When Sylvia told me that she would be taking her camera to Florida, I felt the time had come to look into a DSLR. We’ve been very happy with her Lumix point-and-shoot model, so I looked there first. When I had narrowed my search, the DMC-FZ70 rose to the top of the list.
I compared and read reviews. It took time, but it was worth the investment. I placed my order and then waited.
One of the first things that I did with camera in hand was to check out the 60 to 1 zoom range. Can you believe 20mm to 1200mm in a single lens? I had to see for myself.
I’m over 2000 feet from this hunting blind.
A hunting blind made a good target. They said you couldn’t hand hold a shot that was fully zoomed. Perhaps not free hand, but I used a window sill and frame to provide two points of stability. The lens resting lightly against the window glass provided a third. The image stability algorithm is awesome!
Next, I zoomed out a bit to capture the surrounding scene.
Even here you can see a great zoom range.
Finally, I zoomed to a full-wide shot. Can you see the hunting blind?
I can’t see it either, but I know it’s there center frame
When folk sing the praises of Spring, it is not this part of the season that they celebrate. I call it astronomical spring. The real thing, at least around here, begins sometime next month.
Nice camera! Yes, that equinox just means that all things being equal Spring may show up soon
Thanks, Sharkey. :tiphat:
The blind was the target… isn’t the person in the blind supposed to be finding a target? :frolic:
I can’t see it in the last one at all, but I believe you that it’s there. 🙂 ‘grats on your new toy!
That’s hunting. This is photography. They get to eat their targets. Fortunately, I don’t have to. :rofl:
WOW. That is some camera!
I suppose we should thank computer modeling for such amazing achievements in lens design. :clap:
I guess we had better keep our blinds closed now
I promise I will never point my lens at your window (or any other neighbor’s window). That goes for camera and binoculars. What you want to do today is keep your windows and doors closed. The poo pumper is at work behind your house and mine. As Meghan said of FB, it’s still better than living in suburbia.
That. Is. Incredible!
You have summed up my reaction to it. :whaa: