does is will be super heavy and one lens will cost more.
You may want to investigate more deeply why fixed lenses are usually sharper and faster than kit lenses.
I never noticed my Nikon kit lenses being soft. You must have bought a couple of duds.
It's all about what you want from your gear I suppose. One lens makes it less hassle to use I guess....
The kit lenses are semi sharp in the middle but soft on corners, but if you get serious with photography you will realize their limitations. The aperture limitations as well. For a casual user they are fine, but a casual user in my opinion would get better photos from cameras like the FZ1000, RX10, RX100, or even the Stylus1 for this reason. Fixed lens cameras for enthusiast usually have better lenses that DSLR kit lenses. There is a reason people buy the higher end glass.
When comparing to the Tamron 16-300/3.5-6.3, feature-wise the FZ1000 beats the Tamron hands-down, costing not so much more, plus you get a 4K cam thrown in. Yeah, the sensor is smaller in the FZ1000, but shallow DOF is not always needed.
the tamron would loose because it's a "dark soupzoom", 16-300 sounds really horrible in optical ways for a DSLR zoom, especially at that slow speed.
I know, but it would be a plus for the FZ1000, for those of us who want to make an informed decision.Just FYI, EBC has a patented upgrade rotor that's great for heavier cars - dimpled and slotted. Most of the benefits of drilled without the disadvantages of cracking, shattering, etc., etc.
I wouldn't use any crossdrilled rotors that weren't cast/forged as such, as Bobole23 mentions. I sure as hell wouldn't use crossdrilled rotors on heavier vehicles unless provided by the OEM.
It’s been pretty quiet on the Falcon front. Nothing much gone wrong, no major dramas.
Car was due for registration while I was over in Texas, so before I left I knew I had to do something about it’s rear tyres. One just wasn’t holding air anymore (I was unable to re-inflate it when I tried), and they were both on the worn side.
That turned out to be an understatement, as I jacked the car up in the garage and removed the wheels.
After getting the new tyres mounted and balanced, I brought them home and re-fitted the wheels.
Then I promptly left the country, and the XR6 tucked away safely in the garage.
Upon return, I forgot that it was unregistered (I hadn’t been able to get it inspected prior to leaving), and drove to the local shops. Oops.
Returned home uneventfully, and borrowed the Astra from work for a couple of days.
Grabbed the trade plate that we have for such an event, took the car to work, and left it to be inspected while I was busy.
It of course passed with no problems.
I then handed over rather a lot of money (thanks NSW RMS! ), and now have the car back on the road legally, for another 12 months.
I have it booked in for an alignment next week, to avoid a repeat of the wear seen above.
My bump stops have seen better days, but they’re not ruined, so I’ll have to change them (again) in the nearish future. Brake pads are OK. Exhaust and hangers look fine. Sway bars and bushes look just as good as when I installed them. Shocks and springs are good too.
Still haven’t got around to the front brake upgrade (yes, I know). It’s not gotten that much worse over the time I’ve known about the warping. It’s not a concern for now, but rotors will be changed the next time it needs pads, though that could be quite awhile yet.
Finally bought a dash cam, so that needs to be properly fitted. I had one late last year which failed after a couple of days, once I’d hidden all the wiring and such. This made me very angry.
Still very happy with my car, do not regret!!
I am jealous of you Aussies and your Barra fords. I have said it before, but your car is awesome!
Now THAT’S how you use tires. Job well done.Boris Johnson has announced that his government plans to introduce a new legislation regarding calories counts on menus. It will force all restaurants and cafes with over 250 employees to add a calorie count to their menu, and they have not ruled out extending this policy to independent restaurants in the future. This was first mentioned in 2018,