I have neglected the Lumix line I guess. I don't think
of Panasonic as a camera company yet I suppose. I will look into
them. Thanks for this info, Emily.
Don
Emily L. Ferguson wrote:
I've been pretty happy twice now with the Lumix line from
Panasonic. I helped a friend purchase one a couple years ago and it
shot RAW and had a swivelling LCD screen. Then last spring I bought
one with both those features that I use for video - the important
feature I wanted was a lens with a zoom ring, not a rocker switch zoom.
The sensor is certainly not the size of my Canons, and the
top-of-the-line Lumices are not exactly what you'd call pocketable. The
files from mine are large and the RAW capture does not compress them as
far as the RAW capture on my Canons so they're bigger files off the
card. The viewfinder is not as bright, either, but another important
feature for me was that the camera have a viewfinder as well as an LCD
screen with live viewing. The glass is quite satisfactorily sharp and
the range of the zoom is temptingly convenient.
So all in all, a detailed and careful visit to dpreview and a clear
idea of ones budget, and possibly a trip to the local super gadget
store, can be a real help in figuring out what's worth the trouble.
I cannot imagine any mid-level slr-type non-interchangable lens camera
from any of the leading manufacturers being unsatisfactory at this
point.
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