There's Always a Catch!

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:48 am

Got me a new camera,a Panasonic FZ7. It has 6MP, an image stabiliser and a 12x Leica zoom. This is one of the first pics i took with it,in BW mode.its a catch on a cupboard door!

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:32 am

Good to see you back cyclops....we missed you

A new camera

Great. Your subject is very interesting and different Larry "They don`t make them like that any more"

Well worn and used looking and I like the angle. You think you will be able to use the new camera on your microscope?

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:13 am

beetleman wrote:Good to see you back cyclops....we missed you A new camera Great. Your subject is very interesting and different Larry "They don`t make them like that any more" Well worn and used looking and I like the angle. You think you will be able to use the new camera on your microscope?

Hi doug, i've yet to try it on my scope,will have to try. Its lens has a large front element tho,not sure it will work.

Bruce Williams · Post by **Bruce Williams** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:25 am

Hi Larry - Coincidentally a close friend of mine brought round his new FZ7 for me to "have a play with" a couple of weeks ago. I was very impressed with the couple of dozen shots we took - particularly with the excellent colour and resolution and the IS worked a treat with that big 12X zoom.

Nice to see you back and posting

Bruce

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:07 am

What gets me about cameras tho, is the fact that the macro setting only works on Wide, not Tele! All that potential magnification wasted!

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:01 am

You will have to get a lens like mine to use with The zoom (a diopter lens) which screws on the front like a filter , It works great on my camera.
I think Tom Webster has an article about using them (I cannot find it, if anyone has a link

) The one I use is the canon 250D closeup lens. They come in 58mm and 52mm threads

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:13 am

Doug, I got one, see my other post

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:03 pm

Welcome back Larry!

Nice camera.