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--Apple-Mail-119-921951208 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hello everyone: I'm not sure if these specific models are available in Canada, but this =20= came in earlier today on the Irish bird list and I thought it might be =20= of interests to some of you... Pat Begin forwarded message: > From: John Coveney <johnc@ecoveney.ie> > Date: November 26, 2007 7:06:29 AM AST > To: IBN-L@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE > Subject: Ultrazoom 18x shootout - Panasonic FZ18 wins hands dowm > Reply-To: johnc@ecoveney.ie > > Popphoto have done a comparison of the three mid-size 18x ultrazooms, > Panasonic's FZ18 (504mm), Fuji's S8000fd (486mm)and the Olympus =20 > SP-560UZ > (486mm) across a wide range of features. The FZ18 comes out best on = the > following features of relevance to birders:- > 1. zoom lens quality, > 2. picture quality, > 3. speed of autofocus in good and low light, > 4. video quality, > 5. RAW shooting (but only one shot at a time), > 6. image stabilisation, > 7. burst rate at full resolution (JPEGs only), > 8. LCD & viewfinder quality, > 9. scenes modes (the FZ18 has "intelligent auto" that is well = reviewed) > 10. custom settings (the FZ18 can save four sets). > > The only area where the FZ18 was worst was on build and feel but the =20= > zoom > button was good. > > The review is at > http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/4836/shootout-18x-evf-superzooms.html > > The FZ18 would be well short of the quality, handling and =20 > responsiveness of > a 1.6x cropped sensor DSLR with a good f/4 300mm lens that would have =20= > an > equivalent reach of 480mm (672mm with a 1.4x converter). Panasonic =20 > also have > a 1.7x end of lens teleconverter, the LT55 (about =80200??), which = would =20 > push > the reach to 864mm. However, the FZ18 kit would far lighter and more =20= > compact > and a fraction of the price of the DSLR kit. > > > John C > > John Coveney. Mobile: +353 (0)87 276 5158. E-Mail: johnc@ecoveney.ie > > > > > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20 =3D=3D Patrick Kelly Director of Computer Facilities =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20 =3D=3D Faculty of Architecture and Planning Dalhousie University =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20 =3D=3D PO Box 1000 Stn Central 5410 Spring Garden Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Canada Canada =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20 =3D=3D Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20 =3D=3D --Apple-Mail-119-921951208 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Hello everyone: I'm not sure if these specific models are available in Canada, but this came in earlier today on the Irish bird list and I thought it might be of interests to some of you... Pat Begin forwarded message: <excerpt><bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>From: </color></bold>John Coveney <<johnc@ecoveney.ie> <bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>Date: </color></bold>November 26, 2007 7:06:29 AM AST <bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>To: </color></bold>IBN-L@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE <bold><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>Subject: </color>Ultrazoom 18x shootout - Panasonic FZ18 wins hands dowm <color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>Reply-To: </color></bold>johnc@ecoveney.ie Popphoto have done a comparison of the three mid-size 18x ultrazooms, Panasonic's FZ18 (504mm), Fuji's S8000fd (486mm)and the Olympus SP-560UZ (486mm) across a wide range of features. The FZ18 comes out best on the following features of relevance to birders:- 1. zoom lens quality, 2. picture quality,=20 3. speed of autofocus in good and low light,=20 4. video quality,=20 5. RAW shooting (but only one shot at a time),=20 6. image stabilisation,=20 7. burst rate at full resolution (JPEGs only),=20 8. LCD & viewfinder quality,=20 9. scenes modes (the FZ18 has "intelligent auto" that is well reviewed) 10. custom settings (the FZ18 can save four sets). The only area where the FZ18 was worst was on build and feel but the zoom button was good. The review is at http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/4836/shootout-18x-evf-superzooms.html=20 The FZ18 would be well short of the quality, handling and responsiveness of a 1.6x cropped sensor DSLR with a good f/4 300mm lens that would have an equivalent reach of 480mm (672mm with a 1.4x converter). Panasonic also have a 1.7x end of lens teleconverter, the LT55 (about =80200??), which would push the reach to 864mm. However, the FZ18 kit would far lighter and more compact and a fraction of the price of the DSLR kit.=20 John C John Coveney. Mobile: +353 (0)87 276 5158. 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