Small sensor superzooms and low low shutter speeds.

[Crotal Bell]

I started with the FZ82 and I still use it, but on dull days and evenings it stays at home, until now perhaps.
That little sensor is usable for me at ISO800 but for good quality you really want 400 or less. That was always a fantasy unless the sun was shining.
But after playing with low SS on the G80 last night, I decided to see what I could do tonight on the last knockings of light with the FZ82

To make it harder, I zoomed in on rooftop objects, FF equiv 1000mm ish and locking ISO at 200 or 400.
Hand held using the rear screen I was able to shoot sharp images at SS 1/60, I even managed SS 1/30.
The low light was truly poor, darkness fell a few minutes after I went in, but the ability to shoot sharp, low ISO images surprised me somewhat.

I would not normally shoot when it's this close to darkness, so I'm optimistic for SS 1/60 or 1/125 and ISO200 on cloudy walks and duller afternoons.

I'm always learning, and I think the FZ82 will come for walks a bit more often, I was considering a pocket sized camera for short walks but this one only needs a small side bag, hardly an inconvenience. Here's a shot from the testing, bare in mind this is when the light was very poor and my images tend to lose a bit of quality on here.

SS 1/30 F5.6 ISO200 oom ust over 1000mm

 

[woof woof]

I think it's well worthwhile experimenting and finding out what the kit is capable of and how far you can push things and still get acceptable results.

I can use my MFT kit including the longer lenses hand held at ridiculously low shutter speeds and I recently bought a new FF camera which like some of my MFT kit has an electronic shutter and IS, my old FF one has neither. I've found that I can use 1/40 shutter speed and get results that stand up to 100% or more pixel peeping.

This is all very nice for things that don't move but obviously useless for things that do but at least I know that I can use 1/40 if I want

 

[Crotal Bell]

I think it's well worthwhile experimenting and finding out what the kit is capable of and how far you can push things and still get acceptable results.

I can use my MFT kit including the longer lenses hand held at ridiculously low shutter speeds and I recently bought a new FF camera which like some of my MFT kit has an electronic shutter and IS, my old FF one has neither. I've found that I can use 1/40 shutter speed and get results that stand up to 100% or more pixel peeping.

This is all very nice for things that don't move but obviously useless for things that do but at least I know that I can use 1/40 if I want

Yeah, obviously the style of photography can dictate how low you can go, but sometimes I need to use my brain rather than opt for the bigger MFT sensor and expect the camera to do the work. I've had some nice results with the FZ82 in the past, I think I have got a bit lazy and need to get creative again. I think it has more to offer than I sometimes realise, if I pull my finger out and make more effort.

 

[AndrewFlannigan]

I found (and still find) my FZ82 to be a very useful camera, once I found its limits.

Clearly a lens offering a range equivalent to 20mm to 1300mm isn't going to be perfect but as always, the best camera in the world is the one in your hand, when you see the picture...

20mm equivalent...



400mm equivalent...



1300mm equivalent (better than I would have expected, what with heat haze and camera shake)...