The *Official Photography Thread*

A couple of pics that my daughter took on our recent trip out west. The first is a bison at Buffalo Gap National Grassland, the second is a moose in the Big Horns off of Hwy 14A.

 

The rabbit is a frame from a video and I used my Canon R50 to photograph the spider.

 

The forest of small plants growing in my back patio area gravel.

 

The Dallas Divide in the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness at sunset.
October 8, 2023

 

A little drifting action from last weekend

 

Probably the only legal thing I've ever grown...
Put some seeds into the ground first week of June -
BOOOOM 6 weeks later this thing is 5+ feet tall and growing 2-3 inches a day.

I got 6 of these at various stages -





Closeup - the seed pods are forming - I suppose I'll have lots of birds around which is great too.

 

Hello fellow photographers…

Does anyone in central Oregon shoot with a Panasonic FZ1000 and be willing to let me get hands on?

Cheers!

 

See if lensrentals.com has one for rent - it's a good place to Try Before you Buy.

 

Thanks, to my surprise they do have a version for rent, however the cost would be close to 20% of the cameras value. I’ll probably just buy one as there aren’t too many options for the job that I have in mind. I just wanted to get hands on to confirm it’s not too big…

 

lol, you sound like me

 

I just realized, I think that camera has been discontinued for a while. Maybe they'll sell it? Or maybe KEH has one for sale?

 

If you already have a camera, you can plug it in here to see how it compares:

https://cameradecision.com/compare/Canon-EOS-R100-vs-Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-FZ1000

 

Yes it is discontinued, I’m actually looking at the mk2 version (which is discontinued too), I figured if someone local had a mk1 or 2 version they would have chimed in.

Thanks. Another great resource for comparing cameras is this…
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/image-comparison

I’m actually a full time photographer and became a father last year and wanted a smaller EDC camera than all of my pro stuff. I ended up getting a Panasonic LX100 m2 and love it, but as the babe is now moving around quickly I’m wanting something to complement the LX with a bit more reach and at least a 1” sensor.
I’ve pretty much narrowed it down to the Panasonic FZ1000 m2 or Leica Vlux 5 (basically a rebranded Panasonic).
I would like a Sony RX10 mk4 but used prices, thanks to the tariffs, have increased like the msrp’s have, this makes the Panasonic a great deal at +/-$500.

I think I just need to buy a used one with a good return policy. I basically want it to be small enough to fit in my smallest sling bag along with my LX.

Enough of talk… here is a recent snap I took with the LX when I was experimenting with the macro functionality and this fly landed right with reach. Pretty much the first time I’ve photographed anything macro apart from wedding rings

Usual crappy compression of quality has happened with the upload but I was surprised at the quality of the RAW file straight out of camera…

 

I had a GH3 for a bit. Aside from the shutter lag, it was a nice camera for the Panasonic comeback.

 

This is my first Panasonic/Leica combo. So far it has been a great camera, M43 sensor with a Leica 24-75mm f1.7-2.8 lens in a pocketable size (albeit a jacket pocket). Shooting wide open it has a beautiful shallow dof and nails the focus on the eye frequently.
It’s actually been a real joy to use. Picking up my work cameras now feel like a chore.

Until this camera I never knew of the Panasonic/Leica collaboration.

 

I concur with the compression issue - the images I post on my 24" monitor are killer... but then when I upload here they look like duh...